Galway Community Circus Irelands flagship for youth and social - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Circus Arts is: In the top two fastest growing artforms in Europe for young people Used therapeutically in countries such as Finland-state funded International reach through channels across Europe directly connected to Galway Community Circus: The Caravan Network, Circostrada, global reach through Wires Crossed

Galway Community Circus

Ireland’s flagship for youth and social circus Our Mission To unlock personal and creative potential and deliver social inclusion for young people through circus arts.

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Members Weekly

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Creative Europe

CTF

European programme for Circus Trainers “Galway Community Circus are the top example of best practice in European collaboration in Galway.’’

• Marilyn Gaughan Reddan, Galway 2020

Turnover 65k to 450k in 5 years

Over 1500 vulnerable people reached through Social Circus annually

“Limits exist only in the souls of those who do not dream.”

• Philippe Petit, high-wire walker

Wires Crossed

• A Balancing Act for Europe

Largest Highwire Spectacle Ever in Europe

• 400 performers of all ages
• 90,000 estimated visitors for Wires Crossed

Spectacle

• Will break multiple world records
• The eyes of the world on Galway
• Project’s reach is International
• €1.4million invested in Wires Crossed-

€800,000 of this is European Funding

Participation, Education & Outreach

• 1,270 people in 2019 and 5,800

workshop participants in 2020 in Galway.

• Estimation across Europe is

19,000 participants

• Garda Youth Diversion

Programme and others.

• 36 new funambulism trainers in 7

countries to date

Irish Centre of Funambulism-Connecting with Worldwide Partners

Legacy for Galway

How we Promote Galway

• 36 European and International partners linked to Galway through Galway

Community Circus.

• Leading voice in Youth and Social Circus in Ireland based in Galway City.
• International, European, national and local partnerships
• Sustainable employment for Arts workers and Artists in Galway City
• Increased visitor numbers in 2020 and beyond
• Supporting the personal and social development of Galway's youth and the

surrounding communities

Circus Ethos: Take safe risks Dream big Be supported to achieve the impossible What we need: Council support to be the example to other cities. Adequate insurance cover so that we can carry out our activities. To ensure that Galway Community Circus can deliver what is potentially the most powerful participatory project of Galway 2020 Capital of Culture.