🇸🇮 Erasmus+ Training Course in Slovenia 🤹 Circus and Physical Theatre as Tools for Youth Work 🎭

Description

A practical training for youth workers to discover circus and theatre as tools for non-formal education, exploring accessible activities that foster creativity, confidence, cooperation and social connection.

This training course introduces youth workers, educators and facilitators to circus and theatre as practical tools for youth work and non-formal education. No previous circus or theatre experience is required.

Through hands-on activities, participants will discover the basics of juggling, partner and group acrobatics, clowning and physical theatre, while learning how to adapt these activities into accessible and meaningful workshops for young people.

The course is based on circus pedagogy: an educational approach that uses circus not primarily to train performers, but to support personal and social development. Circus activities create opportunities to cooperate, communicate, build trust, take on challenges, be creative and experience success. Participants will explore how these activities can foster young people's confidence, creativity, cooperation, persistence, coordination and social connection.

A key focus will be accessibility and inclusion, exploring how circus can be adapted to different ages, physical abilities, levels of experience and backgrounds.

Participants will also discover how a group can move from individual games and activities towards creating a short collective performance. They will explore the pedagogical and practical aspects of the creative process, including generating ideas, sharing roles, connecting different disciplines and ensuring that everyone can contribute.

By the end of the training, participants will have a practical repertoire of circus and theatre activities and greater confidence in using them in their youth work.

Activity details

Activity type

Training Course

Activity dates

1-7 February 2027

Location

Brežice, Slovenia

Application deadline

18 December 2026

Selection date

10 January 2027

Participants

26

Recommended for

Youth workers, Youth leaders

Organiser

Costs

Participation fee

There is no participation fee.

Accommodation and food

The food and accomodation are provided by the hosting organization.

Travel reimbursement

Travel costs will be reimburshed acordingly: Slovenia: 28 EUR (Green travel: 56 EUR) Serbia: 211 EUR (Green travel: 285 EUR) Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey,: 309 EUR (Green travel: 417 EUR)

Looking for participants from

13 countries can apply. The activity takes place in Brežice, Slovenia.