Circus Arts with Kingston School of Dance

Have you ever wanted to fly? Or run away and join the circus?

This six-week course will introduce students to the basics of working on the popular aerial silks. In the air, students will work through a series of progressive skills and exercises to lay the foundation for more advanced aerial work. Students with previous experience will have the opportunity to review material and learn new sequences and skills. On the ground, students will be given conditioning and flexibility exercises to prepare their bodies for work on the apparatus. Towards the end of the course, exercises emphasizing creativity and performance skills will be introduced.

Jane Kirby is a circus artist specializing in aerial arts. Her training includes work on silks, rope, trapeze, lyra, Spanish web, hammock and other apparatuses, as well as handstands, contortion and acrobatics.  Jane has performed solo, duo and ensemble acts for clients and events including Casino Nova Scotia, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Toronto Nuit Blanche, the Contemporary Circus Festival of Toronto, Halifax Nocturne and the Skeleton Park Arts Festival, among others. Jane is experienced teaching aerial, beginner acrobatics and flexibility classes, and has taken Introduction to Teaching Aerials, Foundation Level Trapeze and Fabric Teacher Trainings through the New England Centre for Circus Arts/Nimble Arts. Jane is particularly interested in multi-disciplinary collaborations and  contemporary forms of circus, and collaborates regularly with theatre artists, dancers, digital media artists and musicians.

To register or for more information, visit Kingston School of Dance, email ksd@kingstonschoolofdance.net, or call (343) 266-0009 ext. 3030.