École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal
| École nationale de cirque | |
| Type | circus arts training, academic subjects at the secondary and college, intensive summer camps |
|---|---|
| Established | 1981 |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Athletics | dance, acrobatics |
| Affiliations | Cité des Arts du Cirque; Cirque du Soleil and En Piste |
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The National Circus School (French: École nationale de cirque) is a professional circus school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a school for higher education in arts; after the great schools of music, dance and theatre, the NCS also offers academic subjects at the secondary and college levels. It is the only circus school in the Americas to offer professional programs in circus arts: Preparatory program, Circus and High School Studies, and Higher Education in Circus arts. It also prepares professional circus arts educators.
In 1981 at the Immaculate Conception Centre, a circus school begins to attract young artists interested in theatrical acrobatics. Very soon the Immaculate Conception Centre can no longer contain the rapid growth of the National Circus School (NCS). In 1989 the School moved to the Dalhousie station facilities in Old Montreal. The only institution to offer professional circus teaching in North America, the NCS has become one of the world's circus schools.
Meanwhile, contemporary circus arts experience exponential growth throughout the world. The need to train a greater number of versatile and highly skilled artists, by now the hallmark of the Quebec circus, is apparent. The NCS launches into a new phase of growth that sees it relocating to the Cité des Arts du Cirque as a founding member, along with Cirque du Soleil and En Piste, the national network for circus arts. In 2003 the NCS completes the move to a new building custom built to its specifications in the heart of Tohu, as this new complex is known.
In addition to circus arts training, the NCS also offers academic subjects at the secondary and college levels.
The first level of training, this extracurricular program is aimed at students 9 to 13 years old. This program allows students to continue their primary in another school.
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