Spazio Kabum – Scuola di Circo
A school and space dedicated to circus arts located in Varese, Lombardy. Spazio Kabum welcomes children from age 7, teenagers, and adults with a particularly comprehensive program: juggling, ground acrobatics, trampoline, aerial silks, rope, trapeze, aerial hoop, Chinese pole, acrobalancing, hand-to-hand, acroyoga, and flexibility training. The association also develops educational and social circus projects, shows, youth programs, and the Giardini Circensi festival.
21100 Varese VA
Spazio Kabum is a school and cultural space dedicated to circus arts located in Varese , Lombardy.
The structure is supported by Kabum Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica e Culturale .
It is the first space in Varese specifically dedicated to circus arts, street arts and dance.
The project was created by a group of enthusiasts wishing to have a truly permanent place in which to practice, transmit and develop contemporary circus .
Among those who initiated the project are Alessandra and Martino , who are still heavily involved in school life.
Spazio Kabum is affiliated with the UISP.
A diverse range of educational offerings
The school welcomes children, teenagers and adults and offers a particularly diverse range of programs.
For young people, the approach is intentionally multidisciplinary .
Circus classes allow you to discover different major families of circus arts rather than specializing immediately.
The 2026-2027 season notably offers circus classes for children from seven years old .
Students can participate once, twice or three times a week depending on their level and their desire to delve deeper.
This possibility of gradually increasing the training volume allows particularly motivated young people to develop a more sustained practice.
Advanced courses for teenagers
Advanced courses are also offered to teenagers.
The Circo Avanzato Ragazzi course focuses on acrobatics and trampolining in particular.
Ground acrobatics is therefore one of the important aspects of the teaching.
The trampoline allows you to progressively work on dynamic elements and body awareness in space.
Spazio Kabum also offers a physical theatre course for teenagers aged thirteen to seventeen .
This discipline allows us to connect physical work, stage presence, expression and creation.
The circus is thus viewed not only as a technical practice but also as an artistic language .
The disciplines offered by Spazio Kabum
The school offers a wide variety of disciplines, structured around several complementary areas:
- Juggling : regular courses are offered to adults and practitioners wishing to deepen their knowledge of this family of disciplines, which naturally complements the multidisciplinary work done with children and adolescents.
- Aerial disciplines : aerial silks, aerial rope, trapeze and aerial hoop constitute one of the main pillars of the school.
- Acrobalance : a course combining hand-to-hand and acroyoga , where participants develop balance, lifts, confidence and relationship with their partner.
- Flexibility : a dedicated course allowing progressive improvement of mobility and body range, in addition to acrobatic and aerial disciplines.
- Chinese pole : a specific weekly course, which distinguishes Spazio Kabum from many smaller schools that focus more on classic aerial apparatus.
Some classes combine several apparatuses to allow students to develop a versatile aerial practice: the Aerea 4 Attrezzi program, for example, allows students to work on silks, rope, hoop, and trapeze within the same class. Other sessions are dedicated more specifically to hoop and trapeze. Intermediate and advanced students have groups corresponding to their level, which allows for technical progression beyond a simple introduction.
A school open to all profiles
Spazio Kabum's offering is therefore particularly comprehensive for a local school.
- An adult practitioner can choose a specific discipline.
- A child can instead begin with a general introduction to the circus.
- A particularly motivated teenager can gradually increase their training volume and join advanced classes.
This organization creates a continuity between discovery, regular practice and improvement .
A place dedicated to circus, art and community
Spazio Kabum also places great importance on the collective dimension .
The association defines itself as a place dedicated to circus, art and community.
The courses are designed as spaces in which participants can develop their skills while building relationships with others.
This philosophy explains Kabum's involvement in various educational and social circus projects.
The association participates in particular in the national project Re-Play – Circo, reti, crescita giovanile .
This program uses circus arts to promote youth development, participation, and the creation of educational networks.
The project brings together several Italian organizations specializing in recreational, educational and social circus.
Within this framework, Spazio Kabum develops specific activities for young people in its territory.
Circus techniques then become tools for personal and collective development .
Cooperation plays a particularly important role.
Participants learn to trust others, to communicate, and to gradually take on responsibilities.
The objective therefore goes far beyond the acquisition of a juggling trick or an acrobatic technique.
Kabum also develops projects and laboratories for different audiences.
The association has a specific contact dedicated to educational and social projects.
This activity complements the regular classes organized in its Varese space.
An artistic dimension and a festival
Spazio Kabum also possesses a genuine artistic dimension .
The team is involved in the creation and production of shows.
The organization works in particular with Nudi e Mascalzi Circo for its artistic activities and shows.
The students therefore evolve in an environment directly connected to live performance .
This close relationship between teaching and creation is an interesting characteristic of the place.
Spazio Kabum also organizes end-of-year presentations and shows.
These events allow students to present their work and discover the experience of performing on stage.
Circus Gardens
The association also develops a particularly important event: Giardini Circensi .
This project takes the form of a true festival dedicated to contemporary circus .
It combines shows, meetings, cultural activities and actions aimed at the public.
In 2026 , part of the festival will be set up under a big top in the Villa Mirabello park in Varese.
Specific mornings are dedicated to schools.
The proposals are tailored to different age groups.
This program allows students and the public to discover professional companies.
The festival hosts a variety of contemporary circus forms.
Juggling, physical theatre, acrobatics and various forms of stage writing all find their place there.
Spazio Kabum thus contributes to the dissemination of contemporary circus in the Varese area.
This activity complements the work done by the school.
Students can practice circus arts all year round while having access to professional shows in their own city.
The school seeks more broadly to create a true community around circus arts.
This desire is reflected even in the way the association presents its space.
Kabum is not designed as a simple gym.
It is a place where physical activity , artistic creation , performance and community life come together.
The 2026-2027 season
The 2026-2027 season confirms the current vitality of the structure.
- Classes begin on October 5, 2026 .
- They continue until May 28, 2027 .
- Adults then benefit from an additional summer training period from June 7 to July 9, 2027 .
- New students can participate in trial classes during the first week of the season.
The school also has a genuine administrative and educational organization.
One person is specifically assigned to administrative secretarial duties .
Alessandra, for her part, provides educational support for registrations and helps new students choose the course that best suits their needs.
This organization demonstrates the development achieved by the structure.
A place for the development of contemporary circus in Varese
Today, Spazio Kabum is an important venue for circus arts in Varese.
Its programming allows children to discover the circus as well as to improve their technical skills in demanding disciplines such as Chinese pole , hand-to-hand, or aerial acrobatics .
The diversity of aerial apparatus is particularly interesting.
Aerial silks, rope, trapeze and hoop can all be practiced in the same place.
Acrobatics, trampoline and acrobalance allow for the development of a particularly complete physical workout.
Juggling also maintains an important place in the project.
Finally, physical theatre and creative work make it possible to link technical skills to a genuine artistic approach.
This complementarity between school, advanced practice, social and educational projects, shows and festival makes Spazio Kabum much more than just a training hall.
Today it is a true place for the development of contemporary circus in the province of Varese.
