piste d'azur- centre regional des arts du cirque

Circus Arts Regional Centre Piste d'Azur

Piste d'Azur was founded in October 2002 to maintain the circus activities of les Campelières. The Piste d'Azur management team all come  from the former school. Indeed, this mission started more than 20 years ago!

Piste d'Azur is a member of the French Federation of Circus Schools (FFEC) and the Regional Federation of Circus Schools (FREC Méditerranée).

FFEC accredited Piste d'Azur both as a leisure practice organisation and a vocational training centre.

Within the vocational training programme, it offers two types of training. The first is circus artist training that last two years and focuses on preparing young people to enter higher education vocational schools and to be circus artists. The second one leads to two circus trainer diplomas: Circus Arts Instructor qualification (BIAC) and the Professional Degree in Youth, Popular Education and Sports, speciality "Circus Activities" (BPJEPS).

Piste d'Azur- Centre Régional des Arts du Cirque de la région PACA
1975 avenue de la République
06550 La Roquette sur Siagne
France

Phone: +33 493 47 42 42
 

Co-Director and Vocational Training Manager: Patrick Fodella 

Circus Artist Programme Coordinator: Romain Peters

Click here for the contact details of the rest of the team.

Curricula offered:

• Circus Artist Programme: duration 2 years. For more info on the 2009-2011 training in French, click here.
  Programme open to 16 to 25-year-olds.
  Next auditions in 2011: deadline for reception of application forms on May 20th, auditions on June 16th and 17th ans 23rd and 24th.
  School year from early October to late June.
• BIAC: next session from 29th June to 7th July. Preselection day on 22nd January and 14th May. More info in French here.
• BPJEPS: next session September 2011. More info in French here