Schools in Europe

From dedicated fire spinning studios to century-old circus academies, Europe has a rich network of schools where you can learn flow arts. Here is an overview by country.

United Kingdom

• National Centre for Circus Arts — London. The UK's leading circus school. Degree programmes, evening classes, and a monthly juggling club.
• Perfect Circle Poi — London (Camden & Brixton). Dedicated poi school since 2005. Beginner to advanced fire poi courses.
• Circus Wunderbar — Nottingham. Poi, staff, fire hoop, juggling lessons from beginner to advanced.
• Kent Fire Spinners — Kent. Twice-monthly fire spinning practice. Open to all levels.
• Bring The Fire Project — Liverpool. Fire performance training and community workshops.
• Joyous Flow Arts — Burgess Hill. Weekly poi, hoop, juggling, staff classes.
• Cloud Aerial Arts — Manchester. Poi, staff, aerial hoop, silks, trapeze.
• Think Circus — Edinburgh. Social circus with free drop-in sessions. Juggling, hoop, poi, acrobatics.
• Aerial Edge — Glasgow. Circus school since 2007 with a 1-year professional development course.
• Circusful — Belfast. Northern Ireland's leading circus arts organisation since 1999.

Ireland

• Galway Community Circus — Galway. Youth and adult circus programmes.
• FirePoise — Dublin & Northern Ireland. Ireland's premier fire performance group with regular poi and fire classes.

Netherlands

• Flow Arts Netherlands (FAN) — Amsterdam. The Netherlands' dedicated flow arts school. Poi, staff, hoop, fire.
• Dam Hoops — Amsterdam. Hoop dance classes.
• HappyHooping — Amsterdam. Hoop workshops and events.
• Circus Diedom — Utrecht. Youth circus school.

Belgium

• ESAC — Brussels. Higher education circus arts school (Ecole Superieure des Arts du Cirque).
• Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles — Brussels. Oldest circus school in Brussels (since 1981). 1,000+ students per week. Juggling, diabolo, trapeze, silks.
• Kandila Dance — Ghent. Dance and flow arts.

Germany

• FlowArts e.V. — Berlin. Non-commercial collective of flow and fire artists. Community jams, workshops, and the annual Ostflimmern convention.
• Flow of Fire — Berlin. Poi workshops, staff workshops, fire safety training, Body & Mind Flow.
• Katapult Berlin — Berlin. Open training and workshops for circus arts.
• FlowSchule — Braunschweig. Flow arts workshops for all ages combining dance, juggling, and fire.
• Jonglierkurs.de — Munich. Juggling courses and workshops.
• CAIA Academy — Steyerberg. Hoop dance school, hosts the German Hoop Convention.
• Dunya Kuhn Hoopschule — Berlin. Dedicated hula hoop school.

France

• Academie Fratellini — Saint-Denis (Paris). One of Europe's most prestigious circus schools.
• Compagnie Libellune — Alsace. Professional fire arts company with year-round courses.
• Fusion Arts — Sommieres. Fire dance retreat led by ex-Cirque du Soleil coach. Poi, staff, choreography.
• Ecole de Cirque de Bordeaux — Bordeaux. Founded 1981, under a big top. FEDEC member.
• Centre des Arts du Cirque Balthazar — Montpellier. Recognised by French Ministry of Culture. Professional training centre.
• Hoopera — Paris. Online and in-person hoop dance courses and masterclasses.

Spain

• Escuela de Circo Carampa — Madrid. Professional circus school.
• Rogelio Rivel Circus School — Barcelona. Only vocational circus school in Catalonia. 4-year professional programme. FEDEC member.
• La Central del Circ — Barcelona. 3,000+ sqm facility open daily for professional training.

Italy

• FLIC Scuola di Circo — Turin. First professional contemporary circus school in Italy (2002). 2,500 sqm, 9 training rooms. FEDEC member.
• Fondazione Cirko Vertigo — Turin. Circus arts foundation with professional training.
• Scuola Romana di Circo — Rome. Circus school with juggling and aerial programmes.
• Accademia d'Arte Circense — Verona. 5-year boarding school programme since 1988.

Portugal

• Chapito — Lisbon. Iconic circus school and cultural centre.
• Salto Circus School — Maia (Porto). First professional circus school in Portugal.
• Erva Daninha — Porto. Contemporary circus company with training programmes.

Austria

• Zirkusakademie Wien — Vienna. Regular circus courses including juggling, aerials, acrobatics.
• Circus KAOS — Vienna. Circus arts school.
• MOTA — Salzburg. Movement and circus training.

Switzerland

• Zirkusquartier Zurich — Zurich. 35+ courses, 300 participants weekly. All ages from 2.5+.
• Zirkusschule Basel — Basel. Acrobatics, aerial, juggling for children and adults.

Czech Republic

• Cirqueon — Prague. Umbrella for contemporary circus in Czech Republic. 3 training halls, 500+ students.
• Pyroterra Lighttoys — Prague. LED prop manufacturer that also offers workshops and performances.

Scandinavia

• Cirkus Cirkor — Stockholm, Sweden. Contemporary circus company with youth programmes.
• DYNAMO Workspace — Odense, Denmark. Free drop-in Circus Playground. Masterclasses and open training.
• CCCC Copenhagen — Copenhagen, Denmark. Contemporary circus centre.
• Circus Helsinki — Helsinki, Finland. 1,000+ students weekly. Open Sunday training for adults.
• Sirkus Magenta — Helsinki, Finland. Social circus with 50+ weekly groups.

Hungary

• BCDC Circus College — Budapest. Higher education in circus arts with BA programmes. Unique in Central Europe.

Greece

• Circus Dayz — Athens. Circus school since 2006. Acrobatics, parkour, juggling.
• Fundastick — Athens. Flow arts and circus training.

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