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“Overall I’m very happy with my experience at Seneca, I had the opportunity to dive into many different disciplines and find out what I want to focus on. The program provided me great structure on my training routine, with knowledge on how to train properly for what I want to achieve. The teachers were mostly very knowledgeable and nice, with some of them training us throughout the whole year and some others being there only temporarily. I personally enjoyed training in different spaces, but I can also see how people dislike that. Our group consists of people from different backgrounds, levels and ages which made the experience quite diverse. For sure there‘s some things to be improved in management and organisation, but you can give input and feedback and also voice your wishes of what classes you would like to have. I would have liked some more regular input on creation, because most of the time is focused on physical training. We had one group showing in December and one show in July that we had more time to prepare and work on. In May we had a residency at Schloss Bröllin with the whole group which was super nice. The whole program definitely gave me direction and made me realise that I really wanna continue doing circus. Now my next perspective is to apply to other circus schools and keep training. Some of our group were already accepted into other schools but some also won‘t continue with circus as their main focus in life. I think the program can fit for different kinds of people and is also rather low commitment compared to a 2 year prep-school, but after finishing the first year I would actually like to do a second one.”

“I had an incredible time at ECB in 2021-2023. I did 2 years of professional insertion, and it changed my life. All the teachers were highly qualified, diverse, and they were all paying attention and providing very usefull feedback about my artistic choices and evolution. The school gave me may gigs and I felt really integrated into thheir pro network. We created 5 collective shows in 2 years, and I left the school feeling able to repdroduce the process, understanding what was my artistic desires.”

“I did the intensive last year - and will be doing it again As it the teachers have a real depth of knowledge and the space is huge, so that's plenty of space to train. It IS really hot - and worth noting that the space was only cooled by a few floor fans, but worth the sweat !”

“CAU is fab and one of the only schools which really focuses on mixing circus arts with theater and creativity. I found that they were particularly really open to allowing students to explore beyond the realms of technique. It is not as hardcore physical training as some other schools , due to the amount of theater hours but it is filled with a much more familiar and community anti-systematic vibes. Go here if you want to explore yourself, maybe not if your sole focus is heavy physical leveling up, even though you still will. They lack good marketing, but I think it's because they care about you more than selling themselves.”

“Overall, this school offers sufficient training, highly knowledgeable main teachers, and a beautiful studio space. However, there is room for improvement. The guest teachers can be hit-or-miss, the schedule gets too tight during show season, and the student facilities (lockers, fridge, microwave) aren't enough for everyone. Since the school recently got a new director, I'm sharing this constructive feedback to help them grow. There is great potential here!”