Trapeze workshop
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| Date: | Su 17.11.2024 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Location: | Trainingshalle |
| Price: | Normalpreis: CHF 75.- (Kultur-)Legi: CHF 60.- |
| Duration: | 3 hours |
| Age: | From 14 years |
| Level: | For all levels |
Zirkusquartier Zurich
Space for contemporary circus
The Zirkusquartier is Zurich’s production, performance, training, and learning center for contemporary circus and the home of the Zirkus Chnopf.
With its diverse program of shows, workshops, and courses, Zirkusquartier invites visitors of all ages to explore the many facets of circus and get involved themselves. It also offers a wide range of opportunities and resources for professional circus artists.
The Zirkusquartier is a vibrant meeting place for children, teenagers, and adults; for professionals and hobbyists; for visitors and circus artists; and, above all, for the local community. It offers a welcoming space to learn, train, perform, and connect.
Founded in 2016 by Zirkus Chnopf, the Zirkusquartier continues to serve as the company’s creative home, where new productions are developed and rehearsed.
10 Years of Zirkusquartier
We’re celebrating our anniversary—with shows, DJs, and a festive circus night full of surprises!
The Zirkusquartier was established in 2016 as the winter home of the Zirkus Chnopf, and over the past 10 years it has evolved into a centre for contemporary circus with a wide range of offerings.
Let’s celebrate at the Nuit du Cirque! There will be two circus shows, drinks from the bar, and wraps from Zirkus Chnopf. On Saturday night, DJ sets ranging from baile to techno will make the Güterbahnhof shake, and circus surprises—from burlesque to clownesque, from spectacular to sentimental—will make the night shine.
Celebrate the past 10 years with us—let’s raise a glass and hit the dance floor together!
Shows
Circus moments: from large circus festivals to small tryouts, you can experience a variety of shows in the Zirkusquartier.
Workshops
Our regular workshops with renowned Artists offer the perfect opportunity to get to know different circus disciplines.
Courses
Learn a wide variety of acrobatic disciplines in our weekly courses or come along to our open training sessions!
Past dates:
Trapeze Workshop
In this workshop we will focus on the trapeze technique. We will learn tricks, alone and in pairs, create small sequences and play with them creatively in short improvisations. Whether it’s your first time in the air or you have previous experience, there are different levels to nibble on. Get to know your body in connection with the scope offered by the trapeze and explore the airy intermediate dimension thanks to gravity and lightness.
Please bring to the workshop:
- Training clothes
- long pants
- Long sleeve shirt
Valea Völcker
Valea Völcker is a freelance artist working in the fields of dance, theater and circus. She studied physical theatre at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Ticino and then specialized in contemporary dance in Portugal. From an early age, she got to know the various circus disciplines in the children’s and youth circus and eventually specialized in the trapeze.
She has already brought several of her own pieces to the stage and works with dance and theater companies in Switzerland and abroad. She currently lives in Zurich and works as a circus teacher at various circus schools in addition to her performances. Trapeze is an ideal way for her to teach fun, training and creativity, which is why she developed the workshop format that is now taking place for the first time at Zirkusquartier.
General information
- Registration by link, e-mail or telephone is binding.
- The course fee must be paid by invoice, which you will receive from us by e-mail.
- If registration is withdrawn up to 10 days before the workshop, 50% of the course fee will be charged. In the event of later withdrawal, the full costs are to be borne by the participant.
- The right to participate in the booked workshop is personal and non-transferable. Lessons not attended do not entitle the participant to a reduction in course fees, unless the workshop is explicitly advertised as modular.
- Insurance is the responsibility of the participants. An emergency contact must be given when registering.
- If there are not enough participants, the workshop cannot usually take place. The registered participants will be informed by e-mail about a possible cancellation.
- Participants must adhere to the house rules of the Zirkusquartier. The instructions of the staff must be followed.