Juggling and circus schools

Piste d'Azur – Centre Régional des Arts du Cirque PACA , located in La Roquette-sur-Siagne near Cannes , is a leading center dedicated to learning, creating, and passing on the circus arts. The center welcomes nearly 400 amateur participants, from ages 2 to 65, through weekly classes and workshops in a variety of disciplines such as acrobatics, juggling, balancing, unicycling, trampoline, and aerial arts. Piste d'Azur is also a professional training center , preparing students for higher education and careers as circus artists. Finally, the school develops arts education projects, hosts artists in residence, and organizes the annual La Piste au Soleil festival.

Pitreries – Circus School is a long-established association in Solliès-Pont, in the Var region of France , founded in 1997 by former circus artist Patricia "Patou" Reynier-Peugniez. For nearly 30 years, she developed a circus arts program accessible to everyone, from children to adults, focusing on acrobatics, juggling, object balancing, and aerial disciplines. Accredited by the French Federation of Circus Schools, Pitreries also distinguished itself through its work with schools and individuals with motor or cognitive disabilities. Following the center's closure in 2026 due to financial reasons, the association is currently exploring the possibility of reopening its amateur program in September 2026.

Planet'Circus – Villeneuve-Loubet Circus School is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 and located at the Villeneuve-Loubet Sports Park in the Alpes-Maritimes region. Accredited for "Amateur Practice" by the French Federation of Circus Schools (FFEC), it welcomes children from age 3, teenagers, and adults. Its curriculum allows students to discover or refine their skills in the main circus disciplines: juggling, acrobatics, object balancing, unicycle, partner acrobatics, and aerial disciplines such as silks, trapeze, hoop, straps, and rope. The school also offers holiday workshops, school programs, advanced training courses, and a troupe for its most dedicated students.

Planète Cirque is a recreational circus school founded in 2012 in Chalon-sur-Saône , Saône-et-Loire. Affiliated with the Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France (Scouts and Guides of France) and accredited by the Fédération Française des Écoles de Cirque (French Federation of Circus Schools), it welcomes participants of all ages with an approach that combines circus skills training, creativity, and community education. Juggling, object balancing, acrobatics, partner acrobatics, trapeze, aerial silks, Chinese pole, theatre, and stage performance are among the disciplines taught. The school also organizes workshops, holiday programs, and circus camps. With its equipment, truck, and traveling big top, Planète Cirque develops projects in various locations throughout the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, promoting the values of solidarity, autonomy, co-education, and environmental responsibility.

Rue du Cirque is a circus school and artistic creation space located at 5 Quai des Mégisseries in Saint-Junien, Haute-Vienne . Open to circus arts and the performing arts in general, the space welcomes both children wishing to discover circus practices and professional artists coming to work on their creations.

Throughout the school year, the school offers regular introductory and advanced circus arts classes . Workshops are organized by age group and led by professionals. Learning is progressive, taking into account each individual's abilities, in a fun, creative, dynamic, and non-competitive atmosphere. The goal is to acquire circus techniques while also developing coordination, balance, motor skills, self-confidence, creativity, and the joy of performing together.

Children can thus discover different circus disciplines and progress throughout the year. For the 2026-2027 season, Rue du Cirque welcomes a new teacher, Eloïse , who succeeds Alex. Specializing in aerial disciplines , her arrival allows the school to develop this aspect of its teaching with the opening of a new course entirely dedicated to aerial practices .

Regular classes are available for children aged 3 to 12 , with different time slots adapted to their age. The school also organizes circus workshops during school holidays , allowing children and teenagers to practice more intensively, discover new disciplines, and deepen their knowledge of those they already know.

But Rue du Cirque isn't just about teaching. Located at 5 Quai des Mégisseries, it's also conceived as an open space for artistic creation and exchange , centered around circus arts, dance, theatre, and live performance in general. The organization aims to foster collaborative projects and initiatives based on the interests and availability of those who bring the space to life.

Rue du Cirque notably develops a significant artistic residency program . Established and emerging artists and companies can come to work on projects in a wide range of disciplines: circus, theatre, dance, music, visual arts, set design , and more. Depending on the project's needs, the organization can provide its workshop, circus hall, and/or performance space . These residencies are open to professional artists from all geographical backgrounds.

As a circus school, practice space, creative space and venue for artists , Rue du Cirque contributes to the development of circus arts and live performance in Saint-Junien and Haute-Vienne , creating bridges between amateur learning, artistic practice and professional creation.