Youth Consultation Results Are Out!

All About You and What You Like

What language do you speak at home?

76 Responses:

• English 47%
• Polish 9%
• French 9%
• Irish 7%
• Turkish 5%
• Spanish 4%
• Catalan 4%
• Italian 4%
• Azerbaijani 3%
• Japanese 3%
• Dutch 3%
• Swedish 1%
• Filipino 1%

If a current member, what kept you in circus through your teenage years?

• The community of circus 52%
• Learning the various disciplines 37%
• The social aspect 11%

Would you be more likely to attend circus classes regularly if Galway Community Circus was delivering classes in your local area?

Yes 100%

What do you like about GCC? (Age 5-7 & Age 8-11)

• Fun 28%
• Friends 22%
• Learning to use circus props and skills 35%
• Games 15%

What don’t you like about GCC?

• Leaving 46%
• Not enough/long enough classes 39%
• Certain skills 15%

What do you want more of in your circus?

88 Responses:

• More electives 32% (Specific circus skill training based on the individual’s interest)
• Additional circus clubs, open workshops, training space, more/longer classes 23%
• More school engagement 9%
• More productions 9%
• Bigger performances 9%
• More social events 8%
• Get rid of insurance height restrictions 2%
• Social space 2%
• Community days 1%
• More youth-led projects 1%
• Nothing, it’s perfect 3%

What do we need to provide this?

• Space 31%
• Tutors 38%
• Practice 22%
• Equipment 5%
• Money 4%

What are the challenges to do this?

• Having enough space 15%
• Having enough equipment 46%
• Having enough tutors 23%
• Having enough participants 8%
• Having enough time 4%
• Having enough money 4%

Performance

(58 Responses)

You said you want more performances and film opportunities. We asked, ‘what is movie/performance?’ You said...

• Live audience 27%
• Making a movie 27%
• Special effects 27%
• Acting 19%

Circus in School

(27 Responses)

You said you think circus should be in school. How would you see circus being used in school?

• Physical education 74%
• Circus delivered through different languages 11%
• Circus with music 11%
• Circus with art 4%

Urban Circus

(41 Responses)

You said you want to do more Urban Circus.

We asked ‘What is Urban Circus?’ You said…

• Acrobatics 48%
• Parkour 30%
• Higher risk circus activities 22%

What would we need to do this?

• Specific circus equipment 24%
• Specific indoor and outdoor space 19%
• Tech to record the cool stuff we do 19%
• Safety equipment 19%
• Skilled tutors 15%
• Stunt doubles 4%

Get Involved

(29 Responses)

You said you would like to be more involved in the Circus outside of your classes through…

• Assisting in teaching and planning for younger member classes 28%
• Backstage ninjas for younger shows (learning set making, sound engineering, lighting design, etc.) 24%
• Drop-in training 24%
• Social space 10%
• Fundraising for your age group 7%
• Hosting youth exchanges 7%

Would you be more interested in developing circus techniques and performance skills (back flips, parkour, aerial hoop, hula hoop, trapeze, etc.) or circus production skills (set design, sound, light, makeup etc.)?

• Circus techniques and performance skills 53%
• Circus production skills 47%

Anything else you would like to say to the Circus?

• I want to get better at circus skills 47%
• I love circus 28%
• I want to join 25%

Feedback from Parents/Guardians

What benefits do you see in your child from attending circus classes?

• Happiness 34%
• Confidence 22%
• Physical development 16%
• More social skills 15%
• Better understanding of teamwork 13%

In your opinion, what does circus offer, that other activities do not?

• Non-competitive 15%
• Inclusion 12%
• A safe place 11%
• Creativity 11%
• Variety 11%
• Physicality 9%
• Uniqueness 8%
• Non-gendered 8%
• Youth autonomy 8%
• Diversity 7%