Zippos Circus

Our Academy doesn't have a building! Our circus tent is the classroom, rehearsal and performance area. We travel around England from May until October, training and performing at festivals and galas.

Students will be performing from the very first show of the season - no waiting! - alongside the teachers who are professional circus artistes. When the Academy moves each week, students learn how the tent is assembled, how to rig a trapeze or tight-wire, and how to make it safe. Students devise their own acts, improvise and experiment to learn presentation and build a relationship with an audience.

You do not need to have any circus or performing skills to join the course. Since 1992 we have had successful students aged from 18 years upwards, now performing in circus and related arts throughout the world.