Index
Site Index — Every Page Published on CommunityCircus, in One List
The complete list, including the pages not in the menu.
This index lists every page published on the site, grouped by what each one is for. The directory and the city listings are reference material kept current as organisations change; the articles are longer written pieces that stand on their own and are revised only when something in them stops being true.
The split matters when deciding where to start. Anyone looking for a school or a circus show wants the reference half, which is organised by region and by discipline. Anyone wanting to understand the art form first is better served by the articles, which assume no prior knowledge at all.
Nothing here is behind a menu that hides it. The primary navigation carries the pages most readers want, but the full set is listed below, including the discipline guides and the glossary that sit a level down from the main sections and are easy to miss otherwise, so the list below is genuinely complete.
Directory and guides
- The circus directoryEvery school, trust and company operating in New Zealand, grouped by region.
- Circus classesHow a beginner term works, and what the first weeks actually involve.
- Auckland circus classesThe largest choice of schools, city and North Shore.
- Wellington circus classesA central training base and a youth specialist in Porirua.
- Christchurch circus classesA community centre and an independent school.
- Circus skillsAerial, object manipulation and balance — three unrelated families.
- Aerial silksWhat a first term covers, and how the strength is built.
- Hula hoopChoosing a first hoop, and the tricks that come first.
- JugglingLearning the cascade, and what to practise with.
- UnicycleThe steepest entry in circus, and the sharpest breakthrough.
- Cirque du Soleil in New ZealandHow the company tours here and what its shows are like.
- Social circusCircus skills used for participation and inclusion rather than performance.
- Circus glossaryApparatus and technique terms, defined plainly.
Articles
- Nine Facts About Cirque du SoleilWhat the company is, where it came from, how it casts, and why its scale cuts both ways.International
- New Zealand’s Homegrown Circus CompaniesThe touring tent shows and the contemporary theatre-makers, and why they rarely overlap.Companies
- The History of Circus Shows in New ZealandFrom colonial touring troupes and the origin of the ring to the companies working now.Background
- Welcome to CommunityCircusWhat the site covers and the quickest route to the part you came for.Start here
About this site
- HomeA guide to circus in New Zealand.
- Circus indexEvery article and listing in one place.
- AboutWhat the site is for and how the directory is compiled.
- ContactCorrections and directory additions.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between the directory and the guides?
The directory lists organisations — who they are, where they work and what they teach or perform. The guides explain the disciplines themselves, so that the directory becomes useful to someone who does not yet know whether they want aerial, juggling or a balance discipline, and the two halves are meant to be read in that order by newcomers.
Which pages are updated and which are fixed?
The directory and the city listings are maintained as organisations move, change focus or close down. The articles are written pieces that stand on their own and are revised only when something in them stops being accurate rather than on any regular schedule, whereas the articles are revised only when something inside them stops being accurate.
Is every circus organisation in New Zealand listed here?
That is the intention, but almost certainly not yet the reality. The three main centres are well covered; the likely gaps are in smaller regions where a single community trust runs the only classes for a considerable distance in any direction, and corrections from anyone who knows a regional organisation that is missing are genuinely useful.
Where should someone new to circus begin?
With the circus skills guides if you want to take part, because choosing the wrong discipline costs more than choosing the wrong school. With the national directory if you already know what you want, or if you are looking for a show to watch rather than a class to join.