Baby, Toddler, and Family Circus Training for Circus trainers, January 8–9, 2025

Welcome to Sorin Sirkus in Tampere, Finland, on January 8–9, 2025! This workshop focuses on learning and sharing methods for baby and family circus activities. Over two days, you will gain tools and exercises to enhance your work as a circus trainer, particularly with baby, toddler, and family circus groups.

At Sorin Sirkus, we have over 10 years of experience in baby, toddler, and family circus activities, working with a variety of groups using these methods. The aims and goals of these activities include supporting parent-child interaction and strengthening both physical and psychological skills.
The training will partly use a facilitated knowledge-sharing approach, allowing participants to exchange their own experiences with these methods. The goal is to share as many methods and insights as possible during the two days. Therefore, participants are expected to have at least some prior experience in teaching or training in circus. While experience in baby, toddler, or family circus is not required, it is certainly an advantage.

Date: Wed, January 8 – Thu, January 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM on both days
Place: Sorin Sirkus, Ahlmanintie 63, Tampere, Finland
Price: 50 € per participant, which also includes a ticket to the Joulushow Verda performance on January 9th at 6:00 PM.

Important information!

To be eligible for travel reimbursement, participants must commit to the full program on both days and have two separate travel days. The training is made possible through Erasmus+ Accreditation, and therefore we adhere to their travel regulations.

If you plan to arrive on the same day or leave on the last day of the training, please contact Lari Aaltonen at lari.aaltonen@sorinsirkus.fi.

Sorin Sirkus will reimburse participants for travel costs to Tampere according to the EU distance calculator & Erasmus+ rules and provide 80 € towards accommodation per day in Tampere with Erasmus+ funding for those arriving on January 7 and leaving on January 10.

Accommodation and travel expenses will be reimbursed up to a specified amount, upon presentation of receipts. Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation, which will be reimbursed along with travel costs by Sorin Sirkus.

Affordable accommodation options include:
• Dream Hostel
• Hotelli Ville

The educators and facilitators for the workshop will be Sorin Sirkus staff members Katja Tuuli, Kira Leppälä, and Henri Kannisto.

Katja has worked in the fields of theater and circus for 20 years, with experience in teaching, directing, coaching, facilitating, and performing. She has been involved in baby, toddler, and family circus education for 13 years, both nationally and internationally. Her approach emphasizes parent-child interaction while strengthening the entire family’s communication and awareness of their behavior toward one another. Katja is also a certified group therapist specializing in psychodrama and has extensive knowledge in sociology and pedagogy.

Kira and Henri each have nearly 10 years of experience in teaching and facilitating, with Henri also having two decades of performing experience. Both teach at Sorin Sirkus and work with social circus groups. They have actively participated in numerous baby, toddler, and family circus workshops, events, and training sessions at Sorin Sirkus. Kira and Henri hold degrees in circus pedagogy from Turku University of Applied Sciences and are graduates of the social circus training (CTF) program. Henri is known for his calm yet inspiring approach to teaching and connecting with families, while Kira has a remarkable ability to sense unspoken group dynamics and effectively support participants' sense of safety. Both consistently receive positive feedback for their guidance, from the youngest participants to the oldest.