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the UK’s largest programme of Contemporary Circus
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Free outdoor Circus performances in Filwood this summer
Across the summer of 2024, Bristol Circus City are working with Filwood Community Centre to bring brilliant live circus to South Bristol. This new
Circus Routes: New Pop Up Circus Skills Workshop
As part of our new programme, Circus Routes, we have teamed up with Tit for Tat to host a free Circus Skills workshop this
Circus People: Have Your Say – Bristol Circus Census 2024
Bristol is a circus city! Through the Bristol Circus Census 2024, we want to hear from circus performers, creatives and crew in Bristol. We’re
Previous events
Explore Physicality: Acro-dance with Marina Cherry
This workshop is for anyone with a desire to find more mobility in their movements and can be applied to circus disciplines (both floor
What next for Circus? The Last Circus Change-Up conference.
The last few years have been difficult for the arts, but circus especially. The circus sector needs support now more than ever. How can
Where Circus meets Sports meets Play with Circus Works
What does the sports world think about circus? What’s the relationship between circus and play? What can the sports and play worlds learn from
Masterclass in devising object manipulation with Sawdust Symphony
Workshop with David Eisele, Kolja Huneck and Michael Zandl from Sawdust Symphony‘ Giving everyday objects a new life: In this workshop, we will work
Writing from the Body: Devising text and movement with Laura Murphy
Laura Murphy will offer an insight into the making process underpinning their unique performance practice, which connects and combines autobiographical writing with aerial choreography,
Explore Physicality: Contortion with Marina Cherry
This workshop is a guide on movement as a tool for intentional creativity. The focus is on practical mobility: working on points of contact