Circomedia is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol, England. We offer a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance and creativity. Alongside this we also present 36 professional circus, theatre and dance shows a year.

Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre is at the heart of everything we do, whether it’s educating the next generation of artists on our BTEC, Degree or Masters courses, presenting innovative and challenging work at our city centre venue or engaging with members of the public through our part-time classes and community outreach projects.

We were founded in 1993 by Bim Mason and Helen Crocker, following the closure of Fooltime, Britain’s first professional circus school. Since 2004, we have been based in St. Paul’s Church at Portland Square, Bristol and a site in Kingswood, Bristol which is home to the degree programme and the main office.

Our aim is to be the UK’s centre for contemporary circus research and production. We believe in creating transformational experiences that change the way people view and experience circus. We are dedicated to creating a limitless space where people can discover their physical, emotional and creative potential. We achieve this through: