Community Circus Lisburn
Art & Culture
Help us to run children's circus workshops in our local community, including a new early years programme for under 8s and their families.
About this cause
The purpose of Community Circus Lisburn is to create opportunities for children/young people in the Lisburn area to participate in circus activities in a cross-community context, develop their creativity, acquire circus skills and enhance their personal development Central Aims - To provide training in circus arts for children/young people - To demonstrate the potential of circus arts and circus as a tool for personal and community development - To increase the number of children wishing to participate in circus through performances and workshops in the community - To increase the skills of youth leaders involved in our projects - To empower children/young people; developing their peer training skills, developing them as role models in their communities
How this cause brings people in the community together
Community Circus Lisburn are a cross-community organisation, and bring people from across Lisburn together in a fun, creative way. These programmes will bring our work to new groups, and increase the number of people experiencing the benefits of circus; increased confidence, self-esteem, tolerance, co-ordination and team-work, which will have a knock-on effect in their own communities.