News

18.12.23

Bridging Borders, Cultures, and Hearts through Youth Circus Exchanges

As part of our youth circus programme, we offer our members the opportunity to take part in national and international youth exchanges. In 2023, we participated in 5 youth exchanges both in Ireland and internationally.

05.10.23

Summer Circus partnership with New Horizon Athlone

We had a great time in August hosting circus workshops with Direct Provision and refugee youth in Athlone!

05.10.23

Galway Community Circus delivering first full module at University of Galway

Galway Community Circus is so excited to be co-delivering our very first full 12-week module at the University of Galway for the Designing Futures programme, an initiative developed to help students succeed in life and the future world of work.

28.09.23

Meet our new 2023-2024 European Solidarity Corps Volunteers

Our new European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteers joined us in Galway earlier this month. We’re so excited to welcome Sophie, Justin, Clemence and Gabriella, who we know will be an amazing part of our Galway Community Circus team.

17.07.23

Get to know our ESC Volunteers: Vanja

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 Vanja from Serbia.

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

Supporting the Development of Circus in Education

Since November 2022, Galway Community Circus has been a company in residence at University of Galway via the Arts Council's Young People, Children and Education Residency Scheme, and will continue the residency until the end of 2024.

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.