Sorin Sirkus on Tampereella toimiva sirkustaiteen keskus. Se perustettiin vuonna 1985 kehittämään, ylläpitämään ja esittämään nuorten sirkustaidetta. Vuodesta 1993 Sorin Sirkus on antanut sirkustaiteen perusopetusta. Sirkuksessa käy viikoittain yli 500 oppilasta ja sirkusopetus ulottuu aina vauvoista sirkuslukiolaisiin sekä erityisryhmiin, aikuiskursseihin ja työhyvinvointipajoihin. Valmistumisvaiheessa olevat Sorin Sirkuksen nuoret taiteilijat esiintyvät ammattituotannossa, joulushow’ssa, joka kerää yli 10 000 henkeä oman maneesin katsomoon joka vuosi. Sorin Sirkus on kansainvälisen Caravan- sirkusverkoston perustajajäsen ja tekee aktiivista yhteistyötä Tampereen Yliopiston kanssa.

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Sorin Sirkus is a youth circus from Tampere Finland, established in 1985. Our main objective is to maintain, enhance and develop circus studies for children and young people. Sorin Sirkus has been giving basic education of circus arts since 1993. Currently the circus school in Sorin Sirkus has over 500 students aged from 4 to 20 years, that are gathered weekly to practise variety of circus disciplines. Sorin Sirkus also provides short term courses and camps for varying groups from social circus to small children and adults. Sorin Sirkus is in many ways a forerunner in the field of Finnish youth circus. Its active working both domestically and internationally is one of its main assets as it is a requirement for the continuous developing of the groundbreaking work that is done in Sorin Sirkus. Sorin Sirkus has been profiled as a high standard developer of circus art and youth culture in Finland.

Sorin Sirkus is well known for its high standard and unique performances. The annual Christmas Show is seen by as many as 10 000 spectators and is performed to sold out audiences year after a year. The young artists of the Performing Group have often several years and thousands of hours of rehearsal behind them. Many of them have continued their circus studies further after leaving Sorin Sirkus, and are now working as circus professionals around the world. Sorin Sirkus organizes diverse activities from youth circus schools to social circus and work welfare workshops and all the way to festivals and camps as well as productions of performances in different lenghts. We also operate actively to develope circus arts, pedagogy and youth work both at municipial and national levels.