La Higuera – Escuela de Circo Aéreo

La Higuera is an aerial circus and movement school located in Las Rozas de Madrid .

The school specializes in teaching aerial disciplines and developing a physical practice that combines technique , expression , and creation .

His teaching is aimed at children , teenagers and adults , with proposals adapted to different ages and levels.

Aerial disciplines

Aerial silks constitute one of the main disciplines of the school.

Several teachers offer courses that allow students to progress according to their level, from acquiring the basics to advanced technical work.

Aerial hoop classes are also available.

The trapeze is one of the apparatuses practiced and can also be the subject of intensive workshops with guest artists.

Aerial straps offer specific courses that allow you to approach a technique requiring strength , control and precision .

The FlyPole complements the school's aerial offering and allows for the exploration of a different relationship between suspension , rotation and movement .

Bodywork and preparation

Verticals also occupy an important place in programming.

They help develop hand balance , alignment , strength and body awareness .

Flexibility and mobility are addressed in different courses.

Specific proposals are dedicated to active flexibility.

Contortion allows for an even deeper development of body mobility and control.

These disciplines are particularly useful complements for aerial circus practitioners.

Pedagogy and approach to movement

La Higuera developed a pedagogy in which movement is not limited to the execution of a figure.

The school seeks to deepen the understanding of biomechanics and the functioning of the body.

The technique is thus associated with a personal research approach.

Students are encouraged to understand movement rather than simply reproducing a series of gestures.

Exploration gradually allows one to develop a personal way of moving.

This approach becomes particularly important when the practice evolves towards artistic creation .

Organization of teaching

The school organizes its teaching around structured programs .

The courses are planned in periods so that the learning of one week can serve as a basis for the following work.

This progression allows technical skills to be built up over time.

The teaching team consists of professionals with experience in teaching and performing.

The direction is provided by Ale Bruno , an artist and teacher specializing in aerial disciplines.

Independent practice and movement labs

Alongside regular classes, La Higuera offers spaces allowing students to develop a more autonomous practice.

Enrolled students can, in particular, benefit from free practice time.

These moments allow students to repeat the elements studied in class and to gradually develop their autonomy.

The school also sets up movement laboratories.

These spaces allow for experimentation and exploration of new ways of working with learned techniques.

Personal research plays an important role in it.

The goal is to allow each practitioner to gradually build their own physical and artistic identity.

Public presentations and guest artists

This approach is extended through public presentations .

The school organizes galas, among other things, allowing students to showcase their work.

These meetings give an artistic purpose to the learning acquired during the courses.

La Higuera also regularly hosts guest artists.

Intensive training courses thus allow one to discover other approaches and other working methods.

International specialists in aerial disciplines are welcomed throughout the year.

• These workshops can notably be devoted to dynamic techniques in fabric and rope .
• Others allow you to delve deeper into the trapeze and hoop .
• Some participants focus more on composition , sequences and artistic research .

This program allows advanced practitioners to compare their work with different approaches to contemporary aerial circus.

Suggestion for children

Children have access to specific options.

Younger children can discover acrobatics through activities adapted to their age.

The school also welcomes Kids , Juniors and Teens groups.

The teaching methods are adapted to the physical development of the participants.

The game provides an important entry point for younger children.

Children can gradually discover the relationship to the ground, to acrobatics and to apparatus.

La Higuera also organizes occasional activities specifically designed for this audience.

Internships and camps allow participants to practice several disciplines during the holidays.

Children can discover fabrics , hoops , acrobatics , flexibility and movement activities .

The school's spaces

The school has several spaces that allow for differentiation of practices.

• A large room is dedicated to the main circus activities.
• A specific area is designated for children .
• Another room is dedicated to dance and movement work.

This organization allows different activities to coexist in the same place.

MovA: Professional training in air movement

However, La Higuera is not limited to a leisure school.

It also develops training programs for artists wishing to deepen their professional practice.

This training program is called MovA .

MovA is a professional training program in aerial movement.

It is aimed at people who already have experience in aerial disciplines or the performing arts.

The program primarily combines contemporary dance and aerial silks .

The goal is to train artists capable of linking technical mastery , expression and creativity .

Course structure

The course represents approximately one hundred and fifty hours of face-to-face training supplemented by about thirty hours of supervised virtual work.

The training program includes regular weekly practice.

Participants also benefit from an additional class among the courses offered by La Higuera.

The group is intentionally limited in order to allow for in-depth support.

Training focus areas

Advanced aerial silks techniques constitute one of the main focuses of the program.

It is complemented by contemporary dance work applied to aerial disciplines.

Participants explore the transition between ground and air .

This approach allows for the development of a continuity of movement rather than a separation between dance and aerial technique.

The creative laboratory constitutes another essential axis of MovA.

It allows artists to explore their own body language.

The stage composition then provides tools to organize this research into an artistic proposition.

Improvisation and expressiveness allow for a deeper development of stage presence.

The training also covers functional anatomy and injury prevention .

This dimension allows artists to better understand the physical constraints related to their practice.

Sports nutrition tailored to movement artists is also part of the curriculum.

MovA thus seeks to develop a comprehensive approach to professional practice.

Technique is not considered separately from health , creativity , and artistic presence .

Teaching staff and certification

The teaching team brings together professionals from several fields.

It includes aerial artists, dance and stage design professionals, as well as specialists in anatomy and nutrition.

This diversity allows the profession of aerial artist to be approached from several complementary angles.

The course delivers a private certificate from La Higuera.

It is therefore not an official higher diploma, but rather a specialized training course intended for artists in professional development.

A comprehensive approach to aerial circus

This professional activity complements regular schooling.

La Higuera thus allows a person to discover aerial disciplines, to progress in a regular practice and, for some profiles already having a sufficient level, to integrate a more intensive and professional approach.

The project thus combines several complementary dimensions: aerial circus school , training space , movement laboratory , place of creation and professional training .

This approach gives significant importance to technique without dissociating it from artistic expression.