HUPR
Guide to the Design of Circus Apparatuses and Equipment
Paloma Leyton, Marion Cossin, Franziska Trapp, Ginger Ana Griep-Ruiz, Fred Gérard, Elia Seclet, Melanie Stuckey, 2025
This guide was developed to support artists who wish to create new circus apparatus and equipment. It provides clear guidance on the design process, as well as key considerations related to safety, innovation, and intellectual property.
HUPR
Circus Training Space and Equipment Guide
Fred Gerard, Christophe Rousseau, Patrick Chassin, 2022
This guide is intended for project initiators and leaders, administrative staff, teaching staff, and technical teams involved in the development of training spaces. It serves as a practical tool to help transform a wide range of venues (gymnasiums, big tops, commercial or industrial spaces, community halls, churches, basements, etc.) into safe environments for circus arts practice.
FEDEC
FED-Talks: Rigging Video Tutorials
The FED-Talks are a series of rigging video tutorials produced as part of the European RIGGERS project (2022–2024), led by Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) and FEDEC. Through these FED-Talks, riggers from circus schools around the world share their best practices in safety and rigging with their professional community.
National Circus School
Circus Arts Training Framework Plans
This framework document establishes shared guidelines to support the development and oversight of circus arts training pathways, including recreational, school-based and preparatory streams.
It provides organizations and professionals in the field with a clear reference tool to help harmonize practices, ensure safe learning environments and foster a shared understanding of standards and responsibilities across the sector.
Publication produced in collaboration with all contributors involved in the project teams for the Development of the recreational, school-based and preparatory training pathway.
National Circus School
Programme national de certification des enseignant.es en arts du cirque
This guide on the certification of circus arts instructors establishes a reference framework aimed at recognizing and supporting professional competencies in circus teaching.
It outlines the criteria, requirements and processes related to certification, while contributing to high standards of quality, safety and pedagogical rigour within the circus arts training pathway.
*The document is only available in French.