ACCRO – Circus School of Sète

ACCRO – Circus School is a non-profit school located in Sète , in the Thau Basin area. Created around a passion for circus arts and a desire to make circus practice accessible to as many people as possible, it welcomes children from 4 years old , teenagers and adults.

The school offers an amateur practice that allows both the discovery of the circus and the progression and deepening of different disciplines.

His teaching is multidisciplinary . Students explore, in particular:

• juggling
• balances on objects
• acrobatics
• aerial disciplines
• body expression

Children's workshops

For children, the sessions take the form of workshops that are fun, sporty, and artistic . The various activities allow them to gradually discover the major circus disciplines, taking into account each child's age, pace, and skill level.

The youngest children, welcomed from the age of 4 , experience in particular juggling, balances, adapted forms of acrobatics, the first approaches to aerial disciplines and body expression.

Older groups continue this exploration with longer sessions allowing them to deepen their technical and artistic learning.

Teenagers also have their own workshops to continue their progress in a group adapted to their age.

The adult workshop

ACCRO also offers a multidisciplinary workshop for adults aged 16 and over . This allows participants to discover the different facets of circus arts in a recreational setting, but also to progress if they already have some experience.

Acrobatics is one of the areas of focus for the school. Specific workshops for adult beginners allow them to work on:

• the fundamentals of ground acrobatics
• balance
• coordination
• exercises done in pairs and in groups

An artistic and inclusive educational project

The school develops a pedagogy in which technical practice is associated with the artistic dimension of the circus.

Beyond learning an apparatus or a movement, the workshops give space to body expression , play and creativity .

The association's educational project is also based on inclusion and diversity among its participants . ACCRO aims to make circus arts a space for encounters and a tool for popular education accessible to different ages and skill levels.

Gustavo Anduiza, educator and circus artist

The teaching is notably led by Gustavo Anduiza , a circus artist, actor, dancer and state-certified circus teacher.

Her international career, spanning Argentina , Brazil , and France, combines artistic creation, transmission, and cultural mediation. Her teaching draws on circus arts as well as her experience in theatre and dance .

He works with very different audiences, from children to adults, but also has experience with practitioners and students involved in professional training .

Internships during school holidays

In addition to regular classes, ACCRO organizes workshops during school holidays .

These workshops allow children to discover the circus over several days . Juggling, balance, acrobatics and physical expression are explored through exercises and games adapted to each age group.

Workshops for adults are also offered, particularly focusing on ground acrobatics .

Practice locations in Sète

The school currently uses several spaces in Sète. Classes are notably held at the Espace associatif Vauban and at the multisport hall of the Pôle Enfance de La Corniche .

This organization allows ACCRO to gradually develop its offering in several sectors of the city and to offer different time slots to families.

Although still relatively new, the association boasts a clearly structured educational program and an annual offering of courses for children, teenagers, and adults. It complements this regular activity with workshops and events designed to promote the discovery and practice of circus arts in the Thau Basin .