« Circus without borders » a means towards a better inclusion of pupilsThe aim of this project is to focus the means of several institutions within the EU around circus activities.This project is due to last 2 years.Consequently, training groups shall be constituted ,with a view to country-sited successive meetings leading to a final show in Bourcefranc under a big top.The expected entry level is not necessarily high , remaining school/institution related.Equipments /requirements :Each partner should have its own juggling,balancing and acrobatics equipment.The initial meeting should last at least 1 or 2 days.It will be an opportunity for teachers/ managers to frame out the contents of the common project;it will be held in Bourcefranc .Then,each partner will welcome delagations of the other ones on a Monday to Friday basis;on these occasions,each workshop could hence train and melt with the others to set up pieces of a global « show ».Ideally, each meeting should include « specific national aspects » from the host country about the notion of circus, its representations and inspirations. Meanwhile, each national group will rehearse both its own and the common pieces of show to achieve the expected result of a common circus show.
The project was to gather about 30 students from Spain, Italy and France to create a show in a circus tent, in front of an audience , at the end of 2 years of work. Those students met 4 times, in each contry, for a week. At the end of each week, they had to present their show ; Wich had to be longer and more difficult each time and following precise criteria. Objectives To reach a level good enough to present a show, starting with a beginer level in juggling, accrobaties, balance, acting skills, staging To improve communication skills in foreign languages and mainly French. To learn be part of a group composed of students from 3 different countries. To cooperate in order to create a circus show. To throw onself into the project before and after each meeting. To developpe one's artistic creativity in a cultural field : Circus. During each week, the work followed 4 lines : Individually : guided work by 3 P.E. Teachers on the different juggling tools Balls, clubs, rings,diabolo, stick, bola, accrobatics Balance rolla-bolla, balance ball, unicycle, stilts, German bike Actings skills with the audience, feelings, illusion, surprise... Community : guided work by a teacher on the different way of gathering and moving, the notion of hats off . National : creation of a show outside gatherings Internationnal : Independently, in group of 6 /7students from 3v different countries,creation of future shows The shows expected at the end of each week spent together went from 2 to 4 To 6 minutes for each show. The final one was composed of 3 national shows and of 5 international shows. At the end of each final show , the word to sum up would be « energy », the energy of students, the happiness to show their 2 years work to an audience in a legendary place, a Circus tent. That would mean : efforts in trainig and practising improvement from beginners improvement in communication skills and independence maturity and self-confidence improvement in foreign languages self-acceptance and positive image of oneself Some students cummunicate from one country to another. In the long run, some studentsplan to meet, a trip has already been done. Others plan to start an artistic career , some others plan to participatein Erasmusprograms during their higher education.