2017 American Youth Circus Festival

Merging highly physical movement with creative expression, circus requires a great deal of trust, teamwork, risk, and vulnerability. Whether we are creating solo work or a group act, we depend on our fellows to support us, to hold our weight, to lift us up. These connections can take time to build within a circus ensemble or company, but are essential to creating work as a team. In this workshop, we will work together to cultivate deep ensemble connection and community quickly, through counterbalance, weight sharing, and creative movement, culminating in a group flying experience.

Fake fights are funny! This workshop combines dynamic partner acrobatics with physical comedy, stage combat, and clown. Slap, trip, stumble, fall, flip, and flail!

Merging highly physical movement with creative expression, circus requires a great deal of trust, teamwork, risk, and vulnerability. Whether we are creating solo work or a group act, we depend on our fellows to support us, to hold our weight, to lift us up. These connections can take time to build within a circus ensemble or company, but are essential to creating work as a team. In this workshop, we will work together to cultivate deep ensemble connection and community quickly, through counterbalance, weight sharing, and creative movement, culminating in a group flying experience.

Fake fights are funny! This workshop combines dynamic partner acrobatics with physical comedy, stage combat, and clown. Slap, trip, stumble, fall, flip, and flail!