Pianofabriek – Saint-Gilles circus workshops
Pianofabriek is a community and cultural center located in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, offering weekly circus arts workshops in collaboration with Circus Zonder Handen. Designed for children aged 4 and up, these classes introduce them to circus skills, juggling, acrobatics, and balance in a fun and collaborative environment. The activities are part of a cultural and educational program that promotes creativity, community, and accessibility.
1060 Saint-Gilles,
Pianofabriek is a community and cultural center located in Saint-Gilles , in the Brussels-Capital Region. Situated in a former industrial building, it provides a space for meeting, learning and creation open to residents of all ages and backgrounds.
Among its many artistic and educational activities, Pianofabriek offers a true annual program dedicated to circus arts , developed in partnership with the Brussels school Circus Zonder Handen .
This collaboration allows children in the neighborhood to benefit from regular circus training, directly integrated into local cultural life.
Learning from a very young age
The educational program starts from the age of four with circus motor skills workshops for four and five year olds.
These sessions offer an initial introduction to movement through the world of circus arts. Young participants gradually develop their coordination , balance , body awareness, and motor skills through age-appropriate activities.
Multidisciplinary workshops for children aged six and up
Children aged six and up can join the multidisciplinary circus workshops.
The courses allow you to discover several major families of circus arts, including juggling , acrobatics and balance techniques .
- Juggling promotes the development of coordination, concentration and gestural precision.
- Acrobatic exercises allow you to explore different movement possibilities and gradually strengthen body control.
- Balance work complements this learning by inviting participants to experience new sensations and develop their confidence.
An organization based on age groups
The activities are divided into several age groups in order to adapt the exercises and the educational progression to the children's abilities.
For the 2026-2027 season, Pianofabriek is offering circus classes for 6-7 year olds and for 8-11 year olds .
The sessions are supervised as part of the partnership with Circus Zonder Handen , a school recognized for its social and accessible approach to circus practice in Brussels.
The goal is to allow children to discover different disciplines in a group setting where experimentation , the pleasure of practicing and personal progress play an important role.
The circus is at the heart of the Pianofabriek project
Circus arts are fully integrated into Pianofabriek's overall project, which seeks to bring residents together through cultural, educational and creative activities.
The center develops a particularly diverse program combining movement, dance, music, theatre, artistic expression and citizen initiatives.
Circus workshops contribute to this desire to offer activities accessible to the greatest number of people, in a local environment.
Pianofabriek thus constitutes a place for families from Saint-Gilles and the surrounding neighborhoods to learn about circus arts.
A well-known venue for amateur practice
Although it is not an independent circus school, its partnership with Circus Zonder Handen and the presence of structured weekly workshops throughout the school year justify its inclusion among the places for amateur practice of circus arts in Brussels .
