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Interior of St Paul's Church, Bristol; the pillars, circus training floor, ropes and trapezes of Circomedia circus school, 2010

Circomedia is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol, England. [1] The school offers a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance and creativity.

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It was founded in 1993 by Bim Mason and Helen Crocker, following the closure of Fooltime, Britain's first circus school. It is financially supported by Arts Council South West [2] and a range of other funding.

Since 2004, Circomedia has been based in the redundant St. Paul's Church at Portland Square, Bristol, and a site in Kingswood, Bristol, which is home to the degree programme and the main office.

Courses

At the core of the school's training programme is the one-year Diploma in Circus Skills and Physical Theatre, [3] which includes trapeze, juggling, acrobatics and physical theatre. After completing the diploma, students may join the 10-week Act Creation Course, or may undertake teacher training.

Other training programmes include:

Outreach

Circomedia also runs an outreach programme for local young people.

See also

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References

  1. "Circomedia". Bristol City Council Leisure and Culture. 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  2. "Circomedia". Arts Council England. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  3. "Accredited Training". Circus arts forum. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2007.

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