ITEM 1: The world-wide competition 2007 of the 12th art (CIRCUS) is organised by the  World and Universal Academy foundation, in partnership with the WUACADEMIA company. It is open from 1st January, 2007 to 1st October, 2007.  All artist, irrespective of age, sex, nationality or social situation …may participate. 

ITEM 2:  PARTICIPATION
To participate in the competition, send an original performance (or several performances). The length of performances must be at least one minute and the maximum length is 10 minutes. 

ITEM 3: The world-wide competition 2007 of the best circus performances. The 13 possible genres are the following:
 - Acrobatics;
 - juggling;
 - fire cracking;
 - prestidigitation;
 - miming;
 - tightrope walker (équilibriste);
 - aerial numbers;
- training of animals (taming);
- monocycle;
- clown;
 - launching of knives;
 - various manipulations;
 - illusionism. 

ITEM 4: The three best performances from each genres will receive respectively:
- The Gold Prize of the 12th art (circus) (certificate and world-wide promotion);
- The Silver  Prize of the 12th art (circus) (certificate and world-wide promotion);
- The Bronze Prize of the 12th art (circus) (certificate and world-wide promotion).

ITEM 5: The best work among the “Gold Prizes" will receive the World-wide Grand Prize of the 12th art: CIRCUS (a certificate, international promotion and a gift of a value of at least €250).

ITEM 6: The concurrent work must be sent through Internet to
contact@wuacademia.org

ITEM 7: The works that are sent in will not be returned to their author. Once sent in, it will not be modified or completed by registering again.  The author has to send his photography and his artistic curriculum vitae. Candidates are obliged  to send in their works either in English, French, Dutch or Spanish and their artistic curriculum vitae. The participants using a pseudonym must mention the two names (the true name and the pseudonym) on to the participation card during the registration,   otherwise they will be eliminated.

 ITEM 8:  ENTRY FEE : The entry Fee is 5 Euros for each registered work before the closing date of 1st October, 2007.  It is possible to present several works. Every work will have separate inscription to it. The entry fee is non-refundable.

 ITEM 9: The competing works will be published on the site www.wuacademia.com from October 2, 2007. Netsurfers will then  be able to vote.  The netsurfers would vote and choose the best overall work. The candidates do not receive any rights of authors concerning the usage of their works by the World and Universal Academy notably in regards to the voting process on the net.

ITEM 10:  The results will be announced in December 2007.  The prize award will take place in the Netherlands on May 7, 2008 during the first world and universal Festival in Groningen.  The presence of the winners at the prize award day is highly needed.

ITEM 11: Candidates must submit only original work of arts. Any work that we receive from participants is assumed to be authentic work of the author. In the event of false claim the author will bare the consequence alone. We wish all the participants good luck.