In this intro to handstand workshops we'll work independtly and in partners to develop our kick to handstand, straddle to handstand and basic handstand hold.
Join the Trenton Circus Squad as a volunteer coach in a drop-in workshop for the local community. All through the school year, Trenton Circus Squad youth run drop-in workshops for youth aged 6-11; they help teach basic circus skills and provide encouragement for the younger youth to get active, try new things and set ambitious goals for themselves. Capacity: 8. Requirements: some basic circus skills needed e.g. juggling, wire-walking or basic partner acrobatics; you must arrive at the beginning of this session to participate.
Want to learn how to ride a unicycle? Want to learn how to teach unicycle? Then this workshop is for you! Whether or not you already have some experience riding or teaching, there will be material for you! Closed-toe shoes required.
Jesse is the Head Coach with My Nose Turns Red Youth Circus. He has been unicycling for over 20 years, beginning in the Great Y Circus in Redlands, CA. He has competed at NAUCC (North American Unicycling Championships & Convention), and has taught unicycling workshops at AYCO events... Read More →
Friday August 18, 2017 11:15am - 12:45pm PDT
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Welcome to a world where details are huge, objects are alive, and ugly is beautiful! In this class we will explore ways to find clown moments and create scenelets while discovering the what makes things poignant, funny, and truly impacting. Good for performers in general as well!
In this workshop, we will work on the fundamentals of contact juggling. The focus will be in three areas: butterflies, stalls and isolations. The workshop is geared to everyone from complete beginner to advanced contact juggler. Contact juggling can add elements to various circus and manipulation acts and is excellent for increasing body awareness, finger dexterity and motor coordination.
Fake fights are funny! This workshop combines dynamic partner acrobatics with physical comedy, stage combat, and clown. Slap, trip, stumble, fall, flip, and flail!
Clown, acrobat, theatre-creator. MFA from Dell'Arte International in Blue Lake, CA. Core Ensemble of UpLift Physical Theatre. www.upliftphysicaltheatre.com
Passionate about performance, audience connection, emotional physicality, movement, teaching clown and circus to youth, and... Read More →
Saturday August 19, 2017 11:15am - 12:45pm PDT
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Uncover your clown with a series of impossible games inspired by actual sports. Learn how to harness the hilarity in failure and play for an audience with games designed to help you fail in big, big ways. In here, winners are losers and losers are champions.
