akademiet for utaemmet kreativitet- afuk

Academy for Untamed Creativity

AFUK is currently working to secure official approval of the circus education programme as a 3 year higher education course. About 50 people study on the Circus Programme. The school also offers courses in visual arts, acting, design, writing and food, for a total of 150 to 200 students.

AFUK provides a framework for nontraditional training in an environment full of life, laughter, playfulness, seriousness and contemplation. The basic idea of AFUK's activities is to let individual creativity flourish in an unbiased community. 

The Circus Artist Programme is aimed at those who want to work in the entertainment industry, with new circus, events, music halls, physical and visual theatre, or as a circus skills teacher.

Participation in the programme requires concentration, cooperation and motivation. It starts with basic training in Acrobatics and then covers different circus disciplines iallowing students to make decisions about how to specialise. In addition the syllabus also covers training in theatrical work, idea development, improvisation, dance and movement.

Akademiet for Utaemmet Kreativitet- AFUK
Enghavevej 82B
2450 Copenhagen SV
Denmark

Phone: +45 32 54 20 95
Fax: +45 32 54 30 95

Founded in 1986

Director: Anne Sophie Bergmann Steen

Contacts: Soren Flor and Kresten Thomsen

Training offered: 

• Circus Artist: 2 years. Offers good starting point from which to apply for admission to Higher Education Circus Schools, work as a circus teacher or start your own company. Tuition fees may be funded according to your situation: to be assessed with the school.

Admission: Applicants should be 18 or turn 18 during the course and be in good physical condition. To assess your chances of being admitted, please contact AFUK. Auditions are held in late April.

School year from mid-August to late June.