GREENWICH CIRCUS FESTIVAL 2018 - An Annual London Celebration of ALL THINGS CIRCUS!
Dates: Sat 15th - Sun 16th December 2018Day Programme: 12pm-6pm / Evening Programme 7pm- lateLocation: AirCraft Circus Academy, Greenwich
The iconic Greenwich Circus Festival is back and it’s going to be even more spectacular this year to round off a year long celebration of 250 years of circus in the UK. Celebrate the history of circus in the UK by learning a new skill, having fun and being blown away by jaw-dropping contemporary circus shows!
Established in 2011, Greenwich Circus Festival is the capital’s annual festival of contemporary circus taking place at London’s oldest and leading independent circus school, AirCraft Circus Academy in Greenwich.
The festival is split into two parts:- A Day Programme includes circus workshops for adults and youths, face-painting, games, and multiple circus shows to suit all ages (3 shows in total).- An Evening Programme presents two major circus shows including a brand new production of ‘The Greatest Circus Show’ created to mark the 250th anniversary of circus in the UK. The evening finishes off with live music and a great party.
A separate ticket is needed for day and evening program.Please see the exact programme below:
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---------------------------------DAY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS---------------------------------1130am doors open // workshops // games // 3x circus shows // licensed bar
★★★ CIRCUS WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES ★★★12pm - 2pmHave you ever wanted to try a circus discipline? Here is your chance! For two hours you can take part in circus workshops covering:- Flying Trapeze and Static Trapeze (youth*, adults*)- Acrobalance and Juggling (youth*, adults*)
Perfect for a circus day out with friends and family or as a taster before committing to a course of circus classes. All workshops are included in the daytime ticket but you need to book your space separately AFTER you book your daytime ticket.
NOTE: Workshops subject to availability - book IN ADVANCE to avoid disappointment!
★★★ CIRCUS SHOWS ★★★3.00pm - YOUTH CIRCUS SHOWAirCraft Circus Academy Tots (4-6yrs), Circus Ninjas (7-12yrs) and Circus Teens (13-17yrs) kick off proceedings with individual mini shows at 3pm, 3.10pm, 3.30pm respectively. You are sure to be blown away by what these youngsters can do! A great starter before main shows begin.
4.00pm - SUBMERSIONSee the world of circus and theatre come together for a very recent pirate-themed show developed for Totally Thames Festival in September 2018 and performed live at one of the most iconic locations in Greenwich, the Old Royal Naval College. We will be take you back in time to 1709, when a Londoner’s common pastime was to watch a good execution, especially a pirate one. The Admiralty crew will set the scene by performing contemporary circus acts including acrobalance duet, aerial silks and aerial hoop. This will be followed by a pirate execution where the pirate (an amazing escapologist Dave Diamond) is lowered upside down into a tank of water, shackled and padlocked and has just a nail file to pick the locks and to free himself in a re-enactment of Houdini’s water torture cell escape.
5.00PM - CIRCUS ALL SORTS CABARETThey say a variety is the spice of life… enjoy our feature show with multiple circus acts delivered by a fine selection of performers from the AirCraft Circus Academy family. You will see a mixture of professional London circus artists, AirCraft Circus Academy adult students that have just completed our Act Creation course supervised by AirCraft Circus Academy Director and Choreographer Lucy Francis (and become real stars!) as well as amazing students from Temple Cloud Circus School in Bristol. A fantastic finale to end the day program!
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---------------------------------------EVENING SESSION HIGHLIGHTS---------------------------------------7pm doors open // 2x full length circus shows // licensed bar // live band // after party
★★★ CIRCUS SHOW PROGRAMME ★★★7.30pm - ALUMNI-ANTI CABARETAirCraft Circus Academy has had the privilege of having hundreds of circus artists study with us full-time since opening our doors in 2008. Our students have gone on to glittering professional careers with top circus companies or continued their studies at some of the most prestigious circus institutions in the world. We have invited ‘the best of the best’ from our professional courses (the most advanced courses we have available) to come back for this year’s Greenwich Circus Festival to astound you and set the bar high for the rest of the evening.
8.30pm - THE GREATEST CIRCUS SHOWEnjoy the headline circus show of the evening, a brand new production created and staged by Lucy Francis, AirCraft Circus Academy Director and Choreographer, to mark the 250th anniversary of circus in the UK.You’ve all seen the hit movie ‘The Greatest Showman’, now you will have a chance to see the real circus show. Come and celebrate the best of contemporary circus with hair-raising tricks and beautiful acrobatics in the air.A video trailer is available to watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Cl9mv1bts
9.30pm - PARTY & LIVE MUSIC SETS FROM DNACelebrate the night with live music from DNA - Digital Noise Analog, drinks from the bar and plenty of opportunities to talk and meet the "crème de la crème" of London’s circus industry including performers, AirCraft Circus Academy’s teachers, staff and students.
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This is the FIRST Greenwich Circus Festival in our new building here onsite at Thames-Side Studios. Come help us celebrate the end of an epic year and launch into 2019 full of circus excitement!
We have a licensed bar open 'til midnight with pumping music and dancing to the end. Pop on down and treat yourself, it's Christmas!
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: https://aircraftcircus.com/products/greenwich-circus-festival
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TICKET PRICES
Day Tickets:
Adult Day Ticket £14Youth Day Ticket (3-16yrs) £12Infants (under 3yrs) FREEFamily** Day Ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £46.80Concessions*** Day Ticket*** £12.60
Evening Tickets:
Adult Evening Ticket £19.50Youth Evening Ticket (3-16yrs) £9.50Infants (under 3yrs) FREEConcessions*** Evening Ticket £17.55
*Daytime workshops: youth ages 5-11yrs, adult 12+yrs.
**There are no concessions available on family tickets as these are already discounted.
***Qualifying concessions are as follows: NUS, JSA, OPA, Military ID, Emergency Services ID (including Fire, Police and NHS), Greenwich One Card and South London Club.
Alumni Only tickets are available with promo code from reception. Alumni tickets are for graduates of the AirCraft Circus Academy Foundation or Intermediate full-time Courses in Circus Arts ONLY. We will be checking individual eligibility, to request a code please email: [email protected]
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: https://aircraftcircus.com/products/greenwich-circus-festival
www.greenwichcircusfestival.org
AirCraft Circus AcademyThames-Side StudiosUnit 7a Mellish Industrial EstateHarrington WayWoolwichLondonSE18 5NR
-----------------------------------------------------Questions? Read our Greenwich Circus Festival FAQ on the website, contact us on: [email protected] or call 020 8317 8401