by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | News and Updates, Project Updates
Earlier this month our Spotlight Youth Circus Troupe (a group of 14 – 19 years circus performers) were invited to take part in a three day project with the Circus Company Citrus Arts. “Citrus Arts are a performing arts company based in South Wales. We create...
by admin | Jun 5, 2019 | News and Updates, Project Updates
We started Silver Circus to expand our classes to over 55’s. People come to socialise, make friends and learn circus skills. Over the last two years, it’s been great to see big improvements in our participants’ health and wellbeing. From...
by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | News and Updates, Our Team & Community, Project Updates
Well, 2018 been a massive year for our Silver Circus project! Our Monday morning drop in class now stands at 20 members and goes from strength to strength, whilst our staff have worked with residents and day care attendees at three different dementia care settings....
by admin | Dec 3, 2018 | News and Updates, Project Updates
Mr Kite Presenting Mr Kite, a phantasmagorical circus extravaganza! Ever wondered who the Beatles are singing about in the song Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite? Earlier this year, Skylight Circus Arts was awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to research the...
by admin | Sep 19, 2018 | News and Updates, Our Team & Community, Project Updates
With Special Thanks to W O Streets and Link 4 Life for making this project possible Off The Streets Report August 2018 By Charma Force Off the Streets’ gave 34 disadvantaged young people in Rochdale the opportunity to take part in a creative circus arts project...
by admin | Sep 3, 2018 | News and Updates, Project Updates
So this year is the 250th year anniversary of circus, and we couldn’t let that go by without some celebration, so at the end of the year Skylight will be putting on a performance inspired by a famous circus show poster from Rochdale, that John Lennon took the...