entertainment and classes
Kingston-Upon-Thames - South West London - Surrey
Circus entertainment, workshops and regular classes based in Kingston-upon-Thames. Evening classes are taught in Surbiton.
High quality entertainment for any event - we perform locally and internationally, with past performances for local businesses, National Trust and town centre events, as well as for festivals, cruise ships and corporate launches in Scandinavia, Italy, Holland and more. We can provide something special for the smallest or the largest occasion, always delivering a professional and highly entertaining performance.
Find out more about our circus acts here.
We share our skills through fun, challenging and affordable circus skills workshops. All of our teachers are current performers, highly skilled and versatile. We pride ourselves on being adaptable and flexible. We teach regular circus classes in Surbiton, and currently offer Youth Circus, Trapeze and Silks classes for adults, and private juggling classes for all ages.
We are a collective of young and energetic performers and teachers, working as a social enterprise to ensure that all profits are invested in the future of Circus Suburbia. We have worked with highly regarded and well established companies such as The Circus Space, Swamp Circus and Gandini Juggling, gaining a wealth of experience to bring to Circus Suburbia.
Our workshops develop fitness, creativity, social confidence, team building and much more. Workshops and courses can be tailored to suit any event or project, and for any age group.
We can provide a wide range of entertainment including stilt walking, juggling, aerial dance, magic, acrobatics and more.
Find out more about our circus classes here.
Circus classes are a great way to improve your strength, co-ordination, flexibility and confidence. Learn to love your body for the amazing things it can do. Circus Suburbia offers expert tuition in these extremely specialised classes for the first time in Surbiton. A combination of gymnastics, dance and performance, circus allows you to get fit and stay fit whilst having fun!
Meet the founders of Circus Suburbia:
KATIE started out as a member of the local artistic gymnastics squad and drama club, then joined the Circus Space childrens' classes where she met Leyla Rees. Together the pair formed the aerial duo, Starfiz, beginning their performing careers at the Glastonbury Festival circus big top at the age of fourteen.
Whilst studying English at university in Falmouth, Katie taught and performed with Swamp Circus and Circo Kernow, represented Circo Kernow Youth Circus at Circus Arts Forum meetings and was a student representative at the Hall for Cornwall.
Since graduating in 2008 Katie has moved back to Kingston from where she continues to perform solo and duo aerial acts, stilt walking and acrobatics for a wide range of clients.
Katie teaches aerial skills and acrobatics, including trapeze, rope, silks, circeau, acrobalance, tumbling, tight rope and stilt walking.
CRB checked, First Aid in sport and Child Protection & Safeguarding trained.
JON has been training to perfect his skills in juggling and manipulation for the last decade. Having gained valuable experience performing with established companies such as Gandini Juggling and Swamp Circus, Jon is also more than capable of delivering fantastic solo performances ranging from street entertainment, corporate events, festivals, walkabouts, and stage shows. Above this, Jon was the first person to be crowned British Young Juggler of the Year, and has won a number of other awards through juggling.
Jon teaches juggling and manipulation, including balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, diabolo, unicycle and stilt walking.
CRB checked.
Circus Suburbia teachers and performers:
Ed Clarke Leyla Rees Maddy Hardwick Rachel Fox
Magician Aerialist - Dancer Aerialist - Acrobat Acrobat - Aerialist - Stilt walker
LEYLA REES is a multi-skilled performer and teacher, having trained in circus skills at The Circus Space Youth Programme and in dance at The Place and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She completed an art foundation at Central Saint Martins, plays piano and saxophone and teaches performing arts to school children, as well as Pilates to adults. Leyla teaches aerial skills, stilt & globe walking and movement. CRB checked, First Aid trained.
MADDY HARDWICK began her circus training with The Circus Space Youth Programme and continued her training with a BTEC at Circomedia in Bristol, where she specialised in swinging and static trapeze, also developing her acrobalance and performance skills. She was awarded the Cirque Bijou Young Circus Award in 2008, and continues to improve her swinging skills in London. Maddy teaches acrobatics, trapeze, stilt walking and basic juggling. Maddy is also a swim teacher to children, is CRB checked, Child Protection and First Aid trained.
ALICE ALLART
Feedback from a recent careers talk and short circus skills session involving juggling and acrobatics:
Gosh, Katie, you were marvellous! Katherine and me were
overjoyed at how you got on with kids! Thanks from bottom of my heart and we look
forward to seeing you soon. We really do!!
Jason
From the Anstee Bridge Project.
Type font by Rosie Hardwick.