Training & Professional Development

Develop knowledge, skills, and practices through sector-specific training.

Agathe Bisserier, Adrien Malette-Chénier | N.Ormes | Agathe & Adrien © Thibault Carron

Our Training Courses

Neuropostural Reprogramming | With Sabrina Martino

Group Training
New to En Piste
Discover how neuroscience can enhance circus training, optimize performance, and help prevent injuries. A scientific and practical approach that is concrete and directly applicable to daily practice.
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Stage management 101 | With Sylvain Bouillère and Nathan Biggs-Penton

Group Training
Original creation
A basic introduction to performance management tools for artists who have already developed a routine, a short piece, or a full-length show (solo, duo, or other) and who want to move from the initial creative stage to production.
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Dance for Acrobats | With Kyra Jean Green

Group Training
New to En Piste
This dance workshop for circus artists explores movement, improvisation, and choreography as tools for artistic development and performance creation.
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Pulling in aerial acrobatics | With Marie-Michelle et Jean-Francois Faber

Essential
Group Training
This training is intended for individuals who will be operating the pulley systems used in the circus arts to raise, lower, or stabilize an aerial artist and known as “pulling”.
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Dramaturgy for aerials beyond habits | With Sarah Norden

Group Training
Original creation
An intensive workshop designed to challenge the norms of aerial practice and develop a more mindful, personal, and expressive form of movement. Readings, discussions, and improvisations will inspire new avenues for creation and interpretation.
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Demystifying grant applications to arts councils | With Alice Kop

Essential
Group Training
This training aims to demystify the process involved in applying for any scholarship and to provide a general overview of the available financial aid options, eligibility requirements.
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Acrobatic rigging | With Fred Gérard and Marcus Gauthier

Essential
Group Training
This intensive training provides the essential knowledge needed to safely operate, inspect, and evaluate rigging systems, while familiarizing participants with best practices as well as the laws and standards governing stage rigging.
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Technical Rider as a Business Card | With Hugo Hamel

Essential
Group Training
An essential introduction for artists and companies to the creation of technical rider. More than just a logistical document: they serve as a professional calling card and a strategic promotional tool.
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Being present through clowning | With Jérémy Vitupier

Group Training
Our Training
In this intensive workshop, participants will explore the art of clowning as a training ground for freedom on stage and as a means of developing an authentic, free, and fully alive stage presence.
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Showcasing your artistic statement | With Claire Renaud

Essential
Group Training
The goal of this training is to equip participants with the tools they need to showcase their artistic practices to various audiences (presenters, peer juries, project calls, audience members, the artistic community, etc.).
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Chinese pole: Climb up to come back down | With David Ayotte

Group Training
New to En Piste
Original creation
This workshop seeks to reveal another dimension of chinese pole : a space for creation, presence, and interpretation, where every climb, every slide, and every fall can carry meaning.
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Introduction to Teaching Social Circus | With Elise Leblanc et Marilou Vinet

Essential
Group Training
The training provides a better understanding of the broader context of alternative circus programs and equips participants with educational tools to lead social circus workshops.
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Our Partners' Training Courses

Workshop | The RUBBERBAND Method

Partner Training
The RUBBERBAND Method blends hip-hop, classical ballet, and contemporary dance to explore movement, rhythm, and space.
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An artist moving through an immersive space with black-and-white video projections, in front of a camera mounted on a tripod.

Immersive and embedded scenography for the performing arts (CFC)

Partner Training
This course introduces the fundamentals of immersive and embedded scenography for the performing arts, exploring the integration of interactive technologies, embedded systems, and open-source tools into contemporary artistic productions.
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Transforming Light – Workshops for Artists

Partner Training
Finnish multidisciplinary artist Mikko Hynninen works with intangible media, particularly light and sound. A lighting designer of exceptional caliber, he navigates between performing and visual arts, collaborating with artists including Dana Gingras, Danièle Desnoyers, and longtime creative partner Marie Brassard. Using The Ether as a starting point, he will share with workshop participants his expert insights on the intricacies of creating with light.
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All-Terrain Bodies – Workshops for Artists

Partner Training
Muxe artist and anthropologist Lukas Avendaño explores various aspects of his artistic practice based on territoriality, memory, ritual, and the political construction of the body. These two days of activities, including theoretical and somatic approaches, are a perfect opportunity to interact with a major artist from Latin America. Applications from queer and racialized artists are most welcome!
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Masterclass in Performing Arts and Digital Technologies: New Models for Hybrid Artistic Creation, Production and Distribution

Partner Training
Take part in an immersive masterclass in digital performing arts and develop a techno-artistic work—from conception to hybrid presentation—while addressing production and monetization challenges.
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Emotional Intelligence for Handling Conflict

Partner Training
Conflicts are part of life. Whether at work, on vacation, or at home; whether recent or long-standing, they all come with their share of challenges, and it is impossible to avoid their reality.
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Caring and Inclusive Leadership Within Your Team or Organization

Partner Training
Training in compassionate and inclusive leadership for arts professionals, aimed at fostering fair, collaborative, and respectful work environments.
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Embodied Consent in the Studio (by Fostering an Atmosphere of Trust and Mutual Respect)

Partner Training
Bilingual Workshop on Consent in the Studio: Practical Tools for Building Trust, Communication, and a Culture of Respect in the Creative Process
Presented by: Le RQD
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Circus arts training featuring group acrobatics and acrobatic lifts in a well-lit studio

Workshop – Hand to hand

Partner Training
Join this 30-hour intensive workshop in Hand to hand led by Agathe Bisserier and Adrien Malette-Chénier.
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Diversify your career

Partner Training
Two workshops to help you identify your transferable skills and develop an action plan to diversify your career and seize new opportunities.
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History of our training courses

Customized Training

Our Training
Are you facing a professional challenge? Do you need to gain new knowledge in your field? Are you dealing with a crisis or a major career change? Do you want to develop a skill related to your profession so you have more than one string to your bow?
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Preventing harassment and violence in the cultural sector | In English

Our Training
An English-language workshop presented by Juripop on preventing harassment and violence in the cultural sector. Online, free, and mandatory for trainers working with En Piste.
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Poster for “En Piste,” exploring experimental circus dramaturgy and the constraints of short-form performances, featuring an abstract orange design with purple text on a beige background

Experimental circus dramaturgy: constraints and possibilities of short-form performance (only in french)

Group Training
First edition: June 15–21, 2026. Applications will be accepted via the online form from 1–15 April – keep an eye on our social media! Selection by 30 April
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Grant Applications | With Alice Kop

Group Training
This training offers a clear overview of funding programs, eligibility criteria, and best practices for successful grant applications, specifically tailored to the realities of circus creation and touring. Guided by Alice Kop, participants will learn to identify relevant aid, structure their projects, and optimize their chances of success.
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The Technical Rider as a Business Card | With Hugo Hamel

Group Training
This online training enables circus artists and companies to design a clear, professional, and strategic technical rider, essential for showcasing a performance and reassuring presenters. Under the guidance of Hugo Hamel, an expert in technical direction, participants will learn to effectively present their needs, prevent unforeseen issues, and enhance the smooth execution of their tours.
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Understanding and Analysis of Circus Show Technical Riders | With Hugo Hamel

Group Training
Aimed at presenters and technical directors of performance venues, this training aims to equip professionals to read, analyze, and anticipate the specific needs related to hosting circus shows.
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Pricing Grid

Individual Subscriptions
Corporate Subscription
No matter what time of year you become a member of the group, the amount of the annual membership fee remains the same and is valid until December 31.
Category
Type
Price
Price (incl. tax)
Individual member
Performer
Creator or designer
Trainer, coach or instructor
Stage crew
Cultural worker
Researcher
89,25 $
102,61 $
Employee of a member company
15,75 $
18,11 $
Associate member
Friend
57,75 $
66,40 $
Journalist
57,75 $
66,40 $
Category
Type
Price
Price (incl. tax)
Corporate member
Less than 5 employees
278,25 $
319,92 $
6 to 10 employees
603,75 $
964,16 $
11 to 20 employees
787,50 $
905,43 $
21 to 50 employees
1 312,50 $
1 509,05 $
51 to 200 employees
2 520 $
2 897,37 $
More than 200 employees
3 150 $
3 621,71 $
Training organizations
Higher education institution
1 239 $
1 424,52 $
Preparatory school
414,75 $
476,86 $
Recreation school or summer camp
267,75 $
307,85 $
School or continuing education organization
414,75 $
476,86 $
Associate member
Collaborator
141,75 $
162,98 $
Partner
425,25 $
488,93 $