Welcome to the Israeli circus internet site. Here you will find all the information about what is happening in circus in Israel. You will find here all the leading circus artists, shows and schools in Israel, and you can contact them directly for booking them for your event or for projects. This site is managed by artists for artists, and take no commission from anyone.
Soon we will have all the site in English and French, for the moment there is only this page of information.
If you are a festival organizer or a producer that is looking for Israeli circus artists or shows, click on the first 2 categories from the right on the main menu where it is written "מופעים" and "תוכן קירקסי" and open the artists pages, each artist have a video on his page and on the upper left side there is his email, website and Tl number for contact him directly.
If you are a circus artist or a circus student and you are looking for information about places and people to contact in Israel, you will find the information down here on this page.
If you have any question about circus in Israel or Israeli circus artists or Israeli circus shows and performances or circus schools and centers, contact us:
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The information written here below is for circus artists or circus students from around the world that wish to come to Israel and to get in contact with the Israeli circus community.
In Israel we have for the moment 7 circus schools/centers. I write them here from North to south with some info about them and their contact:
1. "The Israeli circus School" in Kfar Yehoshua (near the city Haifa) – a small circus school for kids and adults with activities 5 days a week from 16:00 until 21:00, and a Saturday event once a month with workshops and shows open for public. The school have a building of his own with a big space with hanging points at 12m high for aerial static equipment. They have about 120 students. The directors are very friendly and welcoming collaborations with foreign circus artists. It is possible for circus artists to: come and train every day until 16:00, to use the space for residence for creating a show, to give workshops and classes, and to play in the Saturday event. The directors of the school are also open for other propositions. For example – In 2010 they helped the Irish clown without borders to play in different hospitals and boarding schools in the area. This school is also involved in sociopolitical activities such as Jewish-Arab circus activities.
Contact: Hanita Hendelman and David Berry [email protected] israelcircusschool.com
2. "Kirkas Shabazi" – placed in Ein Shemer (near the city Hadera). A small group of young artists that have a big Dome tent and they have a circus school for kids and adults 4 days a week. They also have projects of circus for "Youth at Risk". They have about 50 students. From time to time they organize small shows and events. The space is 9m high and possible to hang aerial static equipment. Very friendly people. It is possible to come and train with them, and to collaborate with them for giving classes or organizing workshops, shows or to use the space for residence of creation.
Contact: Roni Calev [email protected] www.shabazicircus.co.il
3. "Hadov Halavan" – placed in I.A. Emek Hefer (near the city of Hadera). A big hangar with climbing and circus materials that is open as an extreme park and also has afternoon classes for kids and adults in circus. They have about 150 students. The space was created and directed by 3 lovely people, that are coming from circus dance and climbing. There are many hanging points at 10m height, and trampoline and reception mattresses. It is possible to contact them for giving workshops at their space, for training there and for playing in their events.
Contact: Ines Lorca and Shahar Kamay [email protected] www.wbear.co.il
4. "Sandciel" – placed in Park Yakum (near the city Netanya). A contemporary circus school for adults (3 years school with about 15 to 20 students each year). For the moment is the one and only place in Israel that have professional circus formation. The school have a small circus tent with hanging points at 7m high, few structures for aerial outdoor work and they also can use a big Auditorium hall in the near by Kibuts. The spaces are occupied all week, but it is possible to contact them for joining the training hours, for proposing classes or workshops and for playing in different events that they organize. Very creative and nice people direct the school, and they will be happy to collaborate with different international projects. One of the directors of the school also have a production company called Reaction and they sell circus shows and items for events, so it is possible to contact him for getting gigs here in Israel.
Contact:
Sandra Amsalem, artistic director [email protected] www.movecontact.com
Ran Dagan, technical director [email protected] www.reaction.co.il
5. "Kirkas Florentin" – placed in Hakfar Hayarok (near the city Tel Aviv). A small circus school for kids and adults with afternoon classes every day and events on the weekend. They have about 120 students. All activities are in a small circus tent. There is also a Flying Trapeze outdoor structure, and it is the only place in Israel for the moment to learn Flying Trapeze. In the tent there are hanging points at 10m high for static aerial. This school also organize events and sell shows for events, so possible to contact them for giving workshops and for playing in their events. But, very important – many artists had complicated experiences with working with them. So, if you do a deal with them, make sure you close in writing all the little details of work, like this you can avoid misunderstandings and conflicts later.
Contact: Nir Kaplan, owner and director [email protected] www.florentinecircus.co.il
6. "Kirkas Y" -placed in Tel Aviv. this is a gig business owned and directed by 2 circus artists. They are doing most of the commercial gigs in Israel. Very cirque de soleil style. They have a small hangar in Tel Aviv where their artists train and they also have some classes for kids. There are hanging points in the hangar at 6m height. Possible to contact them for training in their space or for giving workshops to their artists.
Contact: Keren Elnekave and Yaniv Swissa [email protected] ycircus.co.il
7. "The Dubnov Workshop": placed in Tel Aviv. It is a free open group for aerialists to train together in a little outdoor park in the center of the city called Ginat Dubnov (Dubnov's Garden). The workshop was founded at 2006, and it has approximately 30 active members, professional and semi-professional aerialists. It is a place for training, artistic cooperation and creativity – but the workshop offers no classes and hosts no shows, and there is never any money involved. Training sessions are free of charge, and are held every Saturday afternoon all year round, (and sometimes also during the week). The orgenisers bring tissue, rope and static trapeze (other disciplines are welcome, but then you have to bring the equipment). The workshop is held outdoors, so take note of the weather conditions (trainings may be cancelled due to rain, but it never rain much in Israel…).
Contact: Eli Theodor [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/groups/174676832557017/
8. "Adama dance company" – placed in Mitspe Ramon. A dance company that have also a dance school that teach also some acrobatic circus disciplines. They have a large hangar, with hanging points for aerial at 5m high and few training spaces. The dance school is for adults, but they also have some aerial circus classes for kids. Possible to contact them for training, residence periods, playing in their events and different exchanges.
Contact: Nir Ben gal [email protected] www.adama.org.il
Important information – we have a Facebook group for the circus and street art performers in Israel, and the best thing for you for getting information and help is to join our group before you come and post there any question you have, and you will get help and advices. Here is the link: The Israeli circus and street art Facebook group
Other circus contacts in Israel:
The Isarel juggling convention – 5 days in April every year. contact: www.ijc.co.il
The 2 guys that orgenise The Israel acrobatic and acroyoga convention. contact: Yanay – [email protected] Avner – [email protected]
The Israel unicycle convention. contact: Raffi Vitis – [email protected]
Bordel Total group – a group of artists that organize wild circus cabarets in Tel aviv. contact: Noa and Moran – [email protected] www.bordeltotal.co.il
This are the main things that happens in Israel in circus formation and conventions, there are some more teachers that have some classes around the country, and few circus artists and street artists. the best way to get in contact with everyone is to join our Facebook group and to post there. Here is the link: Israeli circus and street art Facebook group
You can also write to us directly and we will be happy to help you and give you advices and information. Our emails are: [email protected] [email protected]
