CircusCape presents Fun Family Fridays, Payomet’s Circus Camp became an accredited summer camp last Super Saturdays, and more! year as a result of our high standards conforming to stringent The Art of Applying and state and local safety and operational requirements. Auditioning / Creating Our team of 5 professional Career Paths in Circus & instructors, lead by Marci Diamond, offers classes over Related Performing Arts 7-weeks for students, with Marci Diamond ages 7-14. Cost: $30 Every week will include aerial Fri 8/24 • 10-noon at Payomet Tent arts, acrobatics, juggling, mini-trampoline, physical comedy/ There are a wide range of career paths for the improv, puppeteering, object aspiring professional circus/performing artist, and manipulation, rope climbing and in this workshop, we will explore some possible physical training geared to the steps toward those dreams, as well as practical, interests and varying levels of individual students. effective approaches to applications and auditions. Applying and Auditioning for professional training programs (from short-term intensive workshops to 3 year professional training programs and universi- ty B.F.A. degrees) in circus and related performing arts, as well as for professional performance opportunities, can be a successful adventure of personal & professional growth, learning, and network-building. And it can be done with less stress than you may think! Come discuss tips for maximizing your opportunities while taking care of The core program runs yourself/your student/child. Practice your “asks and 4 days a week (Mon - Thurs) intros” with the director of the small youth circus from July 9 to August 23 at troupe, a professional circus performer and union the Payomet Tent. actor herself, who has mentored her own daughter • $300 Full Week (4 Full Days) along with many other students - and their parents 9:30am-3:00pm - through their early applications & auditions for Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs circus & related professional performance & train- • $200 Full Week (4 Half Days) ing programs, with many success stories (Ecole Marci 9:30am-12:00pm Cirque du Quebec, Circus Smirkus Tour, Pippin Diamond Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs National Tour, founding/performing with CirqueUs, • $190 Half Week (2 Full Days) etc). Open to Youth through age 22 with interest 9:30am-3:00pm Mon & Tues ONLY in professional performing training programs and/ payomet.org / 508-349-2929 Scholarships available or performing professionally AND/OR parent(s)/ Payomet Tent guardian(s). 29 Old Dewline Rd, Highlands Center, North Truro 8 Amazing learning Family Circus Workshop opportunities for Adults, with Marci Diamond Kids, Families, Duos, Fri. 7/13 • 10-11:30am at Payomet Tent and just about everyone, For families with children ages 6 to 12, the Family running throughout the Circus Workshop is for families who want to have summer of 2018. fun trying Circus and Aerial Arts together! This 90 All workshops $12 unless minute class is limited to 10 people, and offers a otherwise noted. fun, safe, family bonding experience through circus Call 508-349-2929 to arts. You’ll work together as a family in learning register. Spaces limited. and practicing basic skills in: acrobatics, including Rhythm, Space & weight sharing and simple human pyramid(s); Character juggling/object manipulation; and aerial arts like with guest artist Bronwyn Sims static trapeze! No prior circus, aerial or fitness Cost: $30 experience is required, though if you do have Fri. 8/17 • 10am-2:30pm at Payomet Tent some experience, and want to come play and In this workshop for all adults 18+, students will explore support other family members who haven’t had the fundamental building blocks of theatre through the that chance yet: please feel free to join us! At least Lecoq technique. We will work on rhythm and space, one adult is expected to participate per family unit. two fundamental aspects of the journey. We will play Limited to 10 people. games and find the jeu! ( play) in all aspects of what Adult Aerials “Taster” we create on stage. There will be time spent exploring the work of animals, colors, and elements used to Class create meaningful characters on stage. This work trains with Marci Diamond students to develop a heightened presence, a deep Fri. 7/13 • noon-1 at Payomet Tent awareness of the demands of the stage, and an ability For Adults 18+ who want to try silks and static to create new worlds onstage by connecting the body, trapeze. No experience is necessary, but you breath, and gaze. Please come prepared to move in Payomet should be able to comfortably support your own movement clothing. It is preferred to wear neutral based weight when holding a pull up bar (don’t worry if color clothing, preferably black, but grey and or blue is you can’t do pull-ups…yet!). And if you have done also acceptable (no logos or other colors please). www. aerials before, we will gear instruction to your level. bronwynsims.com. Minimum 5/maximum 15 partici- Limited to 8 people. CircusCape pants, for Adults 18+ 2 7 Aerial & Ground Parent & Child Partnering Partner Acro with Teddy & Eleanor with Edgar Ortiz Fri 8/3 • 10am-noon at Payomet Tent Fri. 7/20 • 10-10:45am at Payomet Tent Age: Adults and Teens 14+ Come learn different partner acrobatic poses while Prerequisites: 1+ pull up, ability to invert, also being your little ones new favorite jungle gym! knee hang. This interactive class will help you connect with Max enrollment: 12 your little one through balance and trust. This class In this 2-hour introduction course, you will learn the is great for parents and their children over 2 years fundamentals of circus partnering, weight sharing, of age. Please no more than 2 children per parent. and counter balance on the ground. Then we’ll take No experience necessary. it to the air and you’ll learn to fly with a friend on the trapeze and aerial hoop, also known as the Lyra. Partner Acro Conditioning Circuit Basic Mask Work with Edgar Ortiz with Aubrey Clinedinst Fri. 7/20 • 11-11:45am at Payomet Tent Sat. 8/4 Looking to get fit in a fun and exciting way? Grab a 10-11am: Part 1 for Adults AND workout buddy and use them to help get you fit and Adults with Kids 8+ active. Learn different partnering exercises that will 11-1pm: Part 2 for Adults only help you strengthen your core, better your balance 1st Part (1 hr): working on basic character creation and get a full body workout. Be comfortable doing using colors, animals, and letters; using the concept crunches, pushups and squats. of mask shot; and servant/master dynamics 2nd Part (2hrs): working more on specific Comme- Intro to Partner dia dell’Arte character types and creations, going through different body placements and motivations, Acrobatics basic lazzi and cannovacci (gags and scenes) With Edgar Ortiz Fri. 7/20 • 12-1pm at Payomet Tent Clown for Adults/Teens Come use balance and weight sharing to learn bas- with Aubrey Clinedinst ing, flying and spotting! This group class will allow Fri. 8/10 • 10am-noon at Payomet Tent you to learn different aspects of partner acrobatics’ For Teens and Adults 18+ most exciting and accessible poses! Show up with A companion class to the clown and comedy youth a friend, a partner or come solo! No experience at our circus camp are learning, but for their older necessary. siblings/adults and other adults in the community. Looking at basic principles of red nose clown with some fun exercises to reawaken a sense of play that leads to great innovations in all fields. Payomet CircusCape 6 3 Intro to Hat Manipulation with Trevor Pearson Fri. 7/27 • 1-2:20pm at Payomet Tent Learn foundational techniques for hat manipulation... great for use in dance, theater, magic, and more! As they can also be useful for costuming, warmth, and sun protection, hats are very practical and portable props for object manipulation, making them an easy thing to keep around for practice and casual play. Class will explore grips, body rolls, flips, flourishes, throws, and more. Purchase includes digital access to class notes and technique videos to help you retain and build on what you learn. Clean hats will be available for student use, but bring your own if you Hoop Manipulation Workshops want! open to age 9+ no experience necessary. with Alexandre Pich Juggling Friends & Family cost: $30 per workshop with Trevor Pearson Fri. 7/27 • 2:30-4pm at Payomet Tent Our special guest from France will teach the to improvise and progress independently. This class will explore the social side of juggling and accessible yet magical looking techniques Pich has been working on the exploration object manipulation through fun partner and group and motions that form the foundation of his of manipulation and movement of balls, activities. No prior juggling experience required. style of hoop manipulation. Graphic manip- hoops and batons for almost 20 years. He Great for friends, couples, families, multigenera- ulation is the art of drawing in space, with regularly teaches graphic manipulation tional bonding, and team-building. These exercises object and body, shapes, trajectories and with geometrical objects at all levels, from are also good for neurological stimulation and brain mechanisms. Participants will come to un- circus schools (Academie Fratellini, Paris) growth, stress relief, coordination building, and derstand antispin theory, which allows one to novice workshops around the world self-confidence. All materials will be provided. open to seek out the infinity of motions and com- (Japan, Mexico, Europe). Come learn from to age 8+ no prerequisites. binations of movements of spinning objects. a master! Everyone will be given the necessary tools Graphic Manipulation Puppets Play for Everyone with Aubrey Clinedinst with Hoops Sat.