Your April Cork Circus Guide by Circus Factory Cork is here!
Celebrate World Circus Day with our Brand New Spring Term, workshops with Lily & Janick, and Bring your Grown Up to Circus is back for this years Cork Lifelong Learning Festival.
What you’ll find in this guide:
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Circus in Cork in April
Adult Workshops
Adult Spring Term
Our brand new adult spring term starts on the 13th of April. You can book the full course now!
Acrobatic Contact Improv with Luc O’Rourke
April 12th | 3PM – 6PM
Come explore the seamless and spontaneous integration acrobatic tricks & transitions into improvised dance, physical theatre and performance!
‘Stacked’ Creative Partner Acrobatics Workshop
April 18th – 19th | 2PM – 6PM
Join us on World Circus Day for a workshop in Creative Partner Acrobatics with Lily & Janick (Lily Schlinker & Janick Kremer) at Circus Factory Cork!
In this workshop, Lily and Janick will share their methods on creating movement material, based on the interplay of weight-sharing, the use of different grips, carrying techniques and improvisation.
This workshop is for those with some partner acrobatics experience and is ideal to do as a pair. If you don’t have a partner, you can be teamed with someone on the day.
AcroYoga Monthly Jam
April 26th | 5PM – 7PM
Looking for a space to grow your Acroyoga practice while connecting with others? Our Guided Acroyoga Jam blends the best of both worlds – a bit of structure to help you develop your skills, and plenty of time to explore, play, and practice.
For Youth
Spring Youth Term
Our brand new youth term starts the 13th and 25th of April. You can book the full course now!
For Families
Lifelong Learning Festival
April 26th
1PM – 2PM | 2.30PM – 3.30PM
Min Age 5+ | No Upper Age Limit
We’re inviting the kids of Cork to bring their grown-ups to the circus. This once-off workshop is designed for kids and their grown ups to try hula hooping, juggling, acrobatics and tightwire. This event is suitable for kids aged 5+ with no upper age limit!
Circus Events in Cork
Outreach programmes: Circus Factory Coaches will be visiting various Direct Provision centres to give Circus Skills Workshops during the Easter Break. This April we are working with ExtraOrdinary Bodies in hosting lectures around inclusivity in the arts on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of April.
Circus Around Ireland
Devour The Night
Londis Mc Crann’s Cleveragh, Sligo
Sat April 4th | 9PM – 11PM
Ages: 18+
Tickets: €24.57
Tom Duffy’s Circus
Newtownards April 1st – 12th
Brunswick Moviebowl April 15th – 26th
Letterkenny – Kiltoy Roundabout April 29th – May 4th
Daredevil Circus
Knocknaganny, Sligo | Thurs April 2nd 6.30PM
Letterkenny | Fri April 10th 6.30PM
Circus Gerbola
Maynooth: Wed 1st – Mon 6th April
Balbriggan: Wed 8th – Sun 12th April
Drogheda: Wed 15th – Sun 19th
Circus Coming in May
Aerial & Circus Masterclass Series
May 3rd & May 10th | 11AM – 4PM both days
Circus Explored in Bantry
May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th | 4.30PM – 5.45PM
Flying Pole & WhirlPole Taster Workshop
May 10th 5PM – 7PM
Playful Hula Hoop Juggling Workshop
May 17th | 1.30PM – 5PM
March Circus Highlights
Cover Photo Details:
Photo by David Hegarty
Artist: Moss Russell
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