The Circus Project

We are so happy to announce that Echo Theater Company ( ) will take over our 17th Ave gym, which will be dubbed “Echo West.” As The Circus Project is in its final days as an organization, we are honored and pleased that the legacy of circus will continue!

Registration is open now for the first series at Echo West - head to echotheaterpdx.org to sign up.

Thank you!

As we reach the final days of our programming, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for our community.

Thank you to all of our students, families, supporters, audience members, coaches, staff, and volunteers. Thank you for sharing your struggles and triumphs, creativity and joy with us!

The spirit and community of circus is boundless, and we are looking forward to seeing what the next chapter of Portland circus will bring.

We encourage you to get involved with other Portland-area arts nonprofits engaging in similar work. The following organizations are resources for classes, performances, and projects to support:

A-Wol Dance Collective https://awoldance.org/
Black Circus Collective www.oriartgallery.com/blackcircus
Echo Theater Company PDX www.echotheaterpdx.org/

Thank you for being a part of this!

Here’s a beautiful memory from the archives: the Summer Performance Intensive in 2014 created an ensemble piece on a custom-built aerial birdcage. They took it on tour to the Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival and the American Youth Circus Organization festival in Seattle.

Most of these young artists went on to have careers in the circus arts!

Here’s another throwback to one of our early shows - “Indulge” from 2010. 🤩

We’re going down memory lane over here - check out these beautiful photos from one of The Circus Project’s early shows, CircOdyssey, in 2011.

Our friends over at A-WOL Dance Collective] are hosting auditions for their training company this weekend!

Repost from A-WOL Dance Collective]
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FlyCo auditions are this Sunday, August 14th from 10am-12pm at the AWOL warehouse.
Pre-registration is required. Email [email protected] for more information and to get registered.

FlyCo is a one-year tuition based performance and technique intensive training from 2022-2023. Training company members are expected to commit to 10-15 hours per week training under the guidance of three dedicated versatile coaches and a variety of guest instructors. Members of this training company will leave with experience in solo act creation, production creation and an overall broader understanding of the aerial dance and contemporary circus industry.
Find out more information about FlyCo at awoldance.org

Featured class: Apparatus Act Creation!

This specialty class allows students to focus on the apparatus of their choice. Over the course of the 4-week August series, students will explore creative movement and develop their own unique style!

Wednesdays at 4:45 with Coach Olivia.

The upcoming August series at the Outdoor Domes is your last chance to sign up for classes through The Circus Project, so we hope we'll see you there!

www.thecircusproject.org/classes-domes

There are still spots available in the circus summer camps, running through August! Keep your kid running, tumbling, and flying this summer, with both indoor and outdoor camp options.

Head to https://www.thecircusproject.org/summer-camps to register.

Scholarships are available for summer camps. Email [email protected] to get set up for summer camps free-of-charge.

Registration is open for August classes at the Domes! This is your last chance to sign up for classes with The Circus Project, and we would love to see you there!

Aerial Conditioning (Tuesdays, 6:00pm)
Aerial Fundamentals 1 (Tuesdays, 5:30pm) (Wednesdays 6:15pm-7:30pm)
Aerial Fundamentals 2 (Wednesdays, 7:30pm)
Apparatus Act Creation (Wednesdays 4:45pm)
Dance Trapeze (Tuesdays, 4:25pm)
Lyra 1 (Mondays, 6:00pm)
Teen Circus Fundamentals (Mondays, 4:45pm)

Head to https://www.thecircusproject.org/classes-domes for all the details.

We are so happy to announce that thanks to the Oregon Community Summer Grant, we're able to welcome many more families to our camps this summer FREE OF CHARGE! If tuition is a barrier for you, or for anyone you know, email Zed at [email protected]

Please help us spread the word!

Find all the dates and details at https://www.thecircusproject.org/summer-camps