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Circus Acrobat
No net, no retake, one body defying gravity while a room holds its breath.
Why the human is the point
A screen can show you anything, which is exactly why it thrills no one anymore. An acrobat, twenty feet up with no net, is real: a human body doing what should not be possible, in the same room as you, right now, and if they fall you will see it. The held breath of the crowd is the whole art. Years of training buy one perfect, dangerous, unrepeatable minute. You cannot download the feeling of a room gasping together at a person who might not make it, and does.
Work it
Do the work.
Jobs, apprenticeships, and training that put a person in the room.
Ways in
- Course
Circus and physical theatre school
Full-time training in aerial, acrobatics, and performance.
- Class
Community circus classes
Silks, trapeze, and tumbling, taught to beginners in most cities.
- Route in
Join a troupe
Companies take trainees who can train hard and tour.
Ways in, gathered by hand.
Add yours to the atlasLive it
Live the hour.
Experiences, classes, and places where the presence is the whole point.
On now
- Class
Adult aerial and acrobatics classes
SANCA · Seattle, WA
One of the largest US circus schools; aerial, trapeze, and acrobatics classes for every level.
- Class
Adult circus and acrobatics classes
Cirque School LA · Los Angeles, CA
All-levels classes in acrobatics, aerial silks, trapeze and handstands taught by working circus artists.
- Class
Flying trapeze and aerial classes
Santa Monica Trapeze School · Santa Monica, LA
Beginner-friendly flying trapeze on the Santa Monica Pier, no experience needed.
- Class
Try acrobatics and aerials at circus school
Ecole nationale de cirque · Montreal, Canada · Fall, winter, and spring sessions
Discover tumbling, trapeze, and silks in a beginner-friendly adult class at Montreal's renowned National Circus School.
Ways in
- Visit
See live circus
Contemporary circus in a small tent beats any screen; find a show.
- Class
Try an aerial class
One lesson on the silks and you will respect every performer.
Ways in, gathered by hand.
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