Circus Factory Residency Programme 2021 – Where Are They Now?
24 January 2022
With the applications closing for the Factory Days and Factory Bites residency programme, we got in touch with some of last year’s recipients to find out how the residency programme at Circus Factory Cork helped them develop as an artist. Applications close January 27th at 5.30 pm. 2021 Residency Programme Recipients Natasha Bourke – Interdisciplinary
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Try Something New in Early 2022: Circus Introduction Classes
18 January 2022
Have you been dreaming of flying high with aerial silks? Or maybe you want to test your focus and balance walking the tight wire? Maybe, just maybe you want to spin in circles in the Cyr Wheel? You can try all that and more with single session circus introduction classes. Each week we will feature
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Circus Factory Residency Programme 2022 – Applications now open
14 December 2021
Deadline for applications: Thursday 27th January 5.30pm 2022 Open / Download guidelines (including link for application form) as .pdf here Circus Factory are delighted to offer a total of 9 circus arts residency opportunities through an open call as part of our professional development programme 2022 – supported by Arts Council Ireland In 2022 we
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Paid Research and Development Opportunity for Circus Artists – Applications are now open!
7 December 2021
Circus Factory is delighted to be in a position to invite 6 professional circus performers to spend a week investigating the storyline of the 4 lovers in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. During a research and development week to be held at the Firkin Crane, through working in solos, dous, and ensemble R&D, we will
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Circus Factory is Hiring!
1 November 2021
Circus Factory is an organisation dedicated to elevating Ireland’s Circus Arts to ambitious new heights through innovation and creativity. We are excited to be expanding our team with two new positions for January 2022 in the roles of Youth and Social Circus Coordinator, and of Communications and Marketing Coordinator. The two positions may be combined
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Circus in the Community
9 July 2021
Our youth and social outreach team has had a super active month of July, delivering a variety of projects across several communities and age groups. Supported by Health Action Zone, Cork City Partnership, Youth Work Ireland and the Traveller Visibility Group they will deliver 12 workshops in three weeks. It has been an incredible opportunity
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Funding News!
2 July 2021
Some great news to close the week on. Circus Factory are delighted to be awarded funding support from the Arts Council Ireland Capacity Building Support Scheme Round 1 2021 helping us to grow our organisational reach through support in reporting, evaluation, marketing and fundraising strategies, sowing the seeds for some exciting future plans ahead.
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A home grown Factory Days recipient!
30 June 2021
Kate Mitchell is one of our homegrown Circus Factory artists! Kate began attending classes in 2014 and is now an emerging professional artist and youth tutor at Circus Factory. Kate is using her Factory Days residency to work with a variety of artists to prepare for an upcoming project at the Everyman Theatre and realise
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Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Ideas Academy
29 June 2021
We are absolutely thrilled to be selected for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Ideas Academy Summer 2021 where we will be exploring the use of circus skills as an educational and social inclusion mechanism to engage with children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. Study sessions are already in swing, with our Managing Director Louisa Sloan
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Aduantas Aerial at the Marina Market Cork
28 June 2021
Date: 28 June 2021 It was such a thrill to see our Factory Days residency awardees, @aduantas_aerial perform at the Marina Market Cork on Saturday to a real live audience. Thank you so much to Kate, Laura and Pierce from Aduantas Aerial, all the team at the Marina Market and to Arts Council Ireland for
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