Circus School of the Léo Lagrange Club – Hellemmes-Lille

The Circus School of the Léo Lagrange Club is a cultural and artistic activity offered in Hellemmes-Lille . It is part of the larger project of the Léo Lagrange Club, an association created in 1975 which develops numerous sporting, educational, social and cultural activities for the inhabitants of Hellemmes and the surrounding towns.

The circus school welcomes children from 6 years old for a weekly workshop . For the 2026-2027 season, classes are held on Wednesday afternoons at Parc Gustave Engrand in Hellemmes.

The teaching method draws on the wide variety of circus arts to promote the physical and psychomotor development of the child. Practice allows children to work on movement control, balance, flexibility, dexterity, muscle strength, agility, and coordination.

However, the activity is not limited to physical and technical learning. The Léo Lagrange Club also emphasizes the artistic and creative dimension of the circus. Children are encouraged to work on staging and choreography, but also to consider the environment of a performance through music, costumes, and sets.

This approach allows us to consider the circus as a complete artistic practice , in which physical learning is progressively associated with creation and presentation before an audience.

The school organizes, among other things, an end-of-year gala . In June 2026 , the circus section presented its grand gala at Parc Gustave Engrand. These performances allow young participants to showcase the skills acquired throughout the year and to discover the stage presence of circus arts.

The Circus School is part of a much larger association. The Léo Lagrange Club of Hellemmes has existed since 1975 and its activities are rooted in a social and community-based approach. Its goal is to provide access to leisure activities regardless of the participants' social, geographical, cultural, or financial circumstances.

The club thus develops numerous sporting, cultural and educational activities and seeks to promote encounters, social connection and access to leisure for the inhabitants of the territory.

The Léo Lagrange Club Circus School offers amateur circus activities primarily for children. It combines physical learning, psychomotor development, creativity, and the discovery of live performance within the framework of an educational and recreational association firmly established in Hellemmes.