Circus Skills Workshops For Corporate Events, Schools, Youth Groups, Fetes & Festivals

circus-workshop.co.uk
A Solo Circus Project

Purveyors of fine

Circus Skills Workshops aka Juggling Workshops

Mark Russell (aka Solo Circus)

Tel. 01684 586288 or 07785 394964

juggle@circus-workshop.co.uk

Welcome to circus-workshop.co.uk, the perfect place to find out about and book a circus skills workshop for any type of event.

Over the past fifteen years or so I have provided circus skills workshops and juggling workshops for many different clients holding very different types of events including: festivals (various types), fetes, carnivals, private parties, school fun days, corporate events, play schemes, scout/guide camps and more. I am equally at home teaching children or working as a corporate entertainer.

Circus skills workshops are both educational and fun and can bring together people of different ages with different backgrounds and varied skill levels. I can cater for absolute begginers to advanced jugglers who wish to enhance their skills.

What do you teach?

Skills taught in my circus skills workshops are: Ball, scarve, Club and Ring Juggling, Devil Sticks, Hula Hoop, Diabolo, Plate Spinning, Object Balancing (on hand, chin, nose and head), Hat Manipulation,Yo-Yo, Cigar Boxes, Wire Walking or Tight Rope, Stiltwalking and Unicycling/pedal-go. I also often include various strange and wonderful bicycles.

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A circus skills workshop can be organised in a way that is best suited to your event. For example, a school or corporate event may wish to have a structured circus skills workshop spending allocated time working on particular circus skills and swapping around spending say 30 minutes on each skill. A festival or fete would usually opt for something far less structured and and would rather we ran a drop in style circus skills workshop where people come and go as they please trying what they want, when they want. Drop in workshops are a good attraction for these kind of events and are always very popular. For drop in workshops I always mark an area out with stakes and rope or bunting, this keeps the circus skills workshop contained in one area for safety and to stop equipment being spread from here to eternity!

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What ever your event, I can adapt what I do to fit you needs in a fully interactive and enthusiastic style.

Examples of circus workshops:

1: Two hours total, split into four half hour sessions of four different skills, for example ball juggling, diabolo, plate spinning and tight rope. This is very popular with schools and corporate customers as a team building exercise or just a bit of fun.
For information on team building / corporate click here.
For Infomation on circus skills in schools click here.

2: The same as above but with an extra session on the end to include more skills and the chance for participants to have a go at what they wish.

3: A one to two hour session concentrating on just one skill.

4: Drop in style. Have a go at the lot, as and when you please, suitable for fetes and festivals.

5: Multiple day courses. These tend to be more structured and could end in a performance performed by you!

6: Bespoke circus workshops. You have an idea and I work with it.

For circus workshops in an organised/controlled environment (not drop in festival style)I always give a detailed and fun demonstration of all the skills being taught as well as on going tuition throughout the session.

Your event could be complemented by having a juggling show or even some stilt walkers. I can supply it all as either a solo or double act. If your event is a biggie we could supply more circus skills instructors or performers.

Circus Workshop prices.

It is impossible to have a price list as every circus skills workshop has different dynamics from length of workshop to distance travelled to facilitate the circus workshop. However, when working schools the price per head works out at approximately £2.50. This is based on a local school (within one hours drive) and 4 X one hour sessions each with 30 different participants in each.
Please note: This price is an example of circus workshops previously provided, it is not a guaranteed price.

Who are You, and how do I get hold of You?

Circus-workshop.co.uk is run by Me, Mark Russell AKA Solo Circus I have been teaching circus skills and performing them for over fifteen years. I live in Worcestershire and travel nationally and internationally to perform and teach others my skills. I am an Equity member and have Public liability insurance to the value of £10m. I also hold an enhanced CRB certificate.
Depending on your needs/budget, I come as a solo circus skills instructor or I can supply as many people as you need.

I pride myself on the fact that I always dress up for the occassion, whether it be nice and colourful for a fete or wearing something smart for a corporate event.

What do people say?

I organised a circus workshop in January 2008 for 200 HBOS delegates with eight circus skills instructors and this is what was said:

Would like to say that Thursday went very well indeed. I have received much praise for the day and the afternoon especially so I would like to pass those on to you.
The guys you sent to Harewood were really friendly and put everyone at ease with their intros and humour.
Have to say when they got changed into their fancy shirts really transformed them, they looked FAB and added a bit of fun to it!!!

Donna Green (HBOS)

In March 2008 I ran a circus workshop for a church group in Nottinghamshire and this is what they said:

Hello Mark, Thank you so much for a super afternoon last Saturday. I saw many of the people who took part in the first session at church yesterday and they all said how much they had enjoyed it. One in particular said that she couldn't remember laughing so much for a long time. One complaint! Most of us have aching knees and backs of thighs from all the bending down - but I dare say we'll soon recover. Many thanks for so much fun.  

Barbara Wilson

May 2008, three days of circus skills workshops in a school in Buckinghamshire, this is the feedback:

Dear Mark, I would like to thank you for coming in school during our health week. After speaking to many children and watching several classes, all children thoroughly enjoyed the circus sessions - so did the adults!!
I hope you had as much fun as we did!

Lyndsey Davies

contact details are as follows:

Mark Russell (aka Solo Circus)

Tel. 01684 586288 or 07785 394964

Email. juggle@circus-workshop.co.uk

Team Building / corporate Information

Information for schools

For more information on Solo Circus please go to www.solocircus.co.uk