Youth Circus
Youth Circus
Youth Circus is our membership-based circus arts education programme for children and young people ages 5-24. Classes begin in September.
Option A: Individual Once-off Donations
Tumbler €50 (Could pay for juggling equipment for 5 children)
Thank you for helping us keep all the balls in the air! You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. As a thank you will also receive a GCC T-Shirt.
Hooper €125 (Could pay for a acro mat to help keep our kids safe)
Thank you for bending over backwards for us, we really appreciate it! You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. As a thank you will also receive a GCC hoodie.
Trouper €250 euro (Could pay for Costumes and makeup to help our kids embody their characters while performing)
Thank you for helping us to create the greatest show on earth! You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. As a thank you will also receive a GCC hoodie and an invitation for 2 to a Youth Circus Show.
Acrobat €252 (€21 a month)
Thank you for bending over backwards for us, we really appreciate it! You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. As a thank you will also receive a GCC hoodie and an invitation for 2 to our Winter Show.
Ringmaster €420 (€35 euro a month)
Thank you for helping us to create the greatest show on earth! You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. As a thank you will also receive a GCC hoodie, an invitation for 2 to our Winter Show and a taster workshop in a skill of your choice!
Option C: Corporate Support
Magician €250 Support a student Part-Time
Support a student for a year on a part time access award (6months) As a thank you will receive a Galway Community Circus Hoodie and 4 tickets to the Winter Circus Show. You will also receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus and your company logo will be represented on our website under Sponsor for the duration of your support.
Funambulist €500 Support a Student Full-Time
Support a Student for a year on a full-time access award (12 months). You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus, a Galway Community Circus hoodie, and a private class for 6 people in circus hall in Shantalla. Your company logo will also be represented on our website under Sponsor for the duration of your support.
Aerialist €1,000 Support a production
Support a youth circus production. You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus. A Galway Community Circus hoodie, 4 VIP tickets to our Winter Show. Your company logo will be on our website as a Circus Sponsor for that year and will appear on all printed and online materials regarding the selected show. We will also provide a company Team Building workshop during the year (maximum of 10 people).
Big Top - €5,000 /€10,000 Support a Circus Artist in Residence
Support Galway Community Circus in hosting an International Artist in Residence so they may share their skills and experience with our participants (for 6months/12 months). You will receive our biannual friend newsletter with updates and news from the goings on at the Circus, a Galway Community Circus hoodie, 4 tickets to a Youth Circus Show. Your company logo will go on our website and all printed materials regarding the Youth Circus as a Circus sponsor for that year. We will bring a circus production to your company or family/Christmas event or offer a Team Building workshop for 30 people.
What Your Money Supports
Access Award
Galway community circus currently offers full and part time access awards to young people that are hard to reach or from disadvantaged situations. At present due to financial restraints we are only able to offer a limited number of these awards and we would love to give this fantastic opportunity to more young people that would benefit greatly from this.Access awards are given through an application process and decided on by our board of directors. The board’s decision in final.
Equipment and Safety
Through a robust Youth and Social Circus yearly programme Galway Community Circus reaches thousands of children, young people and venerable youth each year. We strive to have the best variety and quality of Circus and safety equipment in house at all times to ensure the enjoyment and safety of those involved.
Productions
As a youth and Social circus, we understand the value of performance for our participants. Preforming after a lot of hard work and dedication can be a very rewarding and empowering experience for the young people involved. As it stands, we do approximately 20 shows a year and with little budget for this area we aim to create a production budget over time that allows us to broaden this area of learning to teach those involved further about lighting /sound/video/costume and all the cogs it takes to create a working and beautiful show. We aim to build this area within the Circus to become a part of our professional development offering.
International Artist in residency
At present we try to host 2 International artists in residency at any one time. They become an integral part our team sharing their love and amazing experience of Circus with our young people. They inspire the young people to dream and think big and believe that anything is possible with Circus
