Copenhagen Contemporary Circus College (CCCC)

Our two new weekly movement classes — Freeform Dance and Qigong — launched last Thursday! Classes run every week until we break for summer in July. Drop in for a free trial of Freeform Dance throughout May. See you at CCCC! 🙌 (link to tickets in profile bio)

Day 1 of auditions 🌟 What a day! Day 1 of auditions kicked off with a welcome, presentations, and practical info before we split into groups and got to work. The day moved through workshops and different disciplines. The energy in the room was so special: Excited, a little nervous, and absolutely bursting with talent. A fantastic first day. Thank you again to all those who joined, and for contributing to the good atmosphere 🫶🏼

For to uger siden samledes vi til den hidtil største branchedag i dansk samtidscirkus 🎪✨ Det var en fornøjelse at se så mange nysgerrige, engagerede og dedikerede mennesker fra hele branchen samlet under samme tag på CCCC. Dagen bød på dybe dyk ned i arbejdsmiljø, tillid og feedback-kultur med oplæg fra Dansk Artist Forbund og de inspirerende kunstneriske ledere Signe Løve Anderskov og Alex Blum, og ikke mindst masser af ærlige samtaler på tværs af branchen. Siden stiftelsen af Dansk Samtidscirkus i 2022 er brancheforeningen vokset og dage som denne minder os om, hvorfor vi gør det. Tak til C!CAF og CCCC for samarbejdet, og tak til alle jer, der kom og var med til at styrke branchen indefra.

Come dance with us! No experience needed, just you, the music, and whatever wants to move. Freeform Dance at CCCC is starting this thursday, and we’re offering free trial classes all of May. 📅 Thursdays 08:00–09:00 📍 CCCC, Refshalevej 100 💬 Teaching language: Danish 💸 90 DKK/class after May Guided by Inti and Sidsel who have both danced for years and share a deep belief in movement as a gateway to presence, joy, and release. A way for the body to sense and the mind to rest. 👉 Sign up via the link in our bio

From a workshop with @gomcircus last week with our preparatory circus course students 🌟 #cccc #performingarts #circusarts #circusschool #copenhagen

Come to Qigong on Thursdays 🌿 Qigong for movers and dancers —> free trial May 7th at 17:30. Release. Align. Move from the inside out. Every Thursday we explore the energetics of movement. Spirals, weight, Yin Yang principles, and what happens when you stop pushing and start flowing. For dancers, movers, bodyworkers, martial artists, and the simply curious. 📅 Free trial: May 7th at 17:30 (120 DKK/session afterwards - or 360 DKK/4sessions) 📍 CCCC, Refshalevej 100 🗣 English Facilitated by Soroosh Moghaddam.

🌀 A NEW ADDITION - FREE TRIAL CLASSES IN MAY 🌀 Start your Thursday morning with freeform dance. Freeform dance is the moment when the body follows the impulse to move. No steps to learn, no experience needed. Just you, the music, and whatever wants to move. We each dance in our own way, sharing the experience in a communal space. Sidsel & Inti have both danced for years and share a deep belief in movement as a gateway to presence, joy, and release. A way for the body to sense and the mind to rest. 📅 Thursdays, 08:00–09:00 📍 CCCC, Refshalevej 100 🗣 Teaching language: Danish 🎟 Free trial classes in May (Sign up still required). 90 DKK per class afterwards Tickets: https://cccc.dk/article/b2b5fa0d-b4d9-4d63-8e7b-87d300839297 #cccç #dance #freeformdance #morningdance #copenhagen

We are officially a member of @fedec_network ! A week ago we went to Riga to attend FEDEC’s General assembly where our application to become a full member was accepted. We are grateful to offically be a memeber of the network, along side so many other circus schools. Here a little snipper from Tim Roberts who came to visit as a part of our application. Thank you for the kind words Tim. #cccc #circusschool #contemporarycircus #circusarts #fedec

Wake up with us 🌅 Every Wednesday at 08:00, we roll out the mats at CCCC for Fun with Flexibility — a dynamic Vinyasa class that’s equal parts grounding and playful. The session invites you to wake up the body, explore movement with curiosity, and build strength and mobility without forcing. Your teacher is Elise, Vinyasa / Ashtanga yoga teacher and circus artist. 📅 Wednesdays 08:00–09:00 📍 CCCC, Refshalevej 100 🗣 Taught in English Link in bio to sign up ✨

Every Thursday we’ll be offering classes dedicated to movers and dancers — a space to explore the energetics of movement through specialized Qigong practices. These sessions are meant to bring our bodies back to effortless moving state. Back to releasing instead of forcing. Back to moving from inside the body rather than from the outside. We will work with alignment, Yin Yang principles, weight, spirals, magnetic field and… exploring how energy moves through the body when we stop pushing and start allowing movement to happen naturally. This workshop is for dancers, movers, bodyworkers, martial artists, and anyone curious about intelligent, effortless movement.��Taught by Soroosh Moghaddam. @qi_energy_art 📅 FREE TRIAL: Thursday, May 7 · 17:30 … and then every thursday after. 📍 CCCC, Refshalevej 100 🎟 Tickets will be up later this week.

Like all professional artists, Circus Artists deserve a higher education that equips them with deep knowledge of their craft, technique, and profession. In the words of Tim Roberts, Director of the Quebec City Circus School and former President of FEDEC. Thank you, Tim, for your insight and perspectives.

Kulturmonitor just published a debate article written by Anne Mette (Co-ordinator of Dansk Samtidscirkus and Head of Education at CCCC) and Søren Flor (Head of Program at CCCC): "𝙒𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 [𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝] 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤-𝙙𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩. The election call stopped the reform at the finish line. The work must not start from scratch. […]� The performing arts have for years called for a reform that can unite and strengthen the field. It should be an obvious priority for any Minister of Culture to secure better conditions for an art form that encompasses both tradition and renewal, and that plays a significant role in our shared cultural life. […]� Denmark has a strong foundation. The country has a number of state-supported and grant-eligible programmes in acting, dance, choreography, and performing arts production - forming the backbone of the artistic ecosystem and ensuring new generations can develop and contribute to the performing arts.� But one significant genre remains outside of this community: 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙨 This is remarkable, as contemporary circus is already in practice an integrated part of the performing arts ecosystem. �Circus artists perform not only in classical circus shows, but increasingly in their own companies and on theatre and dance stages, bringing new aesthetic and physical expressions. At the same time, demand for circus artists far exceeds supply - both nationally and internationally. If Denmark is to keep pace with this development, investment in education and talent development in the field is required. A concrete opportunity is now at hand. Based on decades of groundwork, deeply rooted in the Danish and international circus world, and with support from a private investor, a new higher education programme in contemporary circus is opening this year in the former seaplane hangar at Margretheholmen in Copenhagen. �� […]� But without political recognition, the initiative risks standing alone.”�� Read more through Link in bio 🔗