National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)

A new CircaNICA outdoor circus work. A suburban family have travelled from the east (the Dandenongs, that is) to settle in the long-promised land of Sunshine, collecting hard rubbish along the way, but the local Ravens consider their gaudy travelling show as a territorial challenge.  A ridiculous, eclectic, absurd vaudeville face-off ensues. With an extraordinary range of circus and performance skills the battle rages.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 3: 1:00 - 2:15 pm See the world from upside down! Handstands are a foundation skill that require core strength vital for any circus activity. Find out what it takes to master handstands! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 3: 1:00 - 2:15 pm Try the basics of the Static Trapeze! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 3: 1:00 - 2:15 pm Learn the fundamentals of Trampolining! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 2: 11:00 - 12:15 pm Try your hand at manipulation and have some fun juggling balls, clubs and scarves! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 2: 11:00 - 12:15 pm Another chance to try your hand at Straps! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 2: 11:00 - 12:15 pm Try the basics of Tissu. Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 2: 11:00 - 12:15 pm Try the basics of Tumbling! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 1: 9:45 - 11:00 am Try the basics of Acrobatic Pole! **Flat soled shoes (ie Volleys) and jeans are compulsory** Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 1: 9:45 - 11:00 am Try the basics of Aerial Ring! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 1: 9:45 - 11:00 am Try hula tricks for body, arms, neck & feet. Ab workout guaranteed! Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

Come & Try Circus Day Session 1: 9:45 - 11:00 am Challenge yourself and try out straps. Session includes a fun 15 min group warm up followed by an hour of class. Submit your indemnity form prior to the first session.

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Serious about circus? These three days of intensive circus training will challenge teens with sessions in tumbling, manipulation, hand balancing, strength and conditioning, flexibility and acrobatics. Not for beginners, these sessions will suit teens with a background in circus, sports acrobatics, trampolining, diving, performing arts, dance, martial arts, gymnastics, extreme sport, street theatre etc. NB, no skill development on specialty apparatus.

NICA Short Courses Holiday Program. Intensive circus training to improve strength, flexibility and awareness through various drills and exercises. Not for beginners, these sessions are for students who wish to achieve significant improvement in their basic skills and techniques and have a background in gymnastics, dance, circus or similar. Skills include tumbling, manip, hand balancing, strength and conditioning, flexibility and acrobatics etc. NB, no skill development on specialty apparatus

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Come along for a day and experience a selection of different circus activities. These fun-filled sessions can include juggling, tumbling, mini tramp, static trapeze, aerial ring, tissu, hula hoops, tight wire, performance presentation and more. Bring along a water bottle, lunch and snacks each day. *Children attending the NICA Short Holiday program must have turned 5 years old at the time of enrolment or have started attending school.

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Come along for the full week of the Day at the Circus (DATC) program (9.30-3.30pm) and experience a selection of different circus activities each day. These fun-filled sessions can include juggling, tumbling, mini tramp, static trapeze, aerial ring, tissu, hula hoops, tight wire, performance presentation and more. Bring along a water bottle, lunch and snacks each day.

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. These 3 hour workshops give students the opportunity to try a number of different circus activities. These fun-filled sessions will include juggling, tumbling, mini tramp, static trapeze, aerial ring, tissu, hula hoops, tight wire and more. Bring along a water bottle and snack each day. *Children attending the NICA Short Holiday program must have turned 5 years old at the time of enrolment or have started attending school.

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Book a full week of fun-filled 3 hour workshops (9.30-12.30pm) and give students the opportunity to try a number of different circus activities, including juggling, tumbling, mini tramp, static trapeze, aerial ring, tissu, hula hoops, tight wire and more. Bring along a water bottle and snack each day. *Children attending the NICA Short Holiday program must have turned 5 years old at the time of enrolment or have started attending schoo

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Teen Ground & Manipulation Circus Workshop for beginners. Sample a range of ground-based circus activities to find out what you love. Introducing basic tumbling, trampolining, juggling, manipulation, tight wire and acrobalance. To try aerials, come on Monday for Teen Intro to Aerials!

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. Want to try it all? These two day beginner programs will introduce teens to a variety of circus skills. On Monday, participants try a variety of aerial apparatus including tissu, static trapeze and aerial hoop, with a focus on aerial awareness, coordination, strength and mastering basic skills. On Tuesday, sample a range of ground based circus activities to find out what you love. Introducing basic tumbling, trampolining, juggling etc.

NICA Short Courses Summer Holiday Program. After a fun warm-up game and stretch, beginners will get to try a variety of aerial apparatus including tissu, static trapeze and aerial hoop, with a focus on aerial awareness, coordination, building strength and mastering basic skills.

Special in-between term aerial top up! Not for beginners, these special one-off classes are for NICA term participants already training in the discipline and looking to keep up their aerial fitness.

Special in-between term aerial top up! Not for beginners, these special one-off classes are for NICA term participants already training in the discipline and looking to keep up their aerial fitness.

Special in-between term aerial top up! Not for beginners, these special one-off classes are for NICA term participants already training in the discipline and looking to keep up their aerial fitness.

Purchase your NICA Short Course t-shirts for kids and teens in addition to NICA tote bags. Prices include postage whilst the venue is closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

With a one off subscription, gain unlimited access to the Short Courses Online collection of videos recorded from live Zoom classes between April to July 2020. Expand your access to content, including Flexibility, Aerial Conditioning, Cardio Circuit and Teen Fitness classes to name a few. There are currently around 25 videos available in this collection and these will be added to as we progress through lockdown. The videos have been edited to protect the privacy of participants.

Sign up to an online NICA Short Courses class with Hannah Trott. This final (!) Zoom class will be a ‘pre-hab’ style class focused on re-awakening and strengthening ankle, wrist, shoulder and hip joints, to minimize the impact of our grand return! Thursday evening at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to a single live online class for NICA Short Courses Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson (week 29). Return to the air circuit. For our final online class we will be doing a strength circuit to get the body ready to be up high in the sky again. Monday evening at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to a single live online class with NICA Short Courses trainer Hannah Trott (week 27-28). Thursday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a 2 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson (week 27-28). See the description above for individual class focus. Monday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 2 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series with Hannah Trott. Thursday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a 2 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson. See the description above for individual class focus. Monday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series with Hannah Trott. Thursday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson. See the description above for individual class focus. Monday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Handstand Conditioning (& Other Things!) with Hannah Trott. The exercises and drills in this series will not just benefit hand-balancers, but also aerialists, tumblers and others. See the description above for individual class focus. Thursday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson. See the description above for individual class focus. Monday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a 2 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Core & Stability training with Kate Nelson. Saturday mornings at 11:00am. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

COVID-19 has affected our community in many ways, including financially. NICA is committed to continuing our virtual Short Courses classes for as long as possible and to assist with the cost of keeping them going, we ask those of you who are able to do so to pay what you can (there are various options ranging from $5 and up). For those of you who are unable to pay, we understand and hope that you continue to enjoy your classes with us until we can see you again face to face.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Flexibility with Hannah Trott. Thursday evenings at 6:30pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.

Sign up to either a single live online class or make a full 4 week class booking for NICA Short Courses upcoming series of Aerial Conditioning with Kate Nelson. Monday evenings at 5:45pm. Bookings will be closed 30 minutes prior to each class. Suitable for teens/adults.