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Circus Central is launched!

By Let's Circus | Published: March 15, 2011

March 4th, 2011

Newcastle Youth Circus members At last we have officially launched the Circus Central project in Christchurch, Shieldfield, Newcastle. The launch event which brought together a wide cross-section of the regional arts sector, the NE circus community, representatives of the Diocese of Newcastle, young people from the local youth circus clubs and political dignitaries. Leader of Newcastle City Council, David Faulkner expressed strong support for the project, its vision and the plans of the North East Circus Development Trust.

The building conversion is anticipated for 2012/13, whilst at present we are running sessions in two of the spaces – the school hall and church hall. When completed, Circus Central will be one of the largest circus facilities in the UK.

For full plans of the project check out www.circuscentral.co.uk

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The Kenya Project

By Let's Circus | Published: January 27, 2011

Circus Cabarets for Circus Outreach in Kenya

Since 2008, Let’s Circus has been working hard at supporting Circus Outreach in Kenya. As part of this, very year we visit Australia, we gather a collection of International artists and host ‘The Backyard Cabaret’. It is a celebration of all of the things we enjoy – quality circus and variety performances and a community of individuals coming together to celebrate, share, connect and empower. This year we raised $4000 (£2500) which will fund a 12 month programme of circus outreach into schools and programs across Nairobi through the Sarakasi Trust. This follows on from 12 months of outreach work that reached 1500 young people and employed a team of professional acrobatic trainers and youth workers funded by last years Cabaret.

It is of great importance to keep these funds flowing, as without them, this project will not continue. We are thoroughly thankful to the artists who’ve supported the scheme by donating time and energy to the cause – Orkestra del Sol, Aladair Taylor, Anonymi, Mungbean, Dreamstate Circus, The Hectic Brothers, Joe Baxter and Flame Oz.

You can donate to the project year-round and we’re really happy to hear of initiatives that can help support the project’s continuity. Maybe you, your club, your crew or your family can be part of this in your own way. Here are some suggestions:

Kenyan kids

Buy a weekly drink for an acrobat,

Save all of your small coins for a year,

Put on a show in your garden,

Donate the fee from a particular gig or job,

Or pass the hat around the office for a good cause.

It all helps make a real difference to the lives of many young people in Kenya. All money donated goes to pay the Sarakasi teachers who deliver the workshops.

Please get in touch if you want supporting information to help your event.

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Summer 2010

By Jaiji | Published: August 3, 2010

Tall Ships Event

Street Theatre Crews Harlepool’s Tall Ships event in August 2010, saw the debut of all local Street Theatre crews made up of young people. Let’s Circus was commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council to train the young people over a three month period and lead them in their performances as the only Street Theatre for the event. The young people came from Hartlepool Sixth Form College and East Durham and Houghall Community College and received great support from their staff. The Young people had a very professional attitude in their performances and were enjoyed by thousands of visitors each days. Some said it was the best experience of their lives!

Since the Tall Ships event some participants have continued to perform regularly with Let’s Circus at regional events. Including Durham Street’s of Play and other Hartlepool Events. Two were invited to go with Albert and Friends Instant Circus to perform in a series of parades in Rome, Frascatti and London – an amazing opportunity which they both grabbed and enjoyed!

North East Circus Development Trust (NECDT)

Let’s Circus have been integral in establishing and launching the North East Circus Development Trust – a registered charity with a strong board of individuals dedicated to bringing positive opportunities of circus to the North East of England including a permanent circus building project, called Circus Central. More information can be found about their projects on the Five Ring Circus website.

Five Ring Circus

Five youth circuses across five local authority areas in the North East. The project has now gone live and Summer 2010 will see events taking place in North Tyneside, Stockton, Newcastle, South Tyneside and Durham local authority areas. If you’re a young person in one of these areas then get in touch.

Check out all of the details on www.fiveringcircus.net.

Summer Events

Unlike ever before, we’ve got the busiest summer we could hope for. We’ll be taking more circus to more people in a greater number of places. We’ve got some fantastic international acts involved with our projects this year, with artists from Kenya, China, Australia, Japan, Tanzania, Italy and more.

What’s On

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