Today the circus came to Rotary.
Angharad from the Wellington Circus Trust, and Q from the Circus Hub told us about their respective roles and organisations, but first, we did some muscle flossing exercises. These stimulate proprioception (how your body knows where it is in space and what position it is in). Body awareness is a fundamental of circus performance especially tight rope walkers, which is Q’s speciality. She went into a circus programme at five years old, studied for her degree and masters in other subjects, but returned to her love of circus.
Circus, she told us, is culturally diverse in a high stakes’ environment, so a fascinating place to be. She stressed that circus is not carnival.
The Circus Hub performs at WoW, the Fringe Festival, street fairs and so on, as well as running classes and holiday programmes.
Circus Hub has 20 PT staff, 24 Volunteers and Q who works 30 hours per week.
The Wellington Circus Trust has been in existences for 20 years. Their vision is “Inspired Passion for Circus Arts”. There are three operational pillars:
School 800 children per year
Space Hire WoW, theatre, dancers ….
Charity Social circus.
The Trust is currently looking for new premises and for someone who would be interested in supporting the Trust over the next couple of months.