It's circus time: Craft and circus training in the heart of Bremen

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Work:

Would you like to do some manual work and learn circus skills? Then this workcamp is the right place
for you. ‘Learning by doing’ is the order of the day, so you can try things out and contribute your
skills and ideas to the projects.
During the first week, you’ll get to show off your DIY and gardening skills by beautifying and
maintaining the grounds of Jokes Circus School, a children’s and youth project with a real circus
tent. The site also mainly consists of shipping containers, which serve as offices, toilets, storage
rooms, dining areas and meeting rooms, and which you will also use during the camp. As well as
beautifying and maintaining the grounds, you will also spend a lot of time on carpentry, roof
construction and painting work to restore two beautiful old circus wagons.
In the second week you will take part in an exciting artistic and circus training workshop! Immerse
yourself in the fascinating world of circus and try your hand at various disciplines. Learn the art of
body control through acrobatics, which includes floor, aerial and partner acrobatics. Balance on a
tightrope, ride a unicycle or master complex jumps and figures. Or you can discover the skill of
juggling, where you hold several objects in the air at the same time and create impressive patterns
with balls, clubs, rings and diabolos.
Dare to take to the air and try your hand at aerial acrobatics, which includes performances such as
trapeze, vertical scarf, straps and aerial rings. This discipline requires strength, flexibility and
courage. Do you prefer to stay on the ground? Then learn the art of comedy and entertainment
through clowning, where you make people laugh with facial expressions, gestures, slapstick and
humour.
Whether you already have experience or are just curious, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to
learn new skills and push your boundaries.
You can find more information about Jokes The Circus School here: https://www.circusjokes.de/
(only in German)

Accommodation and food

You will sleep on camp beds in two 6-person Sibley tents right on the circus grounds, where you will
also be working.
On the circus grounds, you will have access to toilets, a shower, a kitchen, as well as tables and
chairs for eating and meetings. You can also use a circus wagon and the big top for eating and
relaxing.

You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible.
Please state any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

Your accommodation is located close to the Bremen city centre in a lively district. From there, you
can explore the 1,200-year-old Hanseatic city of Bremen (www.bremen.de) with its many sights,
cultural offerings, nightlife scene and shopping opportunities on foot or by bus after work or
workshop.
Or you can stay at the circus site and round off the day with beach volleyball, barbecues or baking
pizza and bread in the clay oven.
At the weekend, excursions to the North Sea coast (e.g. Bremerhaven or Cuxhaven) or the City of
Hamburg possible.

Project hosted by

In 1998, young circus enthusiasts founded their own circus school together with artists and teachers.
Since then, young and young-at-heart artists from 4 to 99 years have been able to help shape the
circus school.
In 2020, after a long period of planning, the school was finally able to move to its own space and
set up its own circus tent, where shows are performed regularly. In addition, the Circus School has a
hall for training. Almost 260 children and young people use these halls every week to do circus
together. In addition, there are more than 300 children and young people who are looked after at
schools on a weekly basis.
https://www.circusjokes.de/ (only in German)

Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: at accommodation until 7:15pm on 11/07/2026
Directions to Meeting Point:
From Bremen Airport:
From Bremen airport please take the tram line 6 (direction "Universität") to the stop
"Gastfeldstraße” (travel time approx. 5min). There you change one of the following busses:
101 (direction “Bassum, Bahnhof”)
102 (direction “Syke - Schnellbus”)
120 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
121 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
Please take one of the busses for 1 or 2 stops (6min) to the stop "Huckelriede".
From Bremen Hauptbahnhof (main train station)
From Bremen main train station you can take five different busses:
101 (direction “Bassum, Bahnhof”)
102 (direction “Syke, Bahnhof”)
120 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
121 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
226 (direction “Harpstedt”)
Please take one of the busses for 7 stops (18-19min) to the stop "Huckelriede".
From bus station “Huckelriede” to the camp
From the bus stop "Huckelriede", walk against the direction of travel into "Kornstr." and follow this
road for approx. 350 metres exactly the same way as the bus did before. Then turn left onto the
footpath "Huckelsrieder Friedensweg". After 200m you will reach circus square.

More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com or https://www.vbn.de/en/

Additional comments

Physical fitness and sporty, comfortable clothing for circus training