Workshop Inclusive Circus Arts

Making circus more inclusive is a process that everyone can benefit from. At NICA (Network for Inclusive Circus Arts) from Halle (Saale), we are working to make circus arts more accessible. As a network, we are dedicated to developing and applying inclusive approaches to circus disciplines. Our work creates fundamental technical and pedagogical insights into the learning and teaching processes that make them accessible to a wide range of people (e.g. children, older people, and people with disabilities).

Ultimately, the multidisciplinary look at the interplay of art, play, fun, stories, entertainment, learning, movement, flow, togetherness, and a touch of magic can be enriching for anyone interested. Thus, there is great potential for therapeutic applications such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy.

Workshop content:
Centrally we will deal with the basics and insights of Functional Juggling. Part of this work is getting to know juggleboards as an independent juggling prop with its versatile possibilities. In addition, we want to take a new look at well-known circus disciplines with a view to accessibility. In addition to the workshops and presentations, we look forward to sharing ideas, visions, methods or current projects with you. For this we would like to invite you to the open evening program. Let's order pizza together and take advantage of the space and time.

Procedure Saturday:

• 10:00 Start
• 10:30 Functional Juggling
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Juggleboards
• 15:00 Poi
• 16:30 Conclusion
• 18:00 Pizza
• 19:00 open circus jam
• 23:00 End

Procedure Sunday:

• 10:00 Start
• 10:30 Functional Juggling & Juggleboards
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Balance
• 14:30 Flowersticks
• 15:30 Hula Hoop
• 16:30 Conclusion

Workshop design

Peter Huhndorf and Marc Bielert have been active in the circus world for years. They teach young and old, stand and stood on stages and share their interest in circus learning methodology and didactics.

Both are part of the international Functional Juggling community around QuatProps and the QuatProps Collective.

Tickets and prices:

We are at the beginning of a project that is close to our hearts because we believe in the value of this work. We want to share our ideas and visions with you and invite you to participate. To make our offers as accessible and solidary as possible, we have a flexible donation system. Here are a few suggestions for your orientation:

• 0 €:Don't let money be a barrier to participating.
• 1 - 100 €: Give yourself a discount and help us cover the cost.
• 100 - 180 €a normal price.
• 180+ €: Donate money so that we can continue this work and allow people with fewer financial resources to participate.

Registration:

Our spaces are limited by space and materials. We are happy about binding commitments and welcome timely cancellations for our planning. Of course you can also join only parts of the offer - please contact us with your requests.

Arrival:

The "Lernwerkstatt Erziehungswissenschaften" at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is part of the Francke Foundations in Halle. Enclosed is a short description of how to get there.