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July 17 – August 4, 2023

PERFORMANCE
BOOT CAMP

Live out your passion all day every day in NECCA’s most intensive performance-centered program! You’ll spend your days developing your individual act with guidance in circus, theater and dance technique with additional professional development classes, movement research, ensemble work, performance refinement, and holistic exercise sessions to round out a full body training and creation experience. Train and create in our incredible custom built facility including an in-ground foam pit, trampoline, 40′ and 24′ rigging points, and air conditioning. All this while surrounded by the natural beauty of a Vermont summer.

CLICK HERE to apply.

More Info

Program Details

The program is overseen by an internationally recognized artistic team of directors and coaches and culminates with a show including acts and devised vignettes, specifically created for (pre) professional circus students.

Each day includes group training, private focus time with a coach in your skill area, and open training times for you to practice and rehearse. You’ll be pushing to gain the specific skills you’ve been reaching for and building a performance-ready act at a higher level. Skill areas include German wheel, cyr wheel, trampoline/tramp wall, solo and duo trapeze, dance trapeze, lyra/aerial hoop, cloud swing, hand balancing, tumbling, partner acrobatics, and more. If you don’t see your focus area listed, please ask!

Click here for more information.

Who is it for?

This program is for pre-professional circus students age 16 & up who want to strengthen their performance skills and make an act that will be performed at the end of the program. 

Age 14 and 15, please inquire about participation in this adult-focused workshop by emailing us here.

What is included?

Group classes will focus on movement qualities and research, stage presence, act composition, ensemble work, career guidance classes, flexibility and conditioning, dance choreography and technique, and restorative exercise sessions to refine movement patterns and create clean lines. Each student will have four hours of one-on-one coaching time per week to train skills and act devising in their chosen focus area, bringing the total hours of training to 30 plus per week. There will also be open training time included every day. The program culminates in a performance that showcases individual acts as well as fully devised vignettes and transitions. This show will be photographed, with a link to the photos sent to you shortly after the end of the program.

Circus focus areas include:

  • Hand Balancing
  • Partner Acrobatics
  • Trampoline, Mini Tramp & Tramp Wall
  • Trapeze (single point, double point, duo, swinging)
  • Fabric
  • Rope
  • Chinese Pole
  • Straps
  • Lyra & Tippy Lyra
  • German & Cyr wheels
  • Wire
  • Juggling & Manipulation
  • Sling or Hammock
  • Cloud Swing
  • Bungee
  • Invented Apparatus
  • Contortion

What is the schedule?

Classes run Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm, with a final performance on Friday, August 4th, at 7:30 pm.

Who are my coaches?

The program is directed by Creative Director Leah Leor, with a variety of other coaches including Elsie Smith, Zeb Galipeau, Megan Mallouk, Violet Defiant and Cody Hayman.

How much is the program?

$1800. A deposit of $900 will secure your spot, and we can set up flexible installments with the final payment being due July 1st.

* There is a 10% discount off the Performance Boot Camp Program if folks also sign up for the Summer Intensive Program!

* We also have some scholarships available for these programs. Please contact us for more info!

How do I apply?

Please fill out the online application with your video submission of your most recent work or performance on the discipline that you will use in Boot Camp. Some exceptions can be made for experienced performers wishing to use Boot Camp as a place to create on a new discipline. Applicants are selected based on technical development and creativity. There is a limited amount of space for each discipline/apparatus.

Please also demonstrate as many of these core skills as possible:

  1. Forward roll and dive roll
  2. Cartwheel: (both sides)
  3. Handstand: against a wall or free-standing
  4. Back bridge: push up from laying on ground
  5. Splits: left, to straddle (center), to right
  6. Pull-ups: please show that your feet are not on the ground at the start/end of the skill

There is no deadline for applying – we have rolling admissions until the program is full.  However, we have limited spots for each apparatus so applying early will assure you the spot you are dreaming of.

About Brattleboro

Get the best out of your circus training while enjoying the fun and beauty that a summer in Vermont can offer. Enjoy swimming, hiking, biking and kayaking practically from NECCA’s front door. The West River is steps away and includes a miles-long riverfront trail, access for boats and swimmers, and a waterfront restaurant to end your day with good food and company. Just one mile away is the vibrant downtown with cafes, restaurants, galleries, movie theaters and performance venues for music and entertainment.

There are many summer sublets and homestay options in Brattleboro. Check here for general information.

More Info

DETAILS

The program is overseen by an internationally recognized artistic team of directors and coaches and culminates with a show including acts and devised vignettes. Specifically created for (pre)professional circus students.

Each day includes group training, private focus time with a coach in your skill area, and open training times for you to practice and rehearse. You’ll be pushing to gain the specific skills you’ve been reaching for and building a performance-ready act at a higher level. Skill areas include German wheel, cyr wheel, trampoline/tramp wall, solo and duo trapeze, dance trapeze, lyra/aerial hoop, cloud swing, hand balancing, tumbling, partner acrobatics, and more. If you don’t see your focus area listed, please ask!

Click here for more information.

Who is it for?

This program is for pre-professional circus students age 16 & up who want to strengthen their performance skills and make an act that will be performed at the end of the program. 

Age 14 and 15, please inquire about participation in this adult-focused workshop by emailing us here.

What is included?

Group classes will focus on movement qualities and research, stage presence, act composition, ensemble work, career guidance classes, flexibility and conditioning, dance choreography and technique, and restorative exercise sessions to refine movement patterns and create clean lines. Each student will have four hours of one-on-one coaching time per week to train skills and act devising in their chosen focus area, bringing the total hours of training to 30 plus per week. There will also be open training time included every day. The program culminates in a performance that showcases individual acts as well as fully devised vignettes and transitions. This show will be photographed, with a link to the photos sent to you shortly after the end of the program.

Circus focus areas include:

  • Hand Balancing
  • Partner Acrobatics
  • Trampoline, Mini Tramp & Tramp Wall
  • Trapeze (single point, double point, duo, swinging)
  • Fabric
  • Rope
  • Chinese Pole
  • Straps
  • Lyra & Tippy Lyra
  • German & Cyr wheels
  • Wire
  • Juggling & Manipulation
  • Sling or Hammock
  • Cloud Swing
  • Bungee
  • Invented Apparatus
  • Contortion

What is the schedule?

Classes run Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm, with a final performance on Friday, August 4th, at 7:30 pm.

Who are my coaches?

The program is directed by a guest Creative Director with a variety of other coaches including Elsie Smith, Zeb Galipeau, Megan Mallouk, Stephanie Abrahms, Violet Defiant and Cody Hayman.

How much is the program?

$1800. A deposit of $900 will secure your spot, and we can set up flexible installments with the final payment being due July 1st.

* There is a 10% discount off the Performance Boot Camp Program if folks also sign up for the Summer Intensive Program!

* We also have some scholarships available for these programs. Please contact us for more info!

How do I apply?

Please fill out the online application with your video submission of your most recent work or performance on the discipline that you will use in Boot Camp. Some exceptions can be made for experienced performers wishing to use Boot Camp as a place to create on a new discipline. Applicants are selected based on technical development and creativity. There is a limited amount of space for each discipline/apparatus.

Please also demonstrate as many of these core skills as possible:

  1. Forward roll and dive roll
  2. Cartwheel: (both sides)
  3. Handstand: against a wall or free-standing
  4. Back bridge: push up from laying on ground
  5. Splits: left, to straddle (center), to right
  6. Pull-ups: please show that your feet are not on the ground at the start/end of the skill

There is no deadline for applying – we have rolling admissions until the program is full.  However, we have limited spots for each apparatus so applying early will assure you the spot you are dreaming of.

About Brattleboro

Get the best out of your circus training while enjoying the fun and beauty that a summer in Vermont can offer. Enjoy swimming, hiking, biking and kayaking practically from NECCA’s front door. The West River is steps away and includes a miles-long riverfront trail, access for boats and swimmers, and a waterfront restaurant to end your day with good food and company. Just one mile away is the vibrant downtown with cafes, restaurants, galleries, movie theaters and performance venues for music and entertainment.

There are many summer sublets and homestay options in Brattleboro. Check here for general information.

APPLICATION

Apply below!

March 2023

COVID POLICIES

Updated 2/10/2023

Read Our Full Policies Here
Beginning March 20th

All programming at NECCA will be mask optional based on the Windham County Guidelines for masking (Green: mask optional, Yellow: mask suggested, Red: masks required). NECCA reserves the right to change protocols on site, if necessary.

We encourage a culture of care for the health of others.

We ask that everyone respect the choices of others to mask or unmask when Green. We also ask you to kindly comply if someone asks you to mask around them.

Read our full policies here.

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