Open Days & Visits
Our Degree Open Days are suitable for anyone interested in our (BA Hons) in Circus Arts Degree course.
The next open day for our degree course will be running in our building on Wednesday 26 November 2025, 11am – 6pm.
We will be opening our doors so that you can experience what it is to be a National Centre for Circus Arts student and to help you determine if the National Centre is the right place for you.
The day will give you the opportunity to:
- See classes as they happen
- Take a tour of the building
- Take part in a circus specialisation workshop*
- Ask questions and chat to current students and staff
- Learn about the admissions process and how to prepare for our auditions
- Learn about the circus landscape and career pathways
*Please note that there are limited spaces for the specialisation workshop and places will be secured on a first come first serve basis (these are optional workshops scheduled to start a 4pm, if you do not wish to take part in a workshop, you are welcome to stay and ask staff/students more questions, or leave at that point).
How to Book
Please fill in our booking form to secure your place.
Programme
10.30 – 11.00 | Arrival and Registration
11.00 – 12.00 | Welcome and talk on preparing for the application and audition with Adrian Porter (Head of Higher Education) and Irad Timberlake (Admissions and Registry Manager)
12.00 – 13.00 | Tea and Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30 | Building Tours, Viewing classes (Open Training, Straps, Chinese Pole, Rope, Single Point Trapeze, Handstands, Aerial Pole, Handbalancing), and opportunities to speak to current students and staff
14.30 – 15.00 | Circus Landscape Talk covering career pathways, industry expectations, and connection to the wider performing arts.
15.00 – 15.50 | Presentations from current students
15.50 – 16.00 | Break
16.00 – 18.00 | Specialisation workshops
Download the prospectus
More information, with all your degree questions answered
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We have been fostering the development of circus professionals across the UK for over 30 years.
Find out about the BA (Hons) in Circus Arts Degree
Open Dress Rehearsal
Get insight into our production process, see a full performance and learn about our degree course.
These days will give you the opportunity to:
- See a dress rehearsal performance of one of our degree productions
- Take a tour of the building
- Attend a pre or post performance Q&A
The next open dress rehearsal day will be for our Ensemble Season in February 2026.
Stay tuned for more information!
* Please note that there are limited spaces for our open dress rehearsals and places will be secured on a first come first serve basis. There is also an age cap of 12+.
Arrange a Visit
Unable to make an open day or happen to be coming to London? We offer ad hoc visits where you can take a tour of the building, learn about our degree course, and admissions process, whilst seeing classes as they happen (schedule dependent). Please get in touch to arrange a visit via admissions@nationalcircus.org.uk
Check out our 2021 virtual open day and other videos on our YouTube channel.