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AYCO Educators Conference Seattle

London’s Premier Youth Circus. Saturday 01/09/12. UK Youth Circus – a journey. AYCO Educators Conference Seattle 31 st August to 3 rd September 2012. UK YOUTH CIRCUS Reg Bolton 1945-2006 .

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AYCO Educators Conference Seattle

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  1. London’s Premier Youth Circus Saturday 01/09/12 UK Youth Circus – a journey AYCO Educators Conference Seattle 31st August to 3rd September 2012

  2. UK YOUTH CIRCUS Reg Bolton 1945-2006 CONSIDERED THE FOUNDING FATHER OF YOUTH CIRCUS IN THE UK, REG PIONEERED THE CONCEPT OF ‘NEW CIRCUS’ • 1970 DIRECTOR OF THE THEATRE WORKSHOP EDINBURGH • 1975SUITCASE CIRCUS IS BORNE • 1977 STUDIED AT L’ECOLE NATIONAL DU CIRQUE & 1ST EDINBURGH SUMMER SCHOOL • 1985 RELOCATED TO PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 2005 COMPLETED A PHD IN SOCIAL CIRCUS

  3. UK YOUTH CIRCUS ARTS COUNCIL ENGLANDAIRBORNE REPORT 2007 STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON UK YOUTH CIRCUS GROUPS • South East & South West up to 40 in each • North East less than 10 • All other regions between 10 & 20 • 250 Groups engage in circus activities • 100 Hobby Groups • 100 Youth Theatres • 50 dedicated Youth Circus Groups • 5000 members of Youth Circus Groups • 50,000 Engaging in Youth Circus activities in some way • 6 ACE Regularly Funded Organisations Albert & Friends Instant Circus Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 2012 A&FIC Young Performer

  4. UK YOUTH CIRCUS 1983-2012 1983 Albert & Friends Instant Circus, London -solely for 15 mnthsto 18 yrs) 1985 Belfast Community Circus, Nth Ireland - 8-18 yrs 1989 1986 No Fit State Circus, Cardiff -Youth Programme 2005 1989 The Circus Space, London - London Youth Circus 2005 11-25 yrs 1995Circomedia, Bristol - Youth Programme 1995Greentop, Sheffield - Sheffield Youth Circus 8-16 yrs Albert & Friends Instant Circus

  5. A L B E R T • 1983 Founded in the parks of West London dedicated solely to children and young people • 1986 Registered as a Voluntary Youth Organisation • 1997 Achieved Charitable Status • 2004 Hosted the first London International Youth Circus Festival • 2007 Achieved ACE Regularly Funded Organisation status • 2011 Achieved ACE National Portfolio Organisation status • 2011-2012 17,000 attendances in 25,000 hours of circus activities • 2012 A&FIC Team: 5 Full -Time, 3 Part-Time, 1 Fellow, 1 Internship, 1 EVS, Many Volunteers! Albert & Friends Instant Circus

  6. BELFAST COMMUNITY CIRCUS 1985Venue • 1985 DonalMcKendry & Mike Maloney founded BCC • 27 years teaching children & young people circus skills • Training school for professional teachers and performers • Agency for Professional Performers • Launched the Festival of Fools 2004 • 23 years of the Belfast Community Circus 8-18 years Belfast Community Circus

  7. Venue Cardiff, Wales • 1986 founded by 5 friends • UK’s largest leading contemporary circus • Offers training space for professional performers • 2005 Development of the Youth Programme No Fit State Circus

  8. THE CIRCUS SPACE, LONDON Professional TrainingVenue • Established by Jonathan Graham in 1989 • Offers BA HonsDegree Course • London Youth Circus 1995 for 11-21 yrs • Progressive Training for young people • Organises the National Youth Circus Event Albert & Friends Instant Circus

  9. Venue • Founded in 1995 in Sheffield • Professional & Accredited Training Courses for Adults • Sheffield Youth Circus 8-16 years • Introducing an Advanced Youth Circus Training Scheme 2012 • Agency for Performers • Circus North will enable Greentop to act as a hub for circus and associated arts in the north to develop educational and artistic quality

  10. Venue • Founded in 1995 by BimMason & Helen Crocker • Foundation Degree, BTEC, 1 Year Diploma & a 3Month Introductory Course • Professional development training • Workshops, children’s classes • Alively programme of shows • Abooking agency for circus and physical theatre acts • ‘City Circus’ a programme for 5-18 year olds held on Mondays after school leading to performances for friends and family at Christmas etc. Circomedia, Bristol

  11. Swansea, Wales • Founded 1991, it was the first integrated circus in the UK - Integration, inclusion and participation • Dynamic leaders included Pete Duncan & Phil Burton • Young People aged 11-19 yrs • A fully Integrated, empowering youth circus • One third of participants labelled with having a disability • With 40+ Volunteers, one of the biggest groups in Wales • First Youth Circus Festival 10th June 2012 • Circus Eruption • No Fit State • A&FIC • BBC Circus Eruption Project Participants Pete Duncan at LIYCF 2010

  12. Commercial based Youth Circus TRADITIONAL CIRCUS Venues WookeyHole Circus, founded by Gerry Cottle. Head Trainer, Willie Ramsay was a student of Reg Bolton and Aerial Trainer, Leslie Gardner taught at the Circus Space. The students attend weekly training sessions and perform every weekend in the Wookey Hole Circus Theatre space www.wookey.co.uk The Academy of Circus Arts Britain’s Leading Circus School, founded by Martin Burton, Zippo the Clown, the Academy of Circus Arts offers a full-time residential training course, performing most weekends at festivals in England between April and August www.zipposcircus.co.uk Wookey Hole Circus

  13. UK YOUTH CIRCUS NETWORK Founded on World Circus Day 16th April 2011 34 UK Youth Circus Member Organisations Constituted on 8th May 2012 Mission Statement To enhance the development of youth circus by building strong links between the Youth Circus Sector in the UK, creating open, transparent and meaningful dialogue. UKYN aims to support young people to realise their aims and objectives for youth circus in the UK through a UKYCN Youth Forum First UKYCN Festival 12-15th February 2012 90 Participants & 18 Youth Circus Groups in attendance First meeting of the UKYCN Youth Forum First UK Youth Circus Network Festival 2012

  14. A&FIC YOUTH CIRCUS ADVOCACY 1983-2012 • Founder member of National Association of Youth Circus (NAYC) • Founder member of the Circus Development Agency • Host and sending organisation for European Youth Circus Exchanges, Training and Networking Projects • Founders and hosts of the London International Youth Circus Festival • ACE RFO status significant for A&FIC but also for UK Youth Circus • Cited as a model o good practice by ACE • Committee Member of the National Youth Circus Event • Host of first N.I.C.E. (5th) in London • Members of the Management & Artistic Committee of EYCO • Facilitating the creation of the UK Youth Circus Network 16thApril 2011 • and the National Youth Circus Forum 2012 • Co-Producer of the first UK Youth Circus Network Festival 2012 • Host of the first European Youth Circus Training Camp, Edinburgh 2012 Surry Arts Learning Project 2012 Albert & Friends Instant Circus

  15. London International Youth Circus Participants’ Comments “Thank you for a great week! We enjoyed our stay here, and we will always remember you and this wonderful Festival kiitos!” Love Circus Helsinki Participants (Finland) “Thank you for a fantastic week.” Participant (Lithuania) “Thank you so much for this opportunity! It has been so wonderful and amazing! Hope to stay in touch- you’re very inspiring.” Participant (Australia) “London has left everyone inspired. So a big thank you for that!” Leader (Wales) “Thanks for making another successful Festival happen and giving us an opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills.” (A&FIC, London) Spaghetti Circus, Australia

  16. Tutor & Funder Feedback I was very impressed by the standard of the performances I saw, and the tremendous discipline that lay behind them. I is clear that the young people involved are focused and very determined as well as talented. My favourite moment was observing a member of Albert & Friends Instant Circus, the dance troupe and Spaghetti Circus walk down the corridor together in easy conversation as if they had known each other all their lives.” Arts Council England, Director, Theatre It’s a journey that I’d stopped traveling on until this week, it’s been great but now I’m back on the path I have a long way to go! WMUM 2009 Friendly people willing to share, and with great commitment. A social circus who aims to include everybody Circus Eruption Festival 2012 Albert & Friends Instant Circus

  17. UK Youth Circus Reports commissioned by Arts Council Englandwww.artscouncilengland.co.uk Strategy Report on Circus Felicity Hall 2002 Health Check David Micklem 2006 Development of Youth Circus in the UK Emma 2007 Airborne Leila Jancovich 2007 (YPPT Project 2006-2009) Albert & Friends Instant Circus, England Urban Circus

  18. UK YOUTH CIRCUS USEFUL CONTACTS • contact.ukyouthcircusnetwork@gmail.com • www.circusarts.org.uk • www.regbolton.org • www.artscouncil.org.uk • www.albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk • www.nofitstate.com • www.thecircusspace.co.uk • www.greentop.org • www.circomedia.com • www.wookey.co.uk • www,academycircusarts.co.uk • outreach@circuseruption.co.uk Arlekin, Lithuania

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