Teambuilding - General Information
A Visit to Circus Maniacs HQ?
If you wish to use our venue, we have all sorts of Circus Equipment available, including:
- A range of Ropes, Trapezes & other Aerial equipment
- Tight-wires
- A fab Tumble track for Acrobatics & lots of matting
- An especially set up conditioning area
- The benefits and flexibility of having all the equipment to hand
The pro's of visiting Circus Maniacs HQ are that we have a suitable space already set up to train a wider range of Circus Skills e.g. Trapeze & Aerial Skills are offered without the need for special transportation or extra rigging.
The con's may be that there is less flexibility in the timing of the event. Also we normally can't handle very large groups at our venue, though certain times of year there is sometimes a bit more leeway in the timetable to accommodate.
For Maps & Directions when visiting Circus Maniacs please go to the 'Contact & Maps' Section of our web site.
Circus Maniacs at your chosen Venue?
If you wish us to come to a venue of your choice, please note that for most circus skills a large space & with some decent height.
In addition if the venue needs to accommodate Trapeze & Aerial Skills it must have 6m+ height & suitable roof structure to accommodate fixing points.
If you wish us to hold the event outdoors, and wish us to include Trapeze & Aerial Skills, we could put up an Outdoor Trapeze rig, but any outdoor event will need a 'wet weather plan'.
The pro's of Circus Maniacs coming to your venue is that you do not have the logistics of a group visit to arrange; and if overnight accommodation is needed, there are obviously less tutors for this to be arranged for than participants. Also if you have a favoured Venue or are linking our workshop to another event then you obviously need us to come to you.
The con's of us visiting your chosen venue is that we may not be able to offer the full-range of activities, or if you wish us to provide skills like Trapeze & Aerial there might be extra costs to cover site checks and rigging.
Skills that Circus Maniacs can offer:
- Trapeze & Aerial
Solo & Doubles Trapeze, Quad Trapeze, Silks / Tissu, Corde Lisse,
Spanish Web, Aerial Ring / Cerceau, Cloud Swing / Corde Volante.- Equilibristics
Tight-wire, Stilt-walking, Pedal Gos, Wheellies, Unicycling, Walking Globe, Rola Bola- Acrobatics
Acrobatic Tumbling, Acro-balance, Pyramids, Hand-balancing, Chinese Pole- Juggling
Scarves, Bean Bags, Balls, Rings, Clubs, Knives, Fire.- Manipulation
Spinning Plates, Diabolos, Devilsticks, Hats, Cigar Boxes, Shaker Cups, Club / Fire Swinging, Pole / Staff, Poi.- Theatre
Improvisation, Devising, Story Telling, Masks, Text, Puppetry, Clowning, Commedia del arte, Stage Fighting etc.- Dance
Capoeira, Eccentric Dance- Specific Conditioning
Core Body Alignment & Conditioning, Strength - with Flexibility!
For background information about individual skills, please go to 'Skills Taught' and 'Disciplines'
Some skills however will have a minimum starting age; but the concept of 'maximum age' is not so straightforward, it very much depends on the skill involved and if there are any specific health issues that might mean that it is better that an individual avoids certain activities.
However, we generally find that most normally active people can participate in most skills at whatever age, and usually are capable of a lot more than they might initially imagine!
Age Range of Participants:
We have the experience & equipment for working with all ages.
In general about 12 years is probably the minimum starting age for these types of Teambuilding & Fun workshops. (If you are interested in Workshops for young people under this age, please check out the School section of this web site).
In sometimes in situations such as 'mentoring' the mix of Youth & Adults works to good effect.
The concept of 'maximum age' is not so straightforward, it very much depends on the specific health of the individual.
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