Acrobat-Circus

Acrobat Circus

Acrobate Circus, located in La Croix-de-la-Rochette in Savoie (73), is a circus school , a professional training center , and a performing arts company . The school caters to a wide audience, from young children to adults, as well as professional artists and those preparing for entry into a higher education circus school. Acrobate Circus offers year-round classes, workshops, and professional training programs, with a teaching approach particularly focused on acrobatics and movement control.

Teaching and disciplines

Acrobate Circus's teaching is primarily based on the fundamentals of ground acrobatics and balance . From these foundations, students gradually discover the different branches of circus arts.

• Juggling and object manipulation
• Acrobatic lifts (static and dynamic, duo or group)
• Cascade
• Balancing on objects , tightrope, balance ball and balance sticks
• Aerial disciplines : trapeze, aerial silks, hoop, rope, aerial straps, Chinese pole

Children's and teenagers' trail

For children and teenagers, the school organizes learning by age group and offers several courses allowing them to discover acrobatics, partner acrobatics, balances, aerial arts, juggling, and stunts. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 16 participants to ensure optimal learning conditions.

• 1 to 3 years old — group must be accompanied by a parent
• 4-6 years old
• 7-10 years old
• 11-15 years old

Adolescents and adults — specialized courses

Teenagers and adults who wish to develop specific techniques also have access to specialized courses. Acrobate Circus offers training in acrobatics and partner acrobatics, as well as aerial disciplines.

• Static and dynamic lifts in pairs or groups
• Physical preparation and strengthening sessions (for participants aged 16 and over )
• Work on flexibility, balance and contortion (balancing on hands, canes, elbows or head)

Pedagogy

The school's teaching approach goes beyond simply acquiring technical skills. The program also aims to develop coordination , body and spatial awareness , confidence , and physical ease . Pushing one's limits and progressively discovering one's own abilities play a significant role in Acrobate Circus's pedagogical approach.

Professional training

In addition to its amateur school, Acrobate Circus has a significant professional training program in circus arts. Intensive courses are designed for performing artists and professionals in live performance or film who wish to refine their ground acrobatics and acrobatic movement, and can also support candidates preparing for entrance exams to circus schools.

Accessibility

Accessibility is taken into account for professional training courses. Acrobate Circus indicates that it can accommodate people with disabilities, subject to prior assessment of the necessary educational adaptations and the compatibility of the training with the individual's situation. A disability liaison officer has been identified by the organization.

artistic company

Acrobate Circus is also an artistic company offering its own shows and performances. Its repertoire blends acrobatics, circus performances, humor, comedy, poetic worlds, and cabaret-style shows. This dual identity as a school and a company allows the teaching to be situated within an environment directly linked to the creation and professions of the performing arts.

History and team

Founded by acrobat and stuntman Aurélien Mussard , the organization has been developing intensive professional training programs since 2017 before expanding its activities with its own circus school offering year-round amateur classes. Aurélien Mussard works primarily in live performance and film, while Lucile Triay , an aerial artist and acrobat trained in circus arts in Chambéry, contributes to the professional training programs as well as the classes for teenagers and adults.

Career path and objectives

With its offering ranging from circus awakening for toddlers to intensive professional training, Acrobate Circus makes it possible to build pathways adapted to very different objectives: discovering the circus arts, practicing an activity year-round, progressing in juggling, acrobatics, aerial work or balance, developing physical fitness, perfecting oneself in a discipline or preparing for a professional orientation towards circus and live performance professions.

• Discover the circus arts
• Engaging in an activity year-round
• Progress in juggling , acrobatics , aerial work or balance
• Developing your physical fitness
• To improve one's skills in a discipline
• Preparing for a career in circus and live performance