Planning your first foray into the circus world? Join Movement X, the unique preparatory circus program at Norway’s Fjordane Folkehøgskule which helps young adult artists find their footing. Here are the essential details of the school and its approach to New Circus.

In the middle of municipal Stad, Norway, within walking distance of Nordfjordeid’s Nordfjord Opera House is a one-of-a-kind school where young adults from different lines and passions convene on a shared path of self-discovery. The Fjordane Folkehøgskule equips its students to work together, learn something new about themselves, and attain personal milestones through a year-long track that will set them up to reach their next goalpost, whether it is attending a world-renowned circus school or simply feeling comfortable in their own skin. A Scandinavian folk high school, Fjordane Folkehøgskule divides its programs into lines of focus as diverse as musical theater, equestrianism, and search-and-rescue training with the Red Cross—all of which come together in communal spaces and adventures around Norway and the continent of Europe. And let’s not forget about its circus line! ...