Higher Level Training Cycle

Training cycle in 2 years. By reinforcing a main technique, creation methodologies and complementary techniques allows to reach the creation, writing and representation of a personal project.

The Higher Level Training Cycle in Circus Arts is aimed at those who want to train as Circus artists and who already have a technical level achieved to create, manage and represent their own show or circus number (individual or collective).

The main circus technique, creation methodologies and complementary stage techniques are worked on to reach the creation, writing and representation of the personal project.

It has a teaching load of 2000h, taught for two academic years.

Programme

Health and training: those techniques that help strengthen physical and mental abilities towards technique and creation (General and specific physical preparation, flexibility, applied anatomy, technical basis, nutrition…) .
165 h

Complementary scenic techniques:Those techniques that help to reinforce presence and communication on stage and develop one’s own artistic language (contemporary dance, hip hop, popping, moving creation, stage stunts, stage play, voice..)
396 h

Personal Itinerary:From a good technical level in the chosen circus technique, deepening the main technique to be developed both technically and artistically.

  • Stunt on the ground and/or on devices
  • Acrobatic balances
  • Balance with and on objects
  • Hand stalls
  • Aerial techniques without flight
  • Aerial techniques in flight
  • Juggling and/or handling objects
    495 h

Workshop: Rehearse, act and experience creative processes (creation workshops and performances with audiences in different situations and areas).
240 h

Project and Second Technique: Design and develop the personal creative project with the reinforcement of a second circus technique in addition to: dramatic writing and script, sound and lighting, costumes, makeup and set design, artistic consultancies and external eye and artistic consultancies on the main technique.
405 h

Training and Career Guidance (FOL): Manage the legal framework and the incorporation into the work of the personal project in all its aspects.
66 h

Training in Work Centres: practices of insertion into the world of work within the field of performing arts in companies, production of shows, Festivals …
100 h

Hours of free disposal
133 h

TOTAL: 2000 h