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Diploma courses
We offer a privately funded, unaccredited Diploma designed for you if you want to deepen your contemporary circus or physical theatre practice without needing a formal qualification.
STUDY IN A PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS ENVIROMENT: DEVELOP, INNOVATE, REFLECT, AND GROW.
You can build your own training pathway, choosing from intensive blocks that cover circus, physical theatre, movement, creativity, devising and performance opportunities in a range of settings.
Our Diploma is flexible, you can study for three months, create a full year of training, or return for further blocks as your practice develops. In the past, some students have trained with us for a single term, while others have continued for several years. This means you are able to work alongside this course.
What Will I Study? You can select up to one of each of the following segments per term:
Skills classes in aerial, acrobatics or juggling, depending on your selection.
classes in physical theatre and movement technique.
Support and mentoring to make a complete circus act or show according to a specific brief.
For beginners and emerging artists:
If you’re new to circus or performance and want to train in a specific discipline, build strong foundational technique, or start creating work ready for the professional sector, we’re here to guide you.
For professionals, alumni and experienced practitioners:
If you’re an established artist wanting to deepen your skills, develop a new piece of work, or prepare for a funding bid, you can join us for tailored training and one-to-one mentorship with our expert teaching team. Training can take place on site or remotely through regular online sessions.
Email admissions@circomedia.com to explore whether a three-month, one-year, or extended Diploma pathway is the right next step for your practice.
Applying and Getting Started
You can apply directly through us at Circomedia by clicking the button below. Please complete this application form and our admissions team will get back to you.
Diploma Application Form
Costs of the Diploma vary according to your engagement. Signing up for longer periods or more blocks will grant you a saving, but you can sign up to all sections of our Diploma separately.
BY TERM: Cost for one x three-month term of all three blocks costs £3,195, or each block can be purchased individually for £1,200.
BY YEAR: A full year with us (3 x 3 months) of all three blocks will cost £9,120, or each year block can be purchased individually for £3,500.
All combinations guarantee you immersion in our friendly and creative community and grant you access to our bespoke circus studios, and to our expert staff who can train you, guide you, and support you in your future engagement with the circus sector.
Please get in touch to discuss your individual needs, we are flexible and keen to hear your plans.
Our teaching team is made up of industry professionals, including performers from Gandini Juggling and a Cirque du Soleil artist ensuring you learn from experts with real-world experience.
We also have established theatre/ circus makers with their own companies, experts in movement direction and sport therapy.
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