The Actors Gymnasium

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Kids Classes

Summer Intensive

Youth Circus Program

Programs

Kids Classes

All ages. All levels. No experience necessary. Classes start at $495 for the full semester. Tuition is automatically prorated when you sign up, and payment plans are available for everyone. Financial aid and payment plans are available! NEW First Flight classes! Have you ever wanted to try circus? Now’s your chance! The first week of every month, we are offering taster classes for only $15. This class will give you a taste of what to expect from our Circus Arts classes with foundations in our warm ups, tumbling, ground skills, and aerial skills.

Summer Intensive

Our Intensive programs are an opportunity to work with amazing faculty and committed peers who motivate you to push yourself physically and creatively, while devising original work. Summer Intensive offers a mix of conditioning and instruction while working with a cross section of Chicago’s leading circus, dance, and physical theatre instructors to expand what you’re capable of. Through this and collaborations with your fellow students, you begin the creative process of choreographing a circus movement piece to call your own. While you build your strength and endurance with a community of like-minded artists, the intensive format gives you the tools to become independent creators of exciting new physical work.

Youth Circus Program

For 5th graders and older, this program includes high-quality training in drama, dance, aerial, and circus arts. Each Youth Circus culminates in a fully-produced show and is one of our most popular ticketed events of the year. No experience necessary to join! Learn the essentials for putting on a show! We aim to treat every youth circus show at the same level as any professional show we produce. This pre-professional educational experience will give the cast insight into what goes into putting on a show in the professional world: professional designers, dance & circus choreographers, and directors with years of experience to guide each student's performance to their best!

About The Actors Gymnasium

Founded in 1995, the Actors Gymnasium is one of the nation's premier circus and performing arts training centers. Known for its original and daring circus-theatre productions, Actors Gym teaches thousands of students and welcomes tens of thousands of spectators annually

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