Acrobatics Lab

The Corpus International Acrobatics lab is a private acrobatics & circus arts education centre in Amsterdam. The coaches have significant experience in various acrobatics skills and the classic and contemporary circus arts.

The International Acrobatics lab is only accessible for talented acrobats with professional intentions. The acrobats are carefully selected after an audition. The duration of the education depends on the level of each individual acrobat and his or her background.

The ideal candidate possesses both talent and potential and is ready to pursue higher education. She or he has developed a high level of physical and psychomotor skills such as coordination, spatial orientation, flexibility and body awareness, and has demonstrated musicality.
The candidate has undertaken preparatory training in circus arts or dance, or practiced an advanced level of martial art or sport discipline such as olympic, artistic or rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, diving, or figure skating. The candidate demonstrates obvious artistic inclination and great creativity, is autonomous, determined and disciplined, seeks new challenges, is curious, open to the world and to other artistic forms.

The program is beside learning qualified technical acrobatics skills also an artistic circus performing skills of the participant. With the purpose to become an acrobat performer. In the program we pay a lot of attention to learn how to give a presentation, the motion, the choreography, expression, dance, creativity, improvisation, mime, dramaturgy and other theater techniques. Many students get the chance by open presentations, workshops and performances to gain stage experience.

Corpus is also using the lab for the development / research of our new creations and performances. Other artist from over the whole world are invited to work with Corpus and participate in our shows. So it is real lab to stay and be renovative in the circus arts.

Educational and artistic approaches

The International Acrobatics Lab program emphasizes students’ overall development. It comprises a general education along with practical training in acrobatics.

 

In the early stages of specialized training, basic skills are mastered and versatility is developed. Then, depending upon the interest of Corpus and of the students, physical and artistic ability, students may choose to generalize, mastering more than one discipline among its various groups; or, opt to specialize in a single one.

Program Content

Specialized training includes courses in physical technique, dance, acting, as well as the basic and advanced techniques for aerials and acrobatics. The student/acrobat is directed to work in the specific style and identy of Corpus Acrobatic Theatre and has the opportunity to have a large stage experience.

Candidate Profile

To participate in the education program the candidate has first to pass an audition.

 

The ideal candidate possesses both talent and potential and is ready to pursue higher education. She or he has developed a high level of physical and psychomotor skills such as coordination, spatial orientation, flexibility and body awareness, and has demonstrated musicality.
The candidate has undertaken preparatory training in circus arts or dance, or practiced an advanced level of martial art or sport discipline such as olympic, artistic or rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, diving, or figure skating.

 

The candidate demonstrates obvious artistic inclination and great creativity, is autonomous, determined and disciplined, seeks new challenges, is curious, open to the world and to other artistic forms.


Main acrobatic disciplines and Techniques in the Education program

Acrobatics

  • Flexibility & Contortion (solo and duo)
  • Hand to hand (static moves &tempo/ dynamic moves)
  • Trampoline
  • Tumbling
  • Aerial Straps & Aerial Hoop
  • Chinese pole
  • Hand stand/equilibrisme

Physical preparation

  • Stretching & power
  • Condition training
  • Dance
  • Coordination
  • Alignment
  • Holistic development of the body

 

Theatre

  • Expression training
  • Artistic Presentation
  • Improvisation training
  • Physical Theatre

Aerials

  • Fix trapeze
  • Straps/ Strapaten/ Sengle
  • Ring/ Hoop
  • Tissue/ fabrics
  • Bungee
  • Indian rope

Corpus acrobatics lab
Studio Rent/collaborations/ acrobatics classes/ artist in residence/ creation

Corpus acrobatics lab consists of 2 studios and is part of Broedplaats Bogota in Halfweg, located in a rural area between Amsterdam and Haarlem.

  • Studio 1 has 2 motor hoists, a height of 8.30mt and a free floor area of 8x8mt.
  • Studio 2 is a space with a free floor area 8x5mt and a height of 2.5mt.

In addition to flat floor rehearsals, training and disciplines that require height, performances and acts can also be rehearsed here. Furthermore, both studios are very suitable for filming music compositions, photo shoots and television recordings, special physical acrobatic actions and effects, promotional purposes, product and object, set development and online presentations.

Corpus has all certified acrobatic materials. The large studio has a large roller door through which objects and decor pieces can easily be brought in and out.

 

Free parking is available on site and is easily accessible by car, train, bus and bicycle. Zwanenburg/Halfweg train station is 10 minutes away from the studio. In 10 minutes you are in Amsterdam or Haarlem center.

 

About the costs  and availability please contact us; amsterdam@corpus-acrobatics.nl