About Invisible Youth
Invisible Youth is the Social Circus contingent of The Invisible Circus, Bristol.
Invisible Youth Description
The young people we work with come from the most deprived ward in the South West and have a range of socio-economic backgrounds. Thus they present us with varied challenges and are sometimes not able to attend as regularly or develop their circus skills as we would wish. It is tough and sometimes heartbreaking, but ultimately all the more rewarding when they manage to pull off a beautiful act or improve their ways as they get to know and trust us and one another.
If you like the sound of this and are interested in making positive social change through circus and arts please get in touch.
We offer a training and skill share day for new recruits where they can learn teaching skills and games, ask questions and meet other people involved in the project.
We are always looking for volunteers to teach circus, performance, music, arts and crafts, or to come and support tutors with these skills, play games and meet some of the most inspiring young people in Bristol.
Projects so far:
Weekly since January 2013: Free drop-in circus workshops in partnership with Felix Road Adventure Playground, Easton http://www. felixroadplayground.org.
Whitsun half term holiday 2013: 3-day performance project leading to public show at Felix Road APG.
Summer Holiday 2103: Creative Common Kids Summer Circus camp. 4 x 5 day Circus Summer Schools for Bristol's youth with weekly show in the Big Top at Creative Common.
Halloween 2013: Participation in the Grundtvig Pan-European Cirus Education Project comprising of a week's social circus workshops and production at All Hallows Hall, Bristol. Thirty young people and twenty practitioners from 7 countries created the 'Trick or Treat' circus show for the public.
December 2013: Participation in Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade with young people from Felix Road stiltwalking in the mile-long parade.
January 2014: Creation of a 15-strong act for youth performance event at the Station, Bristol with children from Felix Road APG.
January 2014: Commencement of paid after school acrobatics classes for 7 - 11 year olds. Now into their third module and gaining participants. New aerial courses to be announced soon.
April 2014: Partnership with Bristol Playbus in combined session at Felix Road with young people from Speedwell.
Ongoing: Free visits to shows by Invisible Circus, NoFit State Circus, Insect Circus, Pirates of the Carabiner, Gerry Cottle's Turbo Circus and Cirque de Soleil for young peole from Bristol who have no access to this type of show in their everyday lives.
Ongoing: Paid circus workshops at schools and community events in and around Bristol.