Open Days & Visits

Our Degree Open Days are suitable for anyone interested in our Foundation Degree or BA Hons Degree (Top-up) in Circus Arts programmes.

Degree Open Days 2023/24

Degree Open Day

The next open day for our degree course will be running in our building on w/c March 4th (date TBC), 12pm-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*
  • Watch students’ performance pieces ‘in progress’
  • 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.

How to Book

To register your interest in our March open day please email joanna@nationalcircus.org.uk

Open Dress Rehearsals

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 FD2 Ensemble production on Thursday 1st February 2024. Please fill in our booking form to secure your place.

* 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 16+.

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 contact joanna@nationalcircus.org.uk to arrange a visit.

Check out our 2021 virtual open day and other videos on our YouTube channel.

How to book

If you have any questions about our open days please email joanna@nationalcircus.org.uk. 

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