La Nave – Escuela de Circo de Sevilla

La Nave is a circus school and performing arts space located in Seville, Andalusia.

The project is led by the association La Nave Inquieta .

The structure combines circus teaching , training , rehearsal and artistic creation .

It welcomes children and teenagers as well as adults and artists who already have a professional practice.

Circus school for the youngest children

Even the youngest children can start circus training as early as three years old.

Learning is then built around play and the discovery of movement .

The children gradually explore the basics of acrobatics .

They also discover juggling and object manipulation .

Balance exercises help develop coordination and body awareness.

The first experiences in suspension also allow one to discover the world of aerial disciplines .

The courses evolve progressively according to the age and level of the participants.

The disciplines taught: acrobatics and aerial arts

Acrobatics is one of the important disciplines at the school.

Beginners can learn the fundamentals before progressing to more complex movements.

Experienced practitioners can refine their technique and work on different dynamic elements.

Aerial disciplines also occupy an important place in the training.

• Aerial silks allow you to work on rigs, figures and sequences.
• The trapeze is another apparatus that is regularly practiced.
• The rope allows for a different aerial technique based on strength, control and mobility.
• The aerial hoop completes this offering.

Courses are offered to both teenagers and adults.

Several levels are available to accommodate both beginners and advanced practitioners.

Juggling, balances and movement

Juggling complements acrobatic and aerial training.

Students develop coordination, concentration, and object manipulation skills.

Balances allow us to explore different relationships with the body and with materials.

Unicycle, rola-bola and slackline are among the techniques that have been offered as part of the activities at La Nave.

Dance and movement work complement circus training.

The school notably offers courses that allow students to explore the body and stage expression beyond just acrobatic technique.

Clowning is also one of the disciplines developed within the project.

This diversity allows us to approach the circus as a complete performing art .

A space for training, rehearsal and creation

La Nave does not just offer weekly classes.

It also functions as a training space .

Artists and practitioners can develop their personal work there.

The space also hosts rehearsals .

This function allows for maintaining a direct relationship between amateur learning and professional artistic practice .

Creation is another important aspect of the project.

La Nave defines itself as a creative laboratory dedicated to circus and performing arts.

The most experienced students can gradually develop their own artistic proposals.

School shows

The school's performances are an extension of this work.

Acrobatics, contortion, aerial techniques, juggling and balancing can be combined in collective creations.

These presentations allow students to discover the different dimensions of a stage project.

They no longer work solely on a technique but also learn to create an act and present it in front of an audience.

End-of-year shows are therefore important events in the students' academic journey.

Circada Festival and network of circus schools

La Nave regularly participates in the Circada Festival in Seville .

This event is one of the major gatherings dedicated to contemporary circus in the city.

Students from La Nave can present the results of their work alongside other Sevillian circus training projects.

The structure is also integrated into the Federación Española de Escuelas de Circo Socio Educativo .

This membership allows the school to participate in exchanges between Spanish circus training structures.

The young students notably participated in youth circus meetings and festivals organized by this network.

A circus culture and a meeting place

La Nave thus develops a pedagogy in which technical learning , artistic expression and collective experience are closely associated.

The school also serves as a meeting place for the local circus community.

Amateur practitioners mingle with teachers and professional artists.

The artists have a space adapted for training and rehearsals.

Students can observe different ways of practicing and creating.

This close proximity helps to develop a true circus culture beyond just regular classes.

La Nave has been involved for many years in the development of circus training in Seville.

Today it serves as a school for children, teenagers and adults, a training space for experienced practitioners, a creative laboratory and a rehearsal space for artists.

This coexistence between transmission , amateur practice and professional creation makes La Nave an important place in the Sevillian circus landscape.