Have you ever wanted to join the circus? If you live in the North East of England this is your big chance. The Five Ring Circus is a youth participation project which is focused on providing circus workshops for young people aged 12 to 19 and in developing young people as cultural practitioners and leaders.

Our regular youth circus clubs are based in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Stockton and South Tyneside, and are facilitated by Let’s Circus and their team of professional circus artists and tutors. At the clubs a variety of skills are taught. A few examples being trapeze and other aerial arts, juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, acrobatics and performance skills.

If you’re an adult wanting to do circus, try facebooking ‘Club Circus Central’

If you’re under 12, please email info@letscircus.com

In 2012 we will be launching our ‘Five Ring Circus Performance Troupe’ after a round of auditions. We’ll be looking to include gymnasts, dancers, traceurs, trampolinists, extreme sports artists and others with existing skills in non-circus areas. Stay tuned to this site for announcements, or contact info@letscircus.com

Circus classes attract lots of different types of people – so there is something there for everyone to enjoy. It provides a creative outlet for those who don’t like art (or do like art!), a physical activity for those who don’t like sport (or do like sport!) and a friendly, lively atmosphere which allows people to form a network of friends – beyond school and locality. Getting involved in circus opens up lots of great opportunities, but basically it is a fun thing to do in your free time. Once you learn a few circus skills, you will never get bored!

This website has loads of information in it and an invitation for young people to join in and the community to support them in this fantastic opportunity!