Foundation Course

Covering a range of technical, creative and performance modules throughout, our foundation course will equip you with fundamental skills across a range of circus disciplines. This 16 week intensive offers students a fantastic stepping stone towards further study and training.

Through a holistic programme, you will develop a strong foundational practise across a range of aerial and acrobatic skills. You will also develop a single specialism of your choice and work on an act in that discipline.

Our intensive course will help you grow your skills in a number of areas. From conditioning to performance, we will help you build a strong foundation for further training and study. Undertaking this course can help you stand out as a candidate for full time degree programmes in circus arts, dance and physical theatre.

You will learn a combination of:

• Static Aerial
(Silks, Hoop, Trapeze, Rope)
• Dynamic Aerial
(including Flying Trapeze)
• Acrobatics
• Acrobalance
• Handstands/ Hand Balancing
• Trampoline
• Flexibility
• Ballet
• Physical Theatre
• and Theory

With opportunities to perform throughout, this course culminates in a show. You will develop both your solo and ensemble performance skills though our movement focussed curriculum and will be able to demonstrate at least 2 showings of your work in progress in the 2nd half of the course. The final 4 weeks of the course will be dedicated to working towards the end of course ensemble show in December.

The deadline for applications is 1st January 2019, with auditions being held on Saturday 12th January 2019 at 1pm. The sooner you get your application in to us the better as it will allow us to process your application quickly.

Find out more and apply today: click to download our course prospectus or click here to download an application form