National Centre for Circus Arts

• Eight shows across London and the UK performed by the hottest performers in UK circus arts
• Alumni become part of some of the worlds leading circus organisations, see them before anyone else
• The opportunity to see students in situ in the National Centre for Circus Art’s magnificent converted Victorian power station
• Immersive graduate show “Depart” premièring in an East End Cemetery to create a night of wonder
• Circus Fest (2 – 24 April) presenting biggest programme yet with shows featuring many National Centre students and alumni
• ON DEMAND, ONLINE: For those not able to get tickets (Grad show’s sell out very quickly) the event will be hosted on the National Centre Youtube channel from 23 March https://www.youtube.com/user/CircusSpaceLondon
• IMAGES: http://bit.ly/1iGGHa0

See circus in a cemetery or one of eight world premieres from the UK’s burgeoning contemporary circus scene this spring/summer. The National Centre for Circus Arts, one of the best circus schools in the world and the UK’s leading circus organization has announced where you can see its graduates and alumni with an extensive list of shows. The shows promise to be more than justspectacular performances, but an intimate encounter with the National Centre – the heart of the UK’s contemporary circus industry.

Kicking things off is the National Centre’s annual BA shows. Equivalent to the RA or St Martin’s degree shows, these sell out almost instantly and have developed a reputation for being the place to see the next big things in Circus. They present a rare opportunity to see students from the National Centre perform before they are snapped up by major international companies or form their own ones. See the National Centre for Circus Arts at the following shows:

• ‘Depart’ (BA Hons.& Postgraduate students) - (16 - 26 June) Haunting sights and sounds will seduce you down a path punctuated by unexpected encounters as you weave through the space between life and death in this East End cemetery… Led by Yaron Lifschitz with his internationally acclaimed company, Circa and with a creative team including the electronic musician Lapalux, this ethereal collaboration brings circus artists, choral singers, designers and musicians together for a summer night full of surprises. (www.nationalcircus.org.uk/depart)
• At The Edge… (BA Hons.& Postgraduate students) - (16 - 19 March) The National Centre’s hugely popular annual postgraduate shows performed in their magnificent converted power station (www.nationalcircus.org.uk/attheedge)

Other performances taking place over the summer featuring National Centre students and graduates include:

• WOLRD PREMIERE from Barely Methodical Troupe with “Kin” (20-24 April). The headliner ofCircusFest 2016 BMT, present their latest show following the tremendous success of their debut Bromance. This is the hottest young Circus company in the UK and it’s made up of National Centre for Circus Arts graduates. 
   
• Opening Act – Pop: A New Circus Concept: On top of what is expected to be a spellbinding new show, visitors attending “Kin” will be treated to a curtain-raiser from the National Centre for Circus Arts fusing music, narrative and circus
   
• Other shows at CircusFest 2016 that have the “National Centre for Circus Arts imprint” include Ringside (7-16 April) Created, directed and produced by Ellie DuBois, performed by Francesca Hyde; Lost in Translation, The Hogswallops 13 February - 9 July (touring); WireDo (CircusFest 15 - 16 Apr 2016) with graduate Hanna Moisala; and These Books Are Made for Walking: Bikes & Rabbits and Alice Allart (9 March - 2 April (touring)] with Graudate: Alice Allart
   
• Meanwhile, on the Suffolk coast, the Aldeburgh Festival will feature lluminations (10, 12 &13 June) devised and directed by former RSC movement director and regular National Centre for Circus Arts collaborator Struan Leslie https://tickets.aldeburgh.co.uk/Online/2016-festival-illuminations

For more information and to book tickets to show at the National Centre go to:http://bit.ly/1dx9XQQ

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National Centre for Circus Arts:
Head of Marketing & Communications
Philip Nichols
Philip@nationalcircus.org.uk
020 7613 8257

Communications Manager
Cathy Buckmaster
Cathy@nationalcircus.org.uk  
020 7613 8229

About the National Centre for Circus Arts
Opening in 1990 as “Circus Space”, The National Centre for Circus Arts is one of the best circus schools in the world and it is at the heart of a network of Circus organisations that are leading the renaissance of Circus in the UK. The organisation champions and supports excellence in Circus Arts in the UK and around the world. It is helping to change the perception of circus in the UK by providing an unparalleled launch-pad for present and future performers, with over 40 circus companies accessing studio time and funding through the National Centre for Circus Arts.