Escuela de Circo de La Caja del Arte – Torrejón de Ardoz

The Escuela de Circo de La Caja del Arte is a circus school located in Torrejón de Ardoz , in the Community of Madrid.

It is part of La Caja del Arte , an important municipal center dedicated to the training and practice of the performing arts.

The center brings together schools of music , theatre , dance and circus in a single facility.

The circus school welcomes children , teenagers and adults .

She defines her teaching as a practice that is simultaneously artistic , playful , educational and sporting .

The courses allow you to gradually discover different circus , acrobatic and aerial techniques.

Aerial disciplines

Aerial tissues play an important role in the program.

They are offered to children, teenagers and adults.

Students gradually learn to move around on the apparatus according to their age and level .

Aerial hoop is another important discipline at the school.

It is also offered to different age groups.

Acrobatics complements the learning of aerial disciplines.

Children can discover several techniques in multidisciplinary courses combining fabrics , hoop and acrobatics .

This approach allows young practitioners to experiment with several families of movements before developing their preferences.

The program evolves regularly to incorporate new practices.

Aerial dance on bungee is now among the disciplines offered.

It allows you to explore movement, jumps and suspension thanks to an elastic system.

The school is therefore developing an offering particularly geared towards aerial acrobatics .

An age-based organization

The courses are organized according to the age of the participants.

• Children have access to activities adapted to their physical abilities and development.
• Teenagers can continue their progress in specific groups.
• Adults can also discover or deepen their knowledge of aerial disciplines.

The learning process aims to combine technical progress with the enjoyment of practice .

An artistic and multidisciplinary project

The artistic dimension plays an important role in the project.

The school benefits from its integration into a center entirely dedicated to the performing arts.

The students develop in an environment where theatre , dance , music and circus come together.

This proximity fosters a multidisciplinary approach to live performance.

La Caja del Arte regularly organizes presentations and events bringing together the different schools in the center.

This allows students to discover the experience of performing on stage and to present the work they have done during the year.

In particular, a cultural week is organised each year.

It helps to showcase the learning and creative work developed within the different schools.

The Circus School is thus participating in a larger municipal cultural project intended for the inhabitants of Torrejón de Ardoz.

Course and schedule

The training is accessible as part of an annual course .

Registrations are organized before the start of each new season.

The school year follows a calendar similar to that of the other art schools in La Caja del Arte.

The school continues to develop its program in parallel with new aerial and physical disciplines.

Caja del Arte thus offers the inhabitants of Torrejón de Ardoz a permanent place to practice circus arts in an environment dedicated to artistic training.

The school provides an entry point into aerial disciplines for both children and adults.

It also allows students who already have experience to continue their practice in the context of regular courses.

Its integration into a multidisciplinary municipal center is one of its main distinguishing features.

The Escuela de Circo de La Caja del Arte thus combines discovery , technical learning , artistic practice and stage experience within the same cultural facility.