Circus Workshop – MJC Rieumes et Savès

The MJC Rieumes et Savès offers in Poucharramet , Haute-Garonne, a weekly workshop dedicated to the discovery and practice of circus arts for children.

Circus activities are part of the broader project of the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture (Youth and Culture Centre), which has been present in the Savès region since 1971. The centre develops educational, artistic, cultural and recreational activities designed to promote encounters, exchange and access to cultural practices.

The workshop allows children to discover different families of circus arts and to progressively use their learning to compose and present acts .

The teaching method thus combines technical learning and artistic expression . Circus practice is seen as a way to develop the child's physical abilities, but also their creativity, their relationship with others, and their ability to perform in front of an audience.

The exercises offered help develop motor skills , muscle tone , balance , body awareness , and anticipation . Children gradually learn to better control their movements and adapt their actions to different situations encountered during practice.

The activity also has a significant collective dimension . Participants are encouraged to communicate, work with others, and create projects together. They learn to observe others in action and also to present their own work to the group.

The concept of controlled risk-taking is part of this discovery. Children are gradually led to overcome certain apprehensions and seek new feats suited to their abilities.

Finally, practice develops various cognitive abilities : understanding instructions or techniques, memorizing sequences, and searching for original solutions to build an act.

Circus arts thus become a particularly comprehensive medium combining physical activity , expression , creativity , cooperation and stage presentation .

The workshop takes place throughout the year in Poucharramet . It is part of the artistic and cultural activities offered by the MJC Rieumes et Savès , alongside many other activities for children, teenagers and adults.

The MJC (Youth and Culture Center) offers local children regular circus activities within a community-based and socio-cultural framework. It is not an independent circus school , but rather a full-year workshop that allows participants to explore different circus disciplines and progress through the sessions.