Zirkus Schule Basel – Basel Circus School

Zirkus Schule Basel is a non-profit circus school located in Basel, Switzerland, in the Gundeldinger Feld district. Active for over 30 years , it is one of the historic organizations dedicated to the transmission of circus arts in the Basel region.

The school welcomes several hundred participants each week, children, teenagers and adults, wishing to discover or deepen their knowledge of the different circus disciplines.

His educational project is based on a practice accessible to all , in which everyone can progress according to their own pace, abilities and desires.

The courses allow you to discover a wide variety of techniques: juggling , balancing , ground acrobatics , aerial acrobatics and different forms of artistic expression.

Learning circus disciplines is also used to develop coordination, body awareness, self-confidence, perseverance, and social skills.

The courses are taught by a team of qualified teachers and are aimed at both beginners and practitioners with prior experience.

Regular classes form the core of the school's activity. They are complemented by thematic workshops and courses during school holidays, allowing students to discover new techniques or devote more time to a particular discipline.

Zirkus Schule Basel also places great importance on creation and presentation in front of an audience .

Each year, students have the opportunity to participate in performances organized at the Gundeldinger Feld in order to share the learning achieved during the courses.

The Zirkus Rägeboge

One of the great features of the establishment is its children's and youth circus: the Zirkus Rägeboge .

Founded in 1994 by Lisa Geissbühler , this troupe provides a complementary pathway for students wishing to become more involved in a collective artistic adventure.

Zirkus Rägeboge hosts around thirty young artists who work together throughout the year to create a real circus show.

Participants can delve deeper into several disciplines and take part in building an artistic program around a common theme.

The work is therefore no longer limited to the individual learning of techniques: young people also discover the demands of a collective creation , rehearsals, stage presence and the encounter with the public.

Each spring, the Zirkus Rägeboge presents the result of this work in several performances.

The troupe thus allows motivated students to continue their progress in a more intensive setting while retaining the associative and collective spirit of the school.

A local dimension and a national network

The Zirkus Schule Basel also has an important local dimension .

Established in 2002 in the former industrial buildings of Gundeldinger Feld, it participates in the cultural life of this Basel district and helps to make circus arts accessible to a wide audience.

The association has also developed the Zirkus im Querfeld project, intended to strengthen its hosting, training and performance capabilities.

Zirkus Schule Basel is a member of the Swiss Federation of Circus Schools , which places it in the national network of structures dedicated to the amateur teaching of circus arts.

With its weekly classes, workshops, shows and youth circus, it constitutes a complete school , allowing both a first discovery of the circus and artistic practice followed over several years.