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"Courses that connect you to real life employment"Circus Maniacs believes in supporting each Artistes' unique development, as an individual. Our professional circus arts training programs are therefore flexible and personally tailored.
We do not run full-time courses geared up towards 'qualifications' as we know 'qualifications' are of no real bearing to performers seeking employment within the Circus Industry.
Infact many of our students believe that a pre-structured more generalised course would only frustrate and distract them from meeting their primary goals.
If you want to gain employment in circus and many related performing arts, what is essential is achieving a good standard of physical performance skills; offering a great product (act/show); working hard to promote yourself and having a good professional attitude; ascertaining some good contacts; plus having a spoonful of good luck along the way.
Our circus training programs are for Performers & Artistes who:
Are looking for specific circus training relevant to the International Circus and Performing Arts Industries. Require a fast-track, personally tailored, circus training programs; i.e. just the relevant bits, not general courses. Need the space, time, plus professional support to turn their ideas for new exciting projects into a reality. May need the support we offer to get started.
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Applications for 2008 / 2009 are still being accepted, start dates are:
Monday 29th September 2008 Monday 3rd November 2008
Monday 5th of January 2009 Monday 23rd of Febuary 2009 Summer Term: Monday 20th April 2009 Monday 1st of June 2009 No Classes on May Bank Holiday - 4th May (Extra class on 13th July instead)
Or contact us for a short-term specialist tailor made course for 1 – 6 weeks.. To learn something specific fast, or re-vamp your act... THIS YEAR WE ARE RUNNING 1 WEEK KIDS OCTOBER INTENSIVE COURSE :
The dates are: 27th October to 31st October
The Intensive Course will offer training in general circus skills. e.g.:
Juggling & Manipulation Skills (Various) Equilibristic Skills (Rola Bola, Globe, Tight-Wire, Stilt-walking, etc..) Acrobatic Skills (basic tumbling, acro-balance, pyramids) Aerial Skills (introductory) Trapeze Aerial Skills (Corde lisse, Tissu, Aerial Ring, Web) Tight-wire Chinese Pole Acrobatics
All options are ideal for:
actors, dancers, gymnasts etc.. wishing to gain new skills performing artistes and students who are considering entering full-time Circus training, teachers from other Youth Circuses who are interested in learning less familiar skills, plus anyone else who just wants to experience all the fun, challenges and thrills of the Circus!!
No prerequisites, participants of all types and levels of technical ability are welcome.
If you are uncertain about your or your child's physical ability to cope with either of our course, please contact us to discuss.
If these skills are new to you, you may like to enrol on one of our Adult Circus Taster courses beforehand, to give you an idea first.
Training times:
Monday – Friday 10am - 5pm each day .
Fees:
Weekly cost: £125 plus membership per person
Accommodation:
As for the Summer School (please see below)
N.B. If you decide to stay in the City Centre, it takes about 20 minutes on the bus to get from the Bristol City centre to Kingswood and it’s a direct route.
EACH YEAR WE RUN A 2 WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL THAT SPECIALISES IN TRAINING:
Please contact us for more information on the dates for
the Adult Summer School 2009
This 2 week Circus Course will specialise in training:
Trapeze Aerial Skills (Corde lisse, Tissu, Aerial Ring, Web) Tight-wire Chinese Pole Acrobatics
This course is ideal for:
actors, dancers, gymnasts etc.. wishing to gain new skills performing artistes and students who are considering entering full-time Circus training, teachers from other Youth Circuses who are interested in learning less familiar skills, plus anyone else who just wants to experience all the fun, challenges and thrills of the Circus!!
No prerequisites, participants of all types and levels of technical ability are welcome.
However, you will need to be generally physically fit, and your stomach muscles need to be in good shape.
If you are uncertain about your physical ability to cope with this course, please contact us to discuss.
If these skills are new to you, you may like to enrol on one of our Adult Circus Taster courses beforehand, to give you an idea first.
The last 4 years the summer school has had a terrific atmosphere and students & tutors have all really enjoyed the experience.
Training times:
Monday – Friday 10am - 5pm each day, both weeks..
Which means that you have Saturday and Sunday off between week one and week two, so can use this to relax and enjoy visiting Bristol, Bath or many attractions in the surrounding areas.
There may be some possibilities of an odd evening training during the week, if so, this will not cost extra and we can let you know nearer the time.
Fees:
Fees cost £370 (conc. £300) plus £20 membership per person.
Accommodation:
If you can’t stay with friends locally you could try the following options:
The Kingswood Foundation
[This is a charity who own the site where we are based may have a limited number of rooms to let - i.e. you live on site, right by the circus school!]Bristol Back-packers
[This is right in the centre of Bristol, so good for going out in the evenings!]
Bristol Youth Hostel
[This is also right in the centre of Bristol, so good for going out in the evenings!]
N.B. It takes about 20 minutes on the bus to get from the Bristol City centre to Kingswood and it’s a direct route.
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO made by Alun Thurston - one of this year’s students!
CONTACT US
TO GO ON OUR EMAIL LIST, AND YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO HERE ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR 2009!!!
AUTUMN TERM 2009 (starts: 27th September!) & WINTER TERM (starts: 3rd November)
EVENING CLASSES:
We have some great adult's classes this term here at Circus Maniacs....
If you've missed the start of term, but don't want to miss out on all the fun, please contact us, as you may still be able to join a class and pay a pro-rata rate.
Mondays: 7pm - 8.30pm General Trapeze & Aerial Skills (Beginners / Elementary) - with Lisa
Tuesdays: 7pm - 8.30pm General Trapeze & Aerial Skills (Beginners / Elementary) with Lisa
Wednesdays: 7pm - 8.30pm Chinese Acrobatics & Tumbling (All Levels) with Tao
8.30pm - 10pm Chinese Pole (All Levels) with Tao
All courses are running from 29th Sept - 26st October and November 3rd to December 19th for the Autumn and Winter Terms. All terms run for 11 weeks.
To sign up for a term for any one evening class (of 11 sessions) out of those listed above costs £85.00 (*£65 conc.) plus £20 annual membership
For those keen to sign up for more than one evening class per term we offer the following deals:
BRONZE Choose any 2 evening classes £160.00 (*£125 conc.)
SILVER Choose any 3 evening classes £225.00 (*£180 conc.)
GOLD Choose any 4 evening classes £280.00 (*£235 conc.)
PLATIMUM Choose any 5 evening classes £335.00 (*£295 conc.)
Courses fill quite quickly, so if you are interested do not hesitate to get in touch asap.
Either give us a call on 0117 947 7042 and speak to Hannah or John, or EMAIL Us!
We are also considering running the following Evening classes in the near future, please contact us to register your interest:
Stretching / Core Conditioning Tight-wire Doubles Trapeze Trampolining Aerial Straps, Hand-balancing & Conditioning
FOR WEEKEND CLUBS PLS SEE CIRCUS MANIACS YOUTH CIRCUS PAGE FOR MORE INFO
If you've always fancied running away to to Circus, then this is your chance - a fun filled day (or 1/2 day) of pure escapism!
A Great Gift Idea for Birthday, Christmas and Wedding Presents, also as Prizes, Surprises and special Incentive Rewards for staff at work. In fact, if you are purchasing the course for one or more friends as a present, we will give you 'special vouchers' in exchange for your payment.
Taster courses are recommended if you:
if you would like to have a go at something different for a bit of fun, or are interested in signing up for a longer course, but are a bit unsure and would like to have a go first are looking for something that bit more unusual to try with your mates! are looking for an idea for a 'Surprise Present' to give to someone close to you!
For Adults in 2008 / 2009, on Sundays throughout the year we are offering:
General Circus Skills Tasters (1/2 day) Trapeze & Aerial Skills Tasters (1/2 day) The Total Circus Taster Experience (combined - 1 day)
Pls contact the office or write us a message for upcoming dates for taster Workshops
.. The Taster Workshops we have coming up are:
Sunday 9th March 2008 Sunday 11th May 2008 Sunday 13th July 2008
.. .. Course fees are as below:
10am - 5pm Adults Circus Taster; Whole Day Experience. £50 per person 10am - 1pm Adults Circus Taster; General Circus Skills. £25 per person 2pm - 5pm Adults Circus Taster; Trapeze &Aerial Taster. £25 per person
Circus Maniacs offers lots of training options for young people aged 3+. These include:
Circus Bugz - specialist training scheme for 3 - 7 year olds Weekly Courses - a range of options for ages 7 - 18 Holiday Courses (next: 27th – 31st Oct ‘08 Summer Schools (next: dates N/A) Circus Taster Sessions (next: dates N/A) Private Classes - skills specific Circus Party Workshops Outreach Programs - for schools, youth & other community organisations
There is also our International award-winning Youth Circus Performance Company (for ages 10 - 26 years) Please click here for more information about this opportunity...
To view our specifically dedicated
MYSPACE SITE for YOUTH CIRCUS ACTIVITIES please go to:
http://www.myspace.com/youth_circus
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