Courses

Circus acro for children of different ages

With Luisa Schmitz, Aniko Serfözö & Franziska Obrist

August 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:15
Location Training hall & mirror room
Age 4 – 10 years
Level All Levels
Normal price 700.00 CHF
Legi/Cultural Legi 500.00 CHF
Course-free Dates:
  • 01.09.2026 (Festival ZirQus)
  • 06.10.2026 (Fall vacation)
  • 13.10.2026 (Fall vacation)
  • 22.12.2026 (Christmas vacation)
  • 29.12.2026 (Christmas vacation)
Application for waiting list

For new bookers, the first lesson of the fall session is the trial lesson. Please book online, then a final decision can be made about the booking .

This course is aimed at children aged 4-10 years and is a new form of teaching that the Zirkusquartier would like to promote: 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 movement art!

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.

Aniko Serfözö

Aniko ist in eine Künstlerfamilie hineingeboren. Ihr Entschluss, Zirkusartistin zu werden, wurde durch den erstmaligen Besuch des Circus Conelli in ihrer frühen Kindheit motiviert. Mit Ehrgeiz und Disziplin verfolgte sie ihren Weg über den Kinderzirkus und die Kunst- und Sportschule bis hin zur staatlichen Artistenschule Berlin. Seit dem Abschluss im Jahr 2009 hat sie sich erfolgreich als multidisziplinäre Zirkuskünstlerin etabliert. Zwischen den einzelnen Engagements hat sie in einer Vielzahl von Bereichen den Nachwuchs sowie Erwachsene in den unterschiedlichen Zirkusdisziplinen unterrichtet und kann somit auf eine 16-jährige Unterrichtserfahrung zurückblicken.

Franziska Obrist

Franziska lives in Zurich and works in socioculture and as a circus and theater educator. She is constantly inspired by joint creative processes with different people. Franziska studied social work, attended Cirque Intense for a year and completed the Jojo circus pedagogy training course. Franziska is part of the management team at Fahr.werk.ö! and works in neighborhood work in Opfikon. In her free time, she trains at Zirkusquartier and enjoys being out in nature

Aniko Serfözö will be replaced by Franziska Obrist from June.

PriceLesson of 75 minutesSession (20 lessons)
Normal price:35.00 CHF 700.00 CHF
Legi/cultural legi of the parents:25.00 CHF500.00 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: 75 minutes
  • Start: August 18, 26 (from the end of summer vacation 2026)
  • End: February 2, 27 (until one week before the 2027 sports vacations), 20 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.

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.

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.

Child protection

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