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Compiled by the AYCO Youth Advisory Committee! Are we missing something? Email yac@americanyouthcircus.org
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School nameACE Member?Program nameLocation
Program length
Application/registrationLive audition?Program costAge requirement5-20 hours/week?21-40 hours/week?
Financial aid available?
Other notes!
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Actor's GymnasiumYesPro Training ProgramEvanston, IL9 monthsApplication form & videono$9,500noXyes
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AloftYesProfessional ProgramChicago, IL1-2 yearsvideo, 2 letters of recommendation, application formyes$9,500/year noXyes
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Altantic CirqueNoPre-Professional ProgramDartmouth, Nova Scotia (Canada)9 months$4,900/year17+
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Esh Circus ArtsYesAdult Summer IntensiveSomerville, MA3 weeksOnline + videono$1,48016+Xx
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The Muse BrooklynNoRaising the Bar IntenstiveNew York, NY3 monthsOnline + videoif invited$500/monthX
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CircadiumYesCircadiumPhiladelphia, PA3 yearsapplication form & videoyes$15,000/year18+ XyesState-licensed vocational college
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San Francisco Circus CenterYesContortion IntensiveSan Francisco, CA1 moapplication form & videono$2,60017+noXMongolian Contortion
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Circus HarmonyYesPersonalized Pre-Professional ProgramSt. Louis, MOFlexibleemail circusday@circusharmony.orgnoby class: 15 week sessions are typically $300, private lessons are $75 per classnoflexibleflexibleyes – work study
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Circus LabNoArtist Prepatory ProgramLangley, BC (Canada)email info@thecircuslab.cavideo or liveX
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Circus WarehouseNoIntensive Professional ProgramNew York, NY3-6 months +application form + video/in-personvideo or livepay as you go ($880 for 4 weeks 10h/week)18+flexibleflexibleno
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The Circus ProjectYesELEMENTS Training CompanyPortland, OR9 monthsIn person or at-distance availableyes$5,95017+Xyes
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École Nationale de CirqueYesHigher education (DEC-DEE)Montreal, QC (Canada)3 yearsOnline + in personyes$50 application fee + $200 admission fee + $320 incidental fee + $8,125/year for international students (in CAD)18+XyesDegree-granting
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Esh Circus ArtsYesProfessional Preporatory ProgramSomerville, MA3+ monthsVideo + in-person interviewyes$395/month???X
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L'École de Cirque de QuébecNoAdvanced TrainingQuebec City, QC (Canada)3 yearsOnline yes$3,819.75/year + $76 audition fee (CAD)16+XnoDegree-granting
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Frequent Flyers Aerial DanceYesProfessional Training ProgramBoulder, CO9 monthsOnlineno$9,75018+Xno
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L'École de Cirque de QuébecNoCircus Summer WorkshopsQuebec City, QC (Canada)2-6 weeksOnlineno2 weeks: $958.54 (CAD)
4 weeks: $1782.11 (CAD)
6 weeks: $2500.71 (CAD)		18+Xno
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L'École de Cirque de QuébecNoCircus Winter WorkshopQuebec City, QC (Canada)6 weeksOnlineno$1724,63 (CAD)18+Xno
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Kinetic TheoryYesApprentice Mentorship ProgramLos Angelos, CAMust be accepted in Pre-Professional program$600/month16+Xyes
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MOTH Poetic CircusYesProfessional Apprentice ProgramDenver, CO9 monthsOnline + letters of recno$3,750noflexible
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New England Center for Circus ArtsYesProTrackBrattleboro, VT3 yearsOnline + videoyes$9,950/yearno (must have high school diploma or GED)xyes
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San Diego Circus CenterYesPreparatory ProgramSan Diego, CA9 monthOnline + video + letters of recno$5,40012-16X
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San Diego Circus CenterYesPreparatory ProgramSan Diego, CA9 monthOnline + video + letters of recno$8,10015-25 (potentially 24+)X
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San Diego Circus CenterYesMaster Youth IntensiveSan Diego, CA5 weeksOnline + video + letter of rec + referencesno$300015-19XnoPotential opportunity to perform at the 2019 AYCO Festival!
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San Diego Circus CenterYesTeeterboard IntensiveSan Diego, CA5 weeksOnline through Cirque Du Soleil castingno$1,80018+XnoPotential opportunity to perform at the 2019 AYCO Festival!
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School of Acrobatics and New Circus ArtsYesProfessional Preparatory ProgramSeattle, WA9 monthsOnline + video + letters of recno$9,750 + 30 application fee18-30Xno
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The Sellam Circus SchoolYesPCAT (Professional Circus Arts Training) Preparatory ProgramBiddeford, ME9 monthsApplication + video auditionno$6950/year18+Minimum 15Recommended 35noThe Sellam Circus School’s year-round, full-time 2020-2021 Professional Circus Arts Training (PCAT) Prep program is designed for driven, dedicated students who are looking to accelerate their circus training. Students who will benefit from our PCAT Prep program range from those who are just embarking on their path toward a circus career, to seasoned professionals who are looking to revisit their core skills, develop a new act, or enhance an existing creation. This year, we are accepting a maximum of 15 students, allowing for ample - and highly focused - instruction and guidance.
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Toronto CircusNoCircus Intensive for the performance industry (2 weeks) Toronto, ON (Canada)2 weeksOnline + video + letters of recno$850 (four weeks) or $525 (two weeks)noX
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Toronto CircusNoCircus Intensive for the performance industry (4 weeks)Toronto, ON (Canada)4 weeksOnline + video + letters of recno$975 (four weeks) or $615 (two weeks) noXno
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Vertical FixNoPre-Professional ProgramPhoenix, AZ5 monthsIn personyes$2,50014+Xno
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Wise Fool New MexicoYesBUST!Santa Fe, NM6 weeksOnlineno$200-100016+XyesBUST! is open to those who self-identify as women, trans* or gender- non conforming
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