davidbroad - Greentop Circus Centre

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Family Circus

A great session designed for the both grown ups and children to participate in. Plenty of fun activities to enjoy together. Sessions coming back soon…

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As a national lockdown has been announced commencing 5th January unfortunately we have to once again suspend all class activity. We will be in touch with our current participants over the course of the next few days. we will of course be monitoring the situation closely and will re-start just as soon as we can....

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Richard Gillett

I have been involved with Greentop as a student, a manipulation / acrobalance / aerial tutor, a performer, a sound / lighting / stage technician, a builder, an electrician and a Trustee; sometimes simultaneously.
Greentop has given me opportunity, camaraderie, income, pride, applause, frustration, despair, challenge, refuge, hope, sleepless nights and a wide variety of bruises, burns, abrasions, strains and other assorted circus injuries!

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Nina Kane

I have a professional background in community arts, theatre research and teaching.
I was a Trustee for Leeds Children's Circus between 2000-2003, and joined the Greentop Board in 2016 as a parent trustee. Greentop is a fantastic circus and community centre, and has strongly supported my daughter over the past 11 years. Its co-operative and caring ethos is inspirational, and I want to help it grow from strength to strength so it can nurture future generations of young circus people.

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Sarah Lowi Jones

I did one of Greentop’s fantastic weekend trapeze workshops and never looked back. It changed my perception about what my body could do – I want other people to experience that too. I knew I wanted to be part of supporting Greentop to grow, so I applied to be a trustee.

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Hannah Lamare

Hannah attended one of our aerial weekend workshops years ago and was inspired by all that circus offered. Joining Greentop in 2016, her role now encompasses the bookkeeping side of the charity as well as the administration.

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Natalie Allistone

Natalie cut her teeth in circus over fifteen years ago with some of the founding members of Greentop, whilst studying for an MA Fine Art in Sheffield. Since then she has worked with a variety of artists, dancers & performers across disciplines in the UK.

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Trudi Patient

Trudi leads all activity with young people. She draws on 20 years' experience of working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. She has trained with Circus Space & Cirque du Soleil's Social Circus Instructors Training Course, has PTTLS level 4 and specialises in teaching manipulation skills.

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Update 5th Jan 2021

As a national lockdown has been announced commencing 5th January unfortunately we have to once again suspend all class activity. We will be in touch with our current participants over the course of the next few days. We will of course be monitoring the situation closely and will re-start just as soon as we can....

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Aerial classes

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Hoop

The aerial hoop is a circular steel apparatus suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Book Your Place

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Silks

Aerial silks is a type of performance in which one or more artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a fabric. The fabric may be hung as two pieces, or a single piece, folded to make a loop, classified as hammock silks. Performers climb the suspended fabric without the use of safety lines and rely...

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Trapeze

A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning, swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group. Book Your Place