17.07.23
News
25.05.23
Get to know our ESC volunteers - Baran Y.
The European Solidarity Corps (often shortened to ESC) supports young people aged 18-30 to be full-time volunteers in many foreign countries. Thanks to Erasmus+ funding, Galway Community Circus has been hosting ESC volunteers since 2013. Learn about the ESC experience with GCC and get to know one of this year's ESC volunteers in this interview with Baran Y. from Turkey.
04.05.23
Arts Council YPCE Residency at University of Galway
Galway Community Circus is the company in residence at University of Galway from November 2022 - November 2023 as part of the Arts Council's Young People, Children and Education Residency Scheme.
04.05.23
Get to know our ESC volunteers - Viola F.
The European Solidarity Corps (often shortened to ESC) supports young people aged 18-30 to be full-time volunteers in many foreign countries. Thanks to Erasmus+ funding, Galway Community Circus has been hosting ESC volunteers since 2013. Learn about the ESC experience with GCC and get to know one of this year's ESC volunteers in this interview with Viola F. from Italy.
04.04.23
Circus Transformation Advanced
Circus Transformation (CTF) Advanced is a research project that works to develop, enhance and evaluate the Circus Transformation training programme for Social Circus teachers.
14.03.23
Get to know our ESC Volunteers - Gokce S.
The European Solidarity Corps (often shortened to ESC) supports young people aged 18-30 to be full-time volunteers in many foreign countries. Thanks to Erasmus+ funding, Galway Community Circus has been hosting ESC volunteers since 2013. Learn about the ESC experience with GCC and get to know one of this year's ESC volunteers in this interview with Gokce S. from Turkiye.
08.02.23
Meet our new 2022-2023 ESC volunteers!
Our new European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteers joined us in Galway in December 2022. Due to many trials and tribulations with visa issues, we started our European Solidarity programme later than usual. But we’re so excited to welcome this new group of young people who we know will be an amazing part of our Galway Community Circus team. We wanted to share a little bit about our new volunteers and help everyone get to know these wonderful new people living in Galway.
01.02.23
Achieving the Impossible: LifeLine Documentary
06.07.22
LifeLine: An interview with Ellis Grover and Grace Neville-Evans
One thing we love about funambulism is that the wire is an equal stage. Whether you’re a professional artist or you're just starting out, you go through the same emotional and mental journey when crossing a wire. It also has a beautiful way of connecting people. Ellis Grover, a professional artist from the UK who will perform at LifeLine, first learned to wirewalk from Ulla Hokkanen, Executive Creative Director at Galway Community Circus. Grace Neville-Evans, a professional artist also from the UK who is a member of BassAlto, learned to wirewalk from Ellis. We had a quick interview with Ellis and Grace to get their thoughts wirewalking and what inspires them about this beautiful art form.
06.07.22
LifeLine: An Interview with Musical Director Michael Chang
For circus spectacles, a lot of work goes on behind-the-scenes – from rigging to operations to music – it all plays an essential role in the experience. Our European Youth Ensemble will perform to original music composed by Michael Chang, an incredible Galway-based musician originally from Seattle, whose family have been involved with Galway Community Circus since his children were born. Audiences will also be treated to traditional Irish music performed live from world-class musicians based here in Galway during the spectacle. We had an interview with LifeLine Musical Director Michael Chang about his experience composing and organising music for the LifeLine highwire spectacle.
04.07.22
LifeLine: An interview with Artistic Director Ulla Hokkanen
Circus is an art form that brings people together from all walks of life, all around the world. The Lifeline highwire spectacle aims to embody that essence of circus, working with the international circus community to bring together performers from 15 countries aged 11-66 years from all walks of life with various experience on the wire. We had a quick interview with Ulla Hokkanen, Executive Creative Director for Galway Community Circus and Artistic Director for LifeLine, about the impact of this event and its importance in the international circus community.
20.06.22
Get to know our ESC Volunteers - Nastja
The European Solidarity Corps (often shortened to ESC) supports young people aged 18-30 to be full-time volunteers in many foreign countries. Thanks to Erasmus+ funding, Galway Community Circus has been hosting ESC volunteers since 2013. Learn about the ESC experience with GCC and get to know one of this year's ESC volunteers in this interview with Nastja from Slovenia.
09.06.22
Choose Galway Social Enterprise: Choose Galway Community Circus
Did you know that you or your child can take circus classes in Galway while at the same time helping and investing in your community? Galway Community Circus is a circus school but is also a social enterprise. We exist to not only bring the joy of circus to Galway, but to improve the lives of our local community. Galway Community Circus was created to meet the needs of our local youth by offering a non-competitive, physical and creative activity in a safe and welcoming space. Our philosophy is ‘circus for all’, and we use the circus arts to teach young people, including those who are disadvantaged, at-risk and vulnerable, the tools to develop self-confidence, resilience and social skills while tapping into strengths and hidden talents.
18.05.22
