Circus acro for children of mixed ages (4-10 years)

This course is aimed at children aged 4-10 years and is a new form of teaching that aims to promote Zirkusquartier: 20 children of different ages are accompanied by two trainers on their joint journey of discovery through the various circus disciplines. The younger children benefit from the experience and strength of the older ones and the older ones improve their own skills by helping the younger ones. No one will be excluded from a higher level because of their age and no one will be stopped in their development. The group starts together, then continues to work at different levels and comes back together to exchange ideas and finish. Many exciting acrobatic forms are only possible with small and larger people. For example, a pyramid requires small, light but also larger, stronger children. In this way, the different ages complement each other and can achieve more together than in age-segregated classes.

• The little ones benefit from the big ones.
• The older children help the younger ones and learn to be considerate.
• There is no obvious competition.
• The entire acrobatic repertoire is available at all times.
• The promotion of high-performing participants takes place almost automatically.
• The community among the participants is strengthened.

We playfully develop strength, coordination and flexibility and practise the basic acrobatic figures on the floor – rolls, wheels, headstands and handstands. The joy of movement and creativity in doing things together are just as important as the precise teaching of the basics. The children refine their self-awareness and strengthen their self-confidence: the best preparation for any further art of movement!

Clothing: Comfortable sportswear. Gym shoes or barefoot. In the winter months we recommend long training clothes for before and after the course. Children with long hair should have a hair tie with them.

Luisa Schmitz

Luisa Schmitz was born in Zurich and works as a dancer, choreographer, coach and dance teacher. She completed her bachelor’s degree in stage dance and choreography at the Fontys Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten in Tilburg (NL). For the last two years, she has been on the road with the Chnopf circus as an artist and has been teaching circus and movement to children and young people ever since. She teaches children the art of circus in an encouraging and motivating way. When she’s not teaching, she tours Europe with her own clown duo or walks her dog through the forests of Zurich.

Amine Yacoubi

Amine Yacoubi graduated from the Circus Arts Academy of the Tunisian National Theater and was a member of the Tunisian national karate team. He has won championships in karate artistique (karate forms) in Tunisia, Switzerland and also at European level. He has also been world champion in this discipline several times. He has had various engagements with French and Tunisian circuses and theaters – including the Schauspielhaus Zurich. He also gained experience in teaching acrobatics at Circus Robinson, among others.

General information

• Online booking open from January 27 at 10 am.
• Course information: The course takes place once a week (except during school vacations and public holidays) and lasts 75 minutes.
• Start of the course: February 25 (from the end of the 2025 sports vacations)
• Course duration: 18 lessons until July 8 (until the start of summer vacation 2025)
• Kursfreie Daten Dienstag: 
  • April 22 & 29 (spring break)
• Entry: It is always possible to join the course during the current session if there is free capacity. Just book online.
• First time bookings: The first From the booking date, the first lesson is always a trial lesson and costs CHF 20. Then you can make a decision about continuation. Registration or de-registration for the whole session must be confirmed by email within three days of the trial lesson. (kontakt@zirkusquartier.ch) After that, the course is booked.
• Trial lesson: See new visitors section.
• Individual lessons cannot be booked, only the whole session from the start date. The invoice will be adjusted accordingly.
• Discounts: LEGI & KULTURLEGI. We also accept LEGI and KULTURLEGI from parents for children’s courses. We give a 5 franc discount per lesson on the second course booked.
• Course confirmations will be sent on request.
• Zirkusquartier is a member of Versa, the association for the prevention of sexual exploitation of children in sport.