Circus Training in Australia

If you’re a lady looking to do circus in a women’s circus, it seems Australia is the place!

As well as us based in Melbourne, there’s Vulcana in Brisbane, Queensland, Ruby Bloomer’s Women’s Circus in Katoomba and Circus Wow in Bulli, New South Wales.

Or if you’re just looking to do circus, there’s heaps around…

Melbourne, VIC

Circus Oz : performances and circus classes for adults, teenagers and kids, and holiday training programs.
Westside Circus : performances and circus classes for adults, teenagers and kids, and holiday training programs.
P.O.W. (Performing Older Women) : performances and circus classes for women over 40.
N.I.C.A. (National Institute of Circus Arts) : performance, undergraduate and postgraduate study, and short courses.
Lana Schwarcz : Hula hoop classes

Brisbane, QLD

Circa : performances and circus classes for adults, teenagers and kids, and holiday training programs.
Vulcana : performances and circus classes for women.
Flipside : performances and circus classes for kids and teenagers, 4 - 18 yrs.

Sunshine Coast, QLD

ET Circus : regular circus classes for children and teenagers, and one-off workshops for adults.

Sydney, NSW

Playspace : performances and classes in clowning for adults.
Circus Unique : small performances and classes for children.
Aerialize : aerials classes for adults and children
Yes Circus : a newly formed circus that does performances

Albury-Wodonga, NSW

Flying Fruit Fly Circus : performances and circus classes for children 4 - 15 years.
Fruit Bats (information under “Outreach” on Fruit Fly website) : performances, and circus classes for adults over 40.

Wedderburn, NSW

Circus Solarus : performances and circus classes for children and adults.

Mullumbimby, NSW

Spaghetti Circus : performances and circus classes for children, teenagers and adults.

Blue Mountains, NSW

Ruby Bloomers Women’s Circus : performances and circus classes for women in Katoomba
Circo Blurto : performances and circus classes for young people

Bulli, NSW

Circus WOW : performances and circus classes for women

Canberra, ACT

Warehouse Circus : performances and circus classes for 8 - 25 years.

Adelaide, SA

Cirkidz : performances and circus classes for children and teenagers.

Ulverstone, TAS

Slipstream Circus : performances and circus classes for 5 years olds - adults.

Perth, WA

Total Theatre : physical theatre and some circus classes for children, teenagers and adults.

Fremantle, WA

WA Circus School/Bizircus : performances and circus classes for children, teenagers and adults.

Margaret River, WA

Lunar Circus : performances and circus classes for children and adults.

A list of Australian youth circus groups from ACAPTA.

Circus Festivals

West Australian Circus Festival : Feb 1 - 3, 2006, Margaret River WA

Tasmanian Circus Festival : 2008

If a circus school is missing from this list or if any information above is incorrect, please let us know .