Cirk Hes offers a wide range of aerial circus classes in Helston, for children, teenagers and adults from complete beginners through to experienced students.

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Our aerial training includes aerial silks, aerial hoop, static and swinging trapeze, rope or corde lisse, spanish web, hammock, cloud swing, aerial rigging safety, harness work and wall-based aerial skills.

 

Classes are taught in a supportive, inclusive environment and can be adapted for different ages, abilities and access needs, whether you want to try aerial circus for the first time, or for fun, build confidence and fitness, develop performance skills or progress towards more advanced circus training.

Cirk Hes hosts open circus masterclasses in Helston, Cornwall, giving students, coaches and circus practitioners the chance to learn from experienced visiting artists and specialist tutors.

 

Our next masterclass takes place on 13 December, when Harry and Kirsty from Farm Yard Circus will lead a Partner Acro masterclass and workshop exploring hand-to-hand, dance acro, group acrobatics, creative transitions and dynamic partner work.

 

Full-time acrobats for more than 12 years, Harry and Kirsty trained at Circomedia in Bristol and Pitch Catch Circus in the USA, and have performed and taught internationally across more than 12 countries.

 

As founders of companies including Akimbo and Farm Yard Circus, they bring a playful, highly creative approach to acrobatics, combining strong technique with storytelling, physical comedy and inventive movement.

 

Cirk Hes masterclasses are designed to broaden skills, introduce new approaches and connect Cornwall-based participants with leading circus practitioners from across the UK and beyond.

Cirk Hes offers a broad range of ground-based circus classes in Helston, Cornwall, for children, teenagers and adults of different ages and abilities.

 

Training includes trampolining, parkour, acrobatics, acrobalance, tightwire, juggling, equilibristics, hula hoop, poi, staff and other flow skills, rola bola, and handstands on the floor or canes.

 

Our warm, light and airy year-round training space has a ceiling height of approximately 6.5 to 8.2 metres, giving plenty of room for dynamic movement and progression.

 

For higher-risk skills, participants train with appropriate safety lines, twisting belts, acrobatic lunge belts and safety matting, allowing them to build technique, confidence, coordination, balance, strength and performance skills in a supportive and well-equipped circus environment.

Cirk Hes offers open circus training in Helston, Cornwall, for experienced students, emerging artists and professional circus performers who want dedicated time and space to develop their practice independently.

 

Our open training sessions provide access to a well-equipped circus facility for aerial, acrobatic and ground-based skills, including specialist rigging, safety matting and training equipment.

 

Whether you are maintaining technique, developing new material, preparing for performance or continuing your professional circus training, our open training sessions offer a supportive, flexible environment in which to train alongside other circus practitioners.

When funding allows, Cirk Hes delivers specialist accessible and inclusive circus workshops in Cornwall for participants, coaches and creative-industry professionals.

 

Our work has included training with Head Over Wheels, a leading national aerial dance company, which developed our staff’s understanding of accessible aerial practice, informed our work with disabled participants and contributed to the development of our Quirky Circus Christmas Rock Show.

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We have also hosted a free British Sign Language workshop led by Ethel Darling of The Lonely Clown Club for circus and theatre tutors, coaches and people working in production and performance, exploring BSL both as a way to communicate with Deaf and BSL-using participants and as a practical communication tool in noisy training, rehearsal and performance environments.

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Workshops like this form part of our continuing commitment to making circus training, coaching, production and performance more accessible and inclusive.

Cirk Hes offers inclusive circus classes for SEND and neurodivergent children, teenagers and adults in Helston, Cornwall, with sessions designed to support different communication styles, sensory needs, confidence levels and ways of learning.

 

Our specialist provision includes Circo Neuro for neurodivergent children, Quirky Circus for disabled adults, Sensory Sundays, bespoke SEND sessions and individualised EOTAS/EHCP support, alongside opportunities to progress into wider classes, performance, volunteering and training where appropriate.

 

Activities can include aerial and ground-based circus skills, movement, balance, acrobatics and creative play, with experienced staff adapting teaching, equipment and the environment so participants can take part safely, build confidence and develop skills at their own pace.

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Contact Ross our SEND/Accessibility Lead HERE in the first instance.

Cirk Hes offers a varied programme of circus classes for children and young people in Helston, Cornwall, including after-school sessions, home education classes, teen-only training and Saturday morning circus classes.

 

Young people can explore a wide range of aerial and ground-based circus skills, including silks, trapeze, hoop, acrobatics, trampolining, parkour, juggling, balance and performance skills, in a supportive and inclusive environment.

 

Sessions are designed to build confidence, coordination, creativity, resilience and teamwork, with clear opportunities for progression into youth circus, performance, volunteering, advanced training and pre-professional pathways for those who want to take their circus skills further.