about us
Originally founded in 1995, Circus Maniacs is an independent circus training school currently based at the Kingswood Foundation, Bristol (we will be moving to new premises in September '09).
The school's director is Jacqueline Welbourne, formerly the UK's top international award-winning aerial acrobat, winning major prizes at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain and the Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo. She also performed her aerial act all around the world, including starring with the world famous Cirque du Soleil.
Circus Maniacs' main activities are its professional artist training programme - which provides specialist full and part-time training aimed both at experienced circus artists and complete beginners; its youth circus, which ranges from classes for children as young as 3, to two fully-fledged performance companies for ages 8-12 and 13-18; and a series of evening classes and one and two-week intensives throughout the year. Circus Maniacs is also available for parties and other bespoke events.
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Performance Project is performing!
Our Performance of the Performance Project is Coming up! It is called
Keeper of the King's Conscience and will be performed at The Old Fire Station also known as The Island, home of Invisible Circus and Artspacelifespace on
3rd of July 2009 at 8pm.
Tickets are 2.50 pounds in advance and can be obtained from Circus Maniacs office or Bristol Ticket Office.
Click here for more details.
Circus Maniacs Summer Fest
On the 12th of July from 1pm to 5pm.
Come to the Kingswood Foundation (in Kingswood, Bristol) and enjoy a day outside with circus acts.
Program to be announced.
Circus Maniacs runs full and part-time professional training programmes throughout the year. We are currently seeking applications from people interested in starting in April.
30 March - 3 April & 6-10 April we'll be running our annual adults' easter intensives, two week-long courses covering trapeze, aerial skills tightwire, Chinese pole and acrobatics. Then 13-17 April our youth easter course gives a chance to try out the skills taught in our Saturday Circus Club.
Circus Maniacs students Lisa Truscott and Jessie Walters (Hoop La La) performing as Milly and Tilly at the Fusion Festival Berlin
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