Courses

Circus starter

With Luisa Schmitz & Matteo Masserini

Aug. 18-25 to Feb. 2 26
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
Location Training hall
Age 4-6 years
Level All Levels
Normal price 532.00 CHF
Legi/Cultural Legi 380.00 CHF
Course-free Dates:
  • 01.09.2025 (Festival ZirQus)
  • 15.09.2025 (Knabenschiessen)
  • 06.10.2025 (Fall vacation)
  • 13.10.2025 (Fall vacation)
  • 22.12.2025 (Christmas vacation)
  • 29.12.2025 (Christmas vacation)
Conditions of participation

This course is aimed at pre-school children aged 4-6 years and is the follow-up course to the “Zirkuszwergli” course. It is not necessary to attend the preliminary course to participate.

We playfully develop strength, coordination and flexibility and practise the basic acrobatic figures on the floor – rolls, wheels, headstands and handstands. During the course, we get to know the various circus disciplines and try them out together.

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. Turntäppeli 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 wurde 1993 in Zürich (CH) geboren. Sie studierte an der Fontys Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten in Tilburg (NL), wo sie 2016 den Bachelor in Tanz und Choreografie absolvierte.
Seitdem hat sie sich in Akrobatik, Handstand und Clownerie weitergebildet.
Nebst ihrer Arbeit als Choreografin und Performerin, unterrichtet Luisa eine Vielzahl an Kindern und Erwachsenen (Tanz und Akrobatik), unterstützt Kreationen als dramaturgisches Outside Eye und kuratiert das Format Circ-Exchange für das Zirkusquartier Zürich. Sie ist ausserdem Teil der Kompanie Bill and Fred Productions, ein rein weibliches Clown-Akrobatik-Duo mit dem sie durch ganz Europa tourt.

Matteo Masserini

Matteo liebt es, Neues zu entdecken. Seine Neugier führte ihn im Sommer 2023 nach Freiburg im Breisgau (D), wo er am Jojo-Zentrum die Fortbildung zum Zirkuspädagogen absolvierte. Dort entfachte sich seine Leidenschaft für den ästhetischen Raum: Wie können wir mit unseren Körpern in Beziehung zu Raum und Zeit Geschichten erzählen, die berühren?
Zuvor war Matteo bereits mehrfacher Schweizer Juniorenmeister im Volleyball, studierte Volkswirtschaftslehre – und engagierte sich als Aktivist für eine schönere Welt.

PriceLesson of 60 minutesEntire session (19 lessons)
Normal price: 28.00 CHF 532.00 CHF
Legi/cultural legi of the parents: 20.00 CHF 380.00 CHF

Individual lessons cannot be booked. Entry during the current session is possible at any time if capacity is available. The price will be adjusted accordingly.

Course information:

General

  • The course takes place once a week (except during school vacations and public holidays)
  • Course duration: 60 minutes
  • Start: August 18, 25 (from the end of the 2025 school summer vacation)
  • End: February 2, 26 (until the start of the 2026 school sports vacations), 19 lessons in total

Trial lessons

  • Please book online.
  • The first lesson from the date of booking is always a trial lesson and costs CHF 20.
  • A final decision on the booking can then be made: The registration or deregistration for the entire course session must reach us by e-mail (kontakt@zirkusquartier.ch) three days after the trial lesson.
  • If you book and confirm the appointment, the trial lesson will be charged even if you do not attend.

Discounts

  • Legi & Kulturlegi
  • For children’s courses we also accept parents’ Legi and Kulturlegi.
  • We offer a CHF 5 discount per lesson on the second course booked.

Access

  • It is always possible to join the course during the current session if capacity is available.
  • Simply book online, the first lesson is a trial lesson.
  • You will only be charged from the definitive start date after the trial lesson.

Child protection

  • Zirkusquartier is a member of Versa, the association for the prevention of sexual exploitation of children in sport.