Educational program. Specialty "Circus Arts" (bachelor's degree) Typical university program circus arts
If you want a holiday, go to the circus. A similar entertainment establishment can be found in any major modern city. The performers delight the audience with complex acrobatic performances, magic tricks, animal performances and other amazing tricks. Many people believe that only people born into families of circus dynasties can get into the circus arena. In fact, this is a big misconception. In order to become a circus artist, you need to graduate from a circus school in Moscow. Today, this is the only specialized educational institution in our entire country.
Is circus art a calling?
To spectators, the circus seems like a continuous holiday and magic. In fact, each performance is the result of hard training, nerves and pain. The work of circus performers involves great danger. Even experienced professionals in their field sometimes suffer serious injuries in the midst of their careers.
At its core, any genre of circus art is a symbiosis of complex sports and acting. How successful an artist will be depends largely on his self-control, artistry, and ability to communicate with the public. Many representatives of circus dynasties claim that one should come to work in this field only out of vocation. If your lifelong dream is a circus, it makes sense to think about how to get into a circus school in Moscow.
You can enroll in this educational institution after completing the ninth or eleventh grade of any secondary school. Applicants must understand that due to the specific nature of the profession, entrance tests consist of more than just general education exams. You must have at least basic choreographic or sports training. There is a circus section at the school today, admission to which will be introduced from the age of 5. There are similar institutions of additional education in many other cities of Russia.
Applicants involved in acrobatics, ballet, artistic and some other sports have a good chance of becoming circus performers. All these disciplines are quite complex, and it is believed that you can achieve success in them if you start teaching your child no later than 7 years old. Parents who dream of a circus career for their child should understand that intensive training can negatively affect academic performance in the general education school curriculum.
The history of the only circus school in Russia
In the fall of 1927, the People's Commissariat of Education of the USSR issued a resolution, according to which it was ordered to organize an institution for the professional training of circus performers in the capital of the state. The training was carried out in the format of courses lasting three years. Gradually the educational institution developed, and after some time it was reorganized into a technical school. Along with the new name, the circus school in Moscow received a building with a full-fledged arena. Quite quickly the educational institution earned itself a good reputation. The school changed its name several times. In 1987, the educational institution was once again renamed. The assigned name has survived to this day - State School of Circus and Variety Arts named after. M. N. Rumyantseva. Today the educational institution is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture.
Modern everyday life of a circus school
Since 1961, the circus school in Moscow has been training pop artists, speech and original genres. Today, this educational institution remains the only one of its kind in our country. Only here you can get a professional circus education. Every year a large number of applicants from all over the country dream of becoming GUTSEI students. The school is also famous for its teaching staff. The young generation is taught circus and variety disciplines by famous artists, as well as simply talented graduates of colleges and other cultural educational institutions.
Specialties and curriculum
GUTSEI trains circus performers of various genres. The most popular areas: acrobatics, balancing act, clowning, juggling, variety shows. Also at the school you can obtain the specialty of an assistant, assistant animal trainer, entertainer, costume designer or make-up artist. Applicants are recommended to choose the most interesting specialty for themselves before passing the entrance examination. The admissions committee usually evaluates the data of each person wishing to enroll in accordance with the requirements and specifics of the chosen profession.
During the course of training, students acquire highly specialized knowledge and skills related to their specialized specialty. All students admitted to the circus school in Moscow will have to study the world and Russian heritage of the circus. The scientific activities of the educational institution include research and classification of new programs. In addition, students of all specialties study circus pedagogy, basic safety and circus genres.
How to enter GUTSEI?
If you dream of being in the circus arena, it makes sense to visit a circus school in Moscow before submitting your documents. Address of the educational institution: Moscow, 5th street Yamskoye Pole, building 24. Responsible applicants who apply to the school in advance are interviewed. Even 2-3 months before the entrance tests, you can take preparatory courses at an educational institution, the cost of which will be only 1,500 rubles.
The circus school in Moscow has quite strict requirements for applicants. Training circus performers involves serious and dangerous physical activity. For this reason, even upon admission, each applicant must prove that he has no health problems. When submitting an application for admission to the educational application, medical certificates are attached to it. The required minimum: extracts from the psychoneurological and (that the owner of the document is not registered). A certificate from the supervising physician is also required.
Entrance tests
Enrollment is based on the results of entrance tests conducted in three rounds. The first exam includes an assessment of the competitor’s personal and physiological data, as well as his abilities within the chosen profession. The second stage is passing a medical commission. The third exam is the most difficult, during which applicants demonstrate their existing skills in choreography, acrobatics, and show their artistry. Particular attention is paid to the student’s ability to improvise and imagination.
Every applicant must understand that he did not come to an ordinary casting for a modeling agency, but to a circus school in Moscow. Photos in interesting images and the ability to recite a memorized piece of text will not help here. A real artist must interact with the audience without fear or anxiety, and also be able to instantly find a way out of any unexpected situations on stage.
After the exam in their specialty, applicants will be tested in general education subjects. Graduates of 9th grade write a dictation and take an oral exam in Russian language and literature. After 11th grade, the student will need to write an essay.
Famous graduates of GUTSEI
Dozens of artists who became famous throughout the world once graduated from a circus school in Moscow. The history of this educational institution with its famous names sounds impressive: M. Rumyantsev, O. Popov, L. Engibarov are all graduates of GUTSEI. Such talented artists as E. Kamburova, Zh. Bichevskaya, G. Khazanov and E. Shifrin also graduated from the circus school. According to the most conservative estimates, over the years of operation the educational institution has trained at least five thousand specialists in all areas of circus and variety arts.
The most common entrance exams:
- Russian language
- Mathematics (basic level)
- Literature - specialized subject, at the choice of the university
- History - at the choice of university
- Creative exam - at the choice of the university
The formation and development of circus art is inextricably linked with the unfolding of the historical process, firmly fitting into the context of the formation of the very civilizational model of our time. The origin of circus art is associated with games, rituals of the dawn of humanity, the emergence of new crafts and professions. Various genres arose and became widespread in different historical eras, and the priorities of the audience changed along with the genres. Circus is one of the most democratic forms of art, formed on the basis of theatrical sports competitions and public square performances. The main character of the circus is an artist who overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles, whose tasks include poeticizing hard physical labor and creating generalized artistic images.
Admission conditions
The main form of creating artistic images of future circus performers are tricks, the organic synthesis of which with acting actions constitutes a number, and their totality, in turn, becomes a performance.
The creation of each individual trick requires the artist to be able to synthesize music, dance, pantomime, painting, and have plasticity of movements, which requires future graduates to develop a high level of creative abilities, knowledge and understanding of the country’s cultural heritage.
As entrance tests, applicants must pass the following disciplines:
- Russian language,
- story,
- literature (profile).
Applicants are required to undergo an interview with representatives of the university in order to identify the development of creative abilities. Some universities put forward requirements for passing a creative exam as an additional one.
Where to apply
This direction is relatively new in the educational sphere of Russia.
Today, the following outstanding universities in the Russian Federation provide training for specialized specialists:
- UNIK Institute;
- East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts;
- Oryol State Institute of Arts and Culture;
- Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture;
- State Classical Academy named after Maimonides.
Training period
The standard period of study (full-time) is 4 years, part-time, part-time - 5 years.
Disciplines included in the course of study
The creation of each circus performance program requires the joint efforts of directors, choreographers, artists, composers, and performers. Accordingly, preparing a trick, act, performance requires future specialists to be able to combine knowledge of theoretical disciplines of the field, including:
- the art of circus directing;
- acting skills, the basics of practical directing;
- history of the circus;
- basics of circus management;
- basics of circus genres, including acrobatics, juggling, gymnastics;
- special classes by genre;
- circus pedagogy, etc.
Acquired skills
The main goal of circus art is to present to the viewer a person in all his power, perfection, and ability to overcome trials. Passion for the circus is based on a craving for a dream, a miracle, a desire to go beyond ordinary, everyday life. Circus performers demonstrate dexterity, strength, and courage to the audience, and the organization of the circus program itself is designed for spectators of all ages, skillfully alternating diverse acts.
Both the organization of the performance and the demonstration of tricks requires future artists to have a high level of development of certain professional competencies:
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Job prospects by profession
University graduates are invited to work in domestic and foreign circus groups.
In addition, they can successfully engage in professional activities in the following positions:
- actor,
- acrobat,
- circus artist,
- illusionist
- juggler,
- stuntman,
- circus director
- producer,
- gymnast,
- show program director.
It is quite problematic to talk about stable payment in the creative industry, however, circus performers find themselves in a more advantageous position than other representatives of creative processions. When employed directly in their specialty in a circus troupe, an aspiring artist can count on a salary of $1000-1200 monthly. Separately, it should be noted that when touring, the payment increases. World-famous artists, for example, illusionists, can count on fabulous fees.
Prospects for professional development of graduates
Those bachelor's graduates who are determined to achieve heights in their chosen field can continue the process of studying in a master's program. The specialty is relatively new in our country, and masters of the profile will be in demand not only in the circus, but also in teaching. In addition, studying in a master's program will allow you to study circus art in detail, teach you how to organize truly unforgettable magic performances that will not only bring significant income, but also a certain fame. A master's degree does not require confirmation for employment abroad, which is also important for specialists in this field. If desired, studies can be continued in graduate school or doctoral studies in related areas.
CIRCUS STUDIO
"MICHEAER"
circus studio manager
"Michaer"
With. Tumul 2008
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
In essence, acrobatics is the art of controlling your body. The only material at hand is our muscles and training brain, sending precise and complex signals for execution. Acrobatics can be done almost anywhere. And of course, everywhere with great benefits for the harmonious physical development of children and adolescents, to strengthen their health. To practice acrobatics, you must have good flexibility and mobility in your joints. At the age of 10-13, most schoolchildren have satisfactory flexibility, but it still needs to be developed. Then by the age of 15-16 it will reach its maximum value. But all schoolchildren have satisfactory flexibility and some need a lot of work to improve it. Flexibility can be improved through stretching exercises.
Through circus art, systematic training in a circus studio, the skills of collective creative activity, a responsible attitude to the results of one’s work and the work of the team, and the development of a culture of behavior, discipline and composure are developed.
The circus studio program is designed for 3 years of study, the age of the students is the same. The program is aimed at the physical and creative development of students, introducing students to universal human values.
In extracurricular activities, the circus studio occupies an important place. The presented program is developmental in nature - educational and is aimed at the formation of an aesthetically, physically developed personality, at awakening creative active children. Based on my work experience, rural school children are close to physical activity, so I chose circus art, studying exercises, circus sketches and performances in grades 4-6.
Typically, children of this age are a friendly, close-knit team; there is every opportunity to carry out serious educational work with them. At this age, they take on a conscious and meaningful character, show the ability to control themselves, restrain themselves, help each other, and go to classes with pleasure. Classes are conducted in a more complicated version and at a faster pace.
By awakening children to further master the circus arts, this training course provides an opportunity to express themselves as individuals and reveal their inner world.
The purpose of the circus studio is“MICHEER” for this additional educational program is the development of attention, emotional memory, creative imagination, responsibility, willpower, control of one’s body.
Objectives of the studio supplied:
1. Introduce children to the wonderful world of circus art, taking into account age characteristics.
2. To introduce the types of circus art: acrobatics, power acrobatics, gymnastics, yoga, juggling, clowning, eccentricity.
3. Developing skills of collective creative activity, responsibility for the performance of each team member.
4. Improving the culture of behavior of pupils, promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Basic methodological principles:
Systematicity and completeness;
Continuity of training and education;
Taking into account the age characteristics of students;
Individual survey, observation of the development of each student.
General information about the program
Age of trainees: 8 -14 years.
The program is designed for 3 years of study.
Stage 1 of training – preparatory
Stage 2 of training – basic
3rd stage of training – graduation
The number of classes per week is 9 hours, per year 270 hours.
In a circus studio, students, using the tools and props available to them, must learn the genres of circus art. The proposed program is designed for implementation in institutions of additional education for children. The training includes individual and group lessons.
The program includes 2 groups:
Junior – grades 2-4;
Stage II of training - the main task of the stage is to train studio students for creative activities, including independent ones. Every year a creative plan is adopted, according to which the group goes to participate in concerts and performances of the State Sakha Circus. Students from the program development group participate in holidays and charity events not only at school, but also at school-wide, ulus and republican ones.
Stage III of training - The main task of the stage is creative work. The group is responsible for the creative activities of the studio. They work on the production of circus acts and performances, on the production of props, costumes, and phonograms. One of training performance criteria In the studio, graduates have the opportunity to independently conduct classes in the preparatory group.
CALENDAR - THEMATIC PLAN
1st stage of training
PREPARATORY
Number of hours | Including (h) |
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practice | |||||
Acrobatics | |||||
Conversation: “Circus comes from childhood” | |||||
"Equipment, insurance" | |||||
Grouping | |||||
Forward somersault | |||||
Back somersault | |||||
Cascade in length from a standstill | |||||
Long cascade from a running start | |||||
Three-point stand | |||||
Lying bridge | |||||
Standing bridge | |||||
Half twine | |||||
Arabian wheel | |||||
Back flip | |||||
Flick-flick | |||||
Rondad flick-flick | |||||
Tempo somersault | |||||
Rondad somersault | |||||
Juggling | |||||
Transferring one ball from hand to hand | |||||
Throwing two balls towards each other with both hands | |||||
Juggling two balls separately with left and right hands | |||||
Throwing three balls with both hands | |||||
Juggling two rings separately with left and right hands | |||||
Transferring one mace from hand to hand | |||||
· Christmas tree. · General meeting (Safety Rules, briefing) · General meeting work plan. · Individual conversations · Concert screenings; | ||
· Conversations with parents · Meeting with alumni · Performances at the preschool educational institution “Kuolaschaan” · Watching concerts (DV), listening to background noise · Relay race of culture and sports | ||
· Watching concerts and performances, working on mistakes · Birthday (February March) · Performances by CP "Tumul" · Performances in competitions, concerts within the village, ulus, republic “Mammoth” · Psychological assistance and preparation of students for competitions · Work with students with poor motor activity; · Participation in ulus and zonal competitions | ||
· Individual conversations · Individual work, conversation with parents · Work with students with poor motor activity · Participation in ulus and zonal dance competitions · Creative trip with performances from the preschool educational institution “Kuncheen” · Festival of additional education of education “Saasky Tammakhtar” | ||
· Meeting summer, hiking, birthday · Survey – “result of work” questionnaire, reflection, analysis · Competition “Sibekki yhya5a” among girls; · Report concert “Unkuu tuhulgete” |
LIST
circus studio "MICHEER"
for 2 hours g.g.
Supervisor:
With. Tumul 2008
List of pupils
Main group:
1. Shelomova Olya 8th grade studio head
2. Struchkova Naryya 8th grade room. Headmen
3. Ptitsyna Sakhaya 7th grade
4. Popova Aita 6th grade
5. Osipova Yulia 6th grade
6. Pavlova Snezhanna 2nd grade
7. Ptitsyna Uygu 2nd grade
8. Titova Rose 4th grade
9. Makarova Raya 3rd grade
10. Makarova Vika 2 grade
11. Vlasova Veronica 3rd grade
12. Kisilyakhova Zhanna 2nd grade
13. Maksimova Fenya 3rd grade
14. Grigorieva Musyana 3rd grade
15. Struchkova Yana 4th grade
16. Struchkov Maxim 2 class
Preparatory group:
1. Lukina Angelika 1 class
2. Kulichkin Zhenya 1 class
3. Struchkov Fedya 1 class
4. Ptitsyn Grisha 1st grade
5. Svinoboev Dygyn 1 class
6. Eliseev Vitya 1st grade
Megino-Kangalas Education Department
Mayinsky Center for Additional Education of Children
Tumul basic secondary school
SOCIAL PASSPORT
Circus studio "MICHEER"
for 2 hours g.g.
Supervisor:
With. Tumul 2008
Megino – Kangalas Education Department
Mayinsky Center for Additional Education of Children
Tumul basic secondary school
SPEECHES
CIRCUS STUDIO
"MICHEAER"
for the 2008/2009 academic year. g.g.
Supervisor:
With. Tumul 2008
Hiring competition | Room name | ||
Tumul basic secondary school
WORK PLAN
parent committee
circus studio
"MICHEAER"
Supervisor:
With. Tumul 2008
MEMBERS OF THE RODCOM
circus studio "Micheer"
Chairman –
Parent committee work plan
Name | ||
quarter | 1. General meeting of parents · Elections of new members of the RodCom · Elections of the chairman, members of the RodCom | |
quarter | Working with the school's Board of Trustees Organization of collective tailoring of stage costumes. Main cast: · Stage costume for clownery; · Improving the material and technical base | November December |
quarter | Open event for parents · Artistic and aesthetic (cultural program) “Saaski Tammakhtar” competition · Parents meeting | |
quarter | Conducting a survey (questionnaire) Report on the activities of the circus studio "MICHEER". Open microphone, parent debate - |
Tumul basic secondary school
MO of additional education
SAFETY TECHNICIANS MAGAZINE
circus studio
"MICHEAER"
Supervisor:
With. Tumul 2008
Main group:
Pupil's FI | I quarter | II quarter | III quarter | IV quarter |
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The instructions were given by:
Achievements
2007 Diploma-recipient of the Republican Circus Festival “Masontenok”, Yakutsk.
2008 diploma winner of the ulus festival of dance and original genre “Kare eige yllygynan” p. Balyktakh
2008 Laureate of the internal competition “Saasky Tammakhtar” p. Tumul
2008 Grant from the Head of MR Megino – Kangalassky ulus in the category “Family Brigades”.
2008 winner of the republican competition of family teams “Organization of employment, health improvement and recreation in the summer”, Pokrovsk.
2008 Gratitude from the Minister of Culture and Spirituality “For active participation in the cultural program of the IV International Games CHILDREN OF ASIA.”
2008 Certificate of the II International Children's Festival "MAMMONTH 2008" Yakutsk.
2009 Diploma winner of the Republican Festival of Circus Arts “Baby Mammoth” in the genre of “JUGGLING” Olya Shelomova.
2009 Republican Festival of Circus Arts “Baby Mammoth”, winner in the category “BEST CIRCUS STUDIO”
2009 Gratitude from the Minister of Culture and Spirituality “For contribution to the development of circus art in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)”
Megino – Kangalassky ulus
Municipal educational institution Tumul basic secondary school
CALENDAR - THEMATIC PLAN
CIRCUS STUDIO
"MICHEAER"
Age of trainees: 8 -14 years.
The program is designed for 3 years of study.
The number of classes per week is 9 hours, per year 270 hours.
circus studio manager
"Michaer"
With. Tumul 2008
head of the circus studio "Michaer"
Excellent student in physical education
and sports of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
teaching experience 35 years
With. Tumul 2008
FLOWER WORLD
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Educational program
additional education for children
"Circus Art"
Syrtseva Elena Vyacheslavovna,
additional education teacher
GBOU DOD "Bryansk Regional Palace"
children's and youth creativity named after Yu.A. Gagarin",
Bryansk.
Age of children: 11-15 years
Implementation period: 3 years
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The educational program "Circus Art" has a physical education and sports orientation with elements of an artistic orientation.
The program is based on teaching experience working with students for 6 years.
Circus art is one of the oldest components of world culture and sport. It was formed from public square performances and theatrical sports competitions. The program included: acrobatic and juggling performances, animal training, illusion rides. The performances of professional circus performers were known in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium and other countries. From the second half of the 18th century, the first dynasties of Russian circus performers began to form. The first stationary circus in Russia was opened on December 11, 1827 in St. Petersburg.
Circus art is unusual and eccentric. The precision and virtuosity with which circus performers perform the most complex tricks has always attracted spectators. Interest in the circus continues to this day.
The NOVELTY lies in the fact that in the field of additional education, programs for teaching circus arts for school-age children have not previously been published, this was the impetus for the development of this program.
The RELEVANCE of the program lies in the demand for training in circus arts in a physical education and sports orientation.
PEDAGOGICAL APPROPRIATENESS
Training in circus art under this program promotes the development of musical and motor qualities, the development of strength, agility, coordination and expressiveness of movements, and provides the basis for comprehensive physical development.
PURPOSE: teaching the performance of elements and compositions of various genres of circus art (acrobatic and original) through the creative activity and artistry of students.
Educational:
-introduce students to the main circus genres;
-teach the basic elements of acrobatics and juggling (classical and non-classical).
Educational:
-develop the ability to move rhythmically to music;
-promote the development of individual muscle groups and the entire muscular system of the body as a whole;
-promote the development of creative abilities of students;
-develop performing qualities - artistry and emotionality;
-form correct posture, gait, coordination of movements;
- promote the development of flexibility, plasticity, strength, endurance;
-develop the ability to work in a team;
-develop the ability to set goals and achieve them.
-form the habit of a healthy lifestyle.
Educational:
- to cultivate courage, determination, activity, determination, perseverance, perseverance, endurance;
- to cultivate patience, hard work and will in students;
-develop aesthetic taste;
-develop a culture of communication with others.
A DISTINCTIVE FEATURE is that in addition to the physical education and sports orientation, the program includes elements of an artistic and aesthetic direction. Choreography classes are an integral part and are closely related to circus genres. Choreographic training in the circus is based mainly on a classical basis.
All interested children aged 9 to 15 years old who have a basic health group are accepted into the children's association. Pupils must have medical certificates of health and permission to engage in physical activity. No prior athletic training is required.
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES
The program lasts 3 years.
FORMS AND MODE OF CLASSES
Study groups of the 1st year of study study 2 times a week for 2 hours (total 4 hours per week), study groups of the 2nd year of study study 3 times a week for 2 hours (total 6 hours a week). The 3rd year group studies 2 times a week for 3 hours (6 hours in total). This mode of study is associated with different amounts of physical activity according to the years of study.
FORMS OF ORGANIZATION of children in classes: group and individual-group.
GROUPS CAPACITY:
1st year - 12-15 people - 8-11 years;
2nd year - 10-12 people - 9 -12 years;
3rd year - 10-12 people - 10 -15 years.
In group and individual group lessons, theoretical material is given, staging work and rehearsals of concert and demonstration numbers are carried out. During each subsequent year of training, the number and complexity of tricks practiced in the previous year increases, and new disciplines are introduced.
Expected results at the end of the first year of study
Knowledge:
- basic circus terms;
- safety rules when performing individual tricks and exercises.
- perform basic elements of general physical and special training, as well as acrobatics;
- perform simple circus exercises with objects (balls, hoops, canes);
- move freely to the music while performing exercises (tricks).
- Expected results at the end of the second year of study
- Knowledge:
- basic circus terms;
- safety rules when performing individual tricks and exercises;
- basic concepts of the circus genre (“antipode”);
- theory of single and pair juggling.
- fulfill basic standards for general physical and special physical training;
- rotate two and three hoops on the body and in the hands;
- perform complex exercises with a cane;
- juggle 3 balls and 3 rings;
- perform basic exercises of the circus genre “antipode”.
Expected results at the end of the third year of study
Knowledge:
basic circus terms;
safety rules when performing individual tricks and exercises;
know the basic concepts of the circus genre (“pair acrobatics”, “rubber”).
- perform acrobatic exercises correctly and accurately;
- freely juggle objects (balls, rings, clubs) during single, pair and group juggling;
- perform complex elements with hoops and canes in motion;
- move freely to the music and improvise, performing various stunt elements.
Ways to check results
1. Introductory control (testing, diagnostic testing).
2. Intermediate control (carried out at the end of the 1st and 2nd half of the year - in December - control lesson, performance, competition).
3. Final control (April-May).
Forms for summing up the results of the program implementation
The form of summing up the results of the implementation of this program is the final certification - a test lesson in order to identify knowledge, skills and abilities in general physical training, physical training, acrobatics and juggling. In addition, performances in a reporting concert, participation in competitions and festivals can be considered a credit form for summing up the results of the program.
CURRICULUM PLAN
FIRST YEAR OF STUDY
Titles of sections and topics |
Number of hours |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Total |
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1.Introductory lesson |
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2.General physical training |
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3.Special physical training |
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4.Acrobatics |
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5.Elements of choreography |
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6.Original circus genres 6.1 Juggling 6. 2 Canes 6.3 Hula hoops |
State educational institution
Additional education for children
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity
Frunzensky district
I APPROVED
Director of DDYUT
__________________
Fedorova O.V.
"___"________200__g.
Minutes of the teachers' council No.__
From “___”________200__g.
“Variety and circus art”
educational program
for children from 6 – 13 years old
designed for 4 years of study
Additional education teacher:
Rachinskaya Natalya Gennadievna
The program was adjusted in 2013
Saint Petersburg
2007
Explanatory note
In modern conditions of development of our society, there is a need to raise a generation of people who are healthy physically, morally and spiritually.
Due to its beauty and brightness, circus art can be most attractive to very young children, and they will want to become a participant in this bright and spectacular action. It is not for nothing that the circus, along with the theater, has its own ancient history, which makes it possible to introduce a young person to circus art and culture.
Throughout human history, the beauty of the human body has been a source of inspiration and has been glorified by poets and artists. In almost all cultures of the world, it has long remained the main human value.
Practicing circus art even now allows you to strive to achieve beauty and the ability to control your body to perfection. Constant training allows you to strengthen your child’s health, teach him to properly distribute the load during physical exercise, coordinate his movements, and cultivate will, patience and hard work. Activities in a group contribute to the moral growth of the child, the culture and ethics of relationships in the team, and the development of creative, artistic and stage abilities.
The educational program “Variety and Circus Art” has an artistic and aesthetic orientation, developed for 4 years of study for children aged 6-13 years. The content of the program allows the teacher to conduct training taking into account the age characteristics and physical abilities of the children, constantly diagnosing and monitoring the students’ results. The program cannot be “dead” if the team develops, the teacher’s experience grows, teaching methods are improved, and the educational aspect is thought out more clearly and interestingly. Students' interest in new trends in the world of variety and circus arts is maintained and developed. This leads to constant adjustment of the structure and volume, new sections of the program appear, and the range of activities of the team expands for the long term. The program allows for step-by-step performance monitoring. If necessary, quickly make adjustments to the educational process, promoting mutual understanding and co-creativity between the teacher, child and parents. A differentiated approach allows each child to constantly feel the care and support of the teacher, and instills self-confidence. This program can be used individually for disabled children who have shown an interest in circus arts. For children with basic physical training, the program provides for variability in the first year of study.
Purpose of the program:
While preserving and enhancing the physical health of the child, through variety and circus art, to form a creative personality.
Tasks:
Educational:
To develop knowledge of the main genres of circus art, safety precautions during training and performances.
To develop the ability to control your body, assess your physical condition and regulate it in the process of training activities.
To develop the ability to beautifully and accurately perform acrobatic elements, connections and compositions.
Develop readiness to independently choose a genre.
Educational:
Develop creative activity.
Develop physical qualities (flexibility, speed, agility, strength)
Develop endurance and coordination.
Educational:
To form friendly relationships between the teacher and the child, parents, mentoring relationships between elders and younger ones.
Preserve and enrich the traditions of the team.
Develop the ability to communicate.
Relevance of the program.
Acrobatics is one of the sports that harmoniously combines mental and physical development of a person. In addition to improving health, acrobatics and other circus genres have a huge aesthetic impact on children, broaden their horizons, helping them to understand the physical and spiritual capabilities of a person.
By working in a group, children not only receive the physical training necessary for this type of activity, but expand their knowledge of circus art, become more familiar with various genres, and become adherents of one of them.
This program allows all students to receive more harmonious development, cultivate personal qualities and develop the ability to communicate.
Organization of the educational process
The group includes children from 6 to 13 years old. The training program lasts 4 years.
At the end of each year of schooling the childa sheet of personal achievements is presented, which is the basis for enrolling him for the next year, as well as guidance for further individual improvement. After the fourth year, a certificate of completion of the training program in the Nevsky Cascade circus group is issued.
Lesson mode
1 year – classes are held 2 times a week for 1 hour (for children with basic training)
1 year – classes are held 2 times a week for 2 hours.
Year 2 – classes are held 2 times a week for 2 hours.
Year 3 – classes are held 3 times a week for 2 hours.
4th year – individual and group lessons 4 times a week for 2 hours.
Individual lessons for children with disabilities once a week for one hour.
Children train in uniform clothing and shoes that do not restrict movement.
Admission conditions
All interested children aged 6 to 10 years are accepted into the team. Upon admission to the team, a medical certificate is required confirming the absence of contraindications for classes. An interview is conducted, which is the primary diagnosis of the basic physical characteristics of the children. Based on the results of this interview, children are enrolled in the appropriate year of study.
Step-by-step development of the program
The implementation of this program is carried out in stages and is designed for four years, each year has its own clearly defined purpose:
first year – general physical training and mastering basic exercises;
second year – mastering acrobatic elements and combinations;
third year – familiarization with circus genres, choice of genre;
fourth year – improving skills.
The team as an environment for development, learning and
education of the child's personality
No educational work will take place if there is no contact, respect and mutual understanding between the teacher and the child. This also applies to relationships with parents.
Often classes are structured in such a way as to provide an opportunity for team members to demonstrate their achievements, the correct execution of individual elements and compositions, and also to help the teacher in working with less successful children, instilling in them confidence in their own abilities.
At the same time, an individual approach to each child does not prevent the creation of a single, integral team, with its own traditions, which are formed over time.
The traditions of the group are the “Birthday all year round” holiday, which celebrates the birthdays of all the children of the group on the same day, and the “Debut” holiday, where the members of the group who performed for the first time receive congratulations. The “Acting Book” is also awarded there, where all his subsequent performances are recorded.
The “Nevsky Cascade” team interacts with other groups of the artistic department of the Palace of Children and Youth Creativity in preparing joint performances, trips, holidays such as New Year, KVN, sporting events, etc.
Results of mastering the program:
in subject activity
knowledge of the main genres of circus art.
knowledge and compliance with safety precautions during training and performances.
mastery of your body.
correct execution of basic acrobatic elements.
the ability to assess physical condition and regulate it during training activities.
participation of the team in city competitions and festivals.
creation of an independent concert program.
mastery of genres
the formation of stage culture as a result of active concert activities.
in personality development
increased self-confidence.
conscious training activity.
love for circus art.
the ability to rejoice in the successes of others.
the desire to come to the rescue in difficult times.
ability to react quickly in extreme situations.
respect for the established traditions of the team.
in creating an educational environment
creation of a creative children's team
active assistance from senior team members to junior members.
concert activity
creative trips
creation of a library on the history of circus art
the presence of conditions for personal development.
education of ethics of relations.
Inclusion of parents in the activities of a single team
To increase the effectiveness of the educational process of children, the support and assistance of parents is necessary. At the same time, traditional parent-teacher meetings, open classes and conversations are not enough for parents not only to understand the importance of what their child is doing, what he experiences in the learning process and how difficult it can be to train, but also to support the child during homework.
On the basis of the team, an aerobics group has started working for interested parents, where mothers not only train, but also learn how to perform some acrobatic elements that their children practice in classes. Parents become more physically prepared and also master professional terms. This allows them to provide specific help to their child. Now they attend children’s classes more often and with desire, their interest in the learning outcomes is growing, and they can sufficiently competently insure the child while practicing some elements at home.
Forms of organization of the educational process and teaching methods
Classes are conducted in groups and small groups. The main forms of work are: training, rehearsals, open and test classes, sports events, competitions and festivals, as well as creative meetings with professional artists and excursions to the circus.
During the classes, a variety of methods of working with children are used: verbal, visual, practical, reproductive, search, inductive, creative
(viewing and analysis of video recordings of the group’s performances at competitions and festivals, stories and conversations with students, demonstrations by the teacher; for the most successful development of the program, test and acting books are used, and visual cards with various complexes of acrobatic elements are used to record and control the performance of exercises).
At the end of each year of study, children are given a sheet of personal achievements, which is the basis for enrolling them in the next year of study. After 4 years of study under the program, a certificate of additional education is issued.
general physical preparation
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Variability of the program.
Thematic plan for the first year of study
For children with basic physical training
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Contents of the first year of study program
Introductory lesson.
Review of program topics.
General physical preparation.
Performing basic exercises.
Strengthening major muscle groups.
Development of physical qualities.
Exercises to strengthen leg muscles
Theory:
Calf muscles, ankle joint, Achilles tendon, strength, agility, quickness, flexibility, endurance.
Practice
- Walking on toes.
- Walking on toes in a half squat.
- Jumping in a half squat.
- Jump up with a free swing with slightly bent arms forward to the top.
- Running jumps with a 180 turn 0 , 360 0 .
6. Jumping on a mini-trampoline.
Exercises to develop arm strength
Theory.
Muscle strength, arm muscles, muscle strengthening, isometrics, push-ups.
Practice.
- While lying down, push off the floor with your hands.
- From a lying position, sliding your feet along the floor, lower yourself onto your forearm and force yourself back up into a lying position.
- From a lying position, swing both legs to the right (left) to a lying position from behind.
- From a lying position behind you, push your hands to turn into a lying position.
- Hanging pull-up.
- Moving on your hands and feet while lying down behind you.
- Exit to handstand.
Exercises to develop core muscle strength
Theory:
Muscle contraction, chest muscles, back muscles, abdominal muscles.
Practice
- From prone position go to crouched position.
- Lie on your back and move into a tight group with a sharp movement.
- Lying with your hips on a gymnastic bench with your back to the bottom, keep your straightened torso in a horizontal position.
- While hanging on the gymnastic wall, completely sag in the shoulder joints, with short movements, pull up only in the shoulder joints, without bending your arms at the elbows.
- Side somersault.
Stretching and flexibility exercises
Theory:
Types of flexibility, smoothness of movements, freedom of movement, amplitude.
Practice:
- Swing your legs forward, to the side, back.
- Exercise “splits” (on the right leg, transverse on the left leg).
- Tilts of the torso towards the legs, starting position: standing, sitting.
- Backbends, standing back, kneeling, lying down.
- Exercise "bridge".
- Martin.
7. Fish
Expected results
At the end of the first year of study, students will be able to clearly and beautifully perform the following exercises:
Forms of control
Throughout the year, open classes are held for parents, students perform at the “Sport and Us” sports festival, and at the end of the year, a test in general physical training is held. Based on the test results, students are transferred to the next year of study.
Thematic plan for the second year of study
Mastering acrobatic elements and combinations
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Program content II year of study
Introductory lesson.
Review of program topics.
Studying the technique of performing acrobatic elements.
Improving motor skills.
Detailed learning of exercises and connections.
Types of acrobatics: static, dynamic, plastic.
Performing stances, static acrobatics
Theory
Hand placement, body weight distribution, balancing, balance control.
Practice
- Shoulder stand.
- Headstand.
- Forearm stand.
- Handstand.
- Performing combinations of different racks.
Dynamic acrobatics
Theory
Body inversions with support, tempo of inversions, run-up, tempo jump, sequence of execution, increase in tempo.
Practice
- Flip forward with support on your hands.
- A coup with a turn - “rondad”.
- Roll back onto one leg.
- Roll forward on one leg.
- Backflip with a tuck.
Connections of acrobatic elements
Theory
Variants of connections, combined connections, height of execution, maintaining tempo, execution together.
Practice
- A short forward somersault is a forward somersault with a jump.
- Short back somersault – long back somersault.
- Roll forward with support on your hands and head.
- Rondad, forward flip with support on hands, forward somersault.
- Rondad, flip with support on hands and head.
Plastic acrobatics
Theory
Figure-compositional elements, smooth execution, maximum flexibility, sufficient suples, combinations of plastic acrobatics.
Practice
- Bridge from a standing position.
- Stand, bending over your forearms as much as possible, splits, half-splits.
- Stand on the chest with a strong deflection, put your feet on your head, on the floor.
- Exit from a standing position, into a chest stand, roll to a lying position.
- Arabesque with a rear leg grip.
- Backhanded handstand.
Concert activities
Participation in traditional concerts and celebrations of the group “New Year’s Kaleidoscope”, “Talents and Fans”, “Debut”.
Final lesson
Expected results
At the end of the second year of study, students will be able to perform beautifully
Acrobatic dynamic elements
Acrobatic static elements
Acrobatic plastic elements.
Forms of control
Open classes are held throughout the year, and a test is held at the end of the year. Based on the test results, students are transferred to the next year of study.
Thematic plan for the third year of study
Introduction to circus genres, choice of genre.
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Program content III year of study
Introductory lesson
Juggling
Theory
Correct hand placement, basic juggler's stance, traditional juggling objects, non-traditional juggling objects, juggling techniques.
Practice
- Sword juggling 1, 2, 3, 4.
- Juggling rings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- Juggling with clubs 1, 2, 3.
- Juggling in pairs (balls, rings, clubs).
6. Building combinations with objects.
7. Hitting balls off the floor.
- Hitting balls off a tambourine.
9. Diabolo.
Equilibrium
Theory
Practice
- Equilibrium on “reels”.
- Equilibrium on chairs.
- Equilibrium on canes.
Clownery
Theory
Comic image, eccentric techniques, grotesque, buffoonery, parody.
Practice
2. Use of props.
Concert activities
Participation in regional and city children's creativity competitions. Performances at themed events and concerts.
Final lesson.
Expected results
At the end of the third year of study, students choose the genre of circus art. They are preparing a concert performance in one or two genres of circus art.
Forms of control
Children participate in regional and city concerts and children's art festivals. At the end of the year, a test session is held, where the children present their creative works (concert number). Based on the test results, students are transferred to the next year of study.
Thematic plan for the fourth year of study
Improving your skills
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Contents of the fourth year of study program
Introductory lesson.
Overview of program topics
External and internal stage space.
Stylization.
Interpenetration of genres.
Classic construction of a circus act.
An artistic form of creating an image.
Stage effects.
Work on studying the spatial construction of numbers.
Theory
Stage space, stage time, components of a concert performance, peculiarities of performing a trick.
Practice
1. Number construction
2. Practicing additional elements of the routine.
3. Improving the technique of performing tricks.
4. Timing of the issue.
5. Preparing the sketch.
Creating an image in the room
Theory
Character of the image, costume, transformation, stage culture, communication with the audience, trick combinations, interaction with partners in the act.
Practice
1.Creating an image.
2. Embodiment of the image in the room.
3. Building a storyline.
4.Performing trick combinations
5.Preparation of the sketch.
Independent creative activity
Theory
Types of stage venues, stage effects, contrasting combinations, musical design, laconic performance of a concert number, specifics of a circus costume.
Practice
- Preparation of a concert performance.
- Artistic performance of stunts.
- Combining tricks into contrasting combinations.
- Use of music in the room.
5. Use of lighting effects.
Concert activities
It is carried out in accordance with the work plan of the team, Children's Youth and Youth Theater, district, city and regulations on competitions and festivals of circus art and children's artistic creativity in St. Petersburg and the Russian Federation.
Final lesson.
Reporting concert, rewarding participants for successful completion of the program.
Approximate repertoire of the group's concert activities
"Orange Sun" (ball acrobatics)
"Zenit - champion" (jugglers)
“Energy” (acrobatic composition)
"Original genre" (sticks)
“Caterpillar” (plastic-acrobatic composition)
"Juggler"
"Carom" (acrobatic trio)
"Starfish" "game with diabolo"
"Plastic sketch"
“A Moment of Motion” (a game with hula hoops)
"Movement of Music" (game with diabolo)
"Merry cooks" (jugglers)
“Aquarius” (plastic-acrobatic composition)
“Walk” (equilibrium on cubes)
Expected results
At the end of the fourth year of education, children will learn
Control your body and correctly perform basic acrobatic elements
Use trick combinations to build creative acrobatic sketches.
Follow safety precautions during training and performances.
They will know the basics of stage culture as a result of active concert activities.
The result of the training is the creation of a concert performance in any genre of circus art.
Educational and thematic plan for individual lessons
for children with disabilities
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Program contentindividual lessons
Introductory lesson
The main genres of circus art, classification of genres, combination of genres.
Juggling
Theory
Hand placement, basic juggler stance, traditional juggling objects, non-traditional juggling objects.
Practice
- Sword juggling 1, 2, 3.
- Ring juggling 1, 2, 3.
- Juggling with clubs 1, 2.
- Aerial juggling with scarves
5. Dynamic juggling - walking, running, turning.
6. Combinations with 2 and 3 scarves
7. Bouncing soccer balls off the floor.
- Hitting balls off a tambourine.
9. Diabolo.
- Spinning hula hoops (maximum number at once).
Equilibrium
Theory
Equilibrium, balance, classification of equilibria, props for equilibria.
Practice
- Equilibrium on “reels”.
- Equilibrium on chairs.
- Equilibrium on a unicycle
- A combination of balance and juggling.
Clownery
Theory
Comic image, eccentric techniques, grotesque, parody.
Practice
1. Creating a comic image.
2. Use of props.
3. Combination of genres in clownery.
Concert activities
Participation in themed events and concerts.
Final lesson.
Educational concert, summing up the results of the competition of creative works.
Expected results
Students will become familiar with the genres of circus art and gain practical skills in performing exercises.
Forms of control
Test classes.
Methodological support
Educational and methodological complex for the educational program
"Variety and circus art"
1. Educational and methodological component for children and teachers:
Thematic folders:
"General physical preparation".
"Dynamic acrobatics".
"Static acrobatics".
"Plastic acrobatics"
"Classification of circus genres."
"Juggling three objects."
"Spinning hula hoops."
“Creating an image in the room”
Visual materials for the topics:
“Tables and diagrams for performing acrobatic elements”
"Introduction to the Genre"
"Combination work with balls,
rings, clubs."
“Making shapes from hula hoops”
“Creating an image in the room”
Tips for Beginners:
Safety regulations.
Rules of conduct during performances.
Rules for registration and storage of props
Methodological developments:
"Acrobatic ABC"
"Correct placement of hands in juggling"
"Original ways to rotate hula hoops».
Open Class Plans
Electronic educational resources
"Summer Warm-Up"
Presentations: “Nevsky Cascade”, “Vologda Tour”.
Video materials:
Concerts and performances of the group.
Open classes.
A collection of performances from the best circus acts in the world.
Collection of Cirque du Soleil programs.
Rhythmic gymnastics with hoop.
2. Diagnostic materials
Results of student preparedness.
Cards of student self-esteem and teacher assessment.
The communicative competence of a pupil is 12-17 years old.
Cards “Personality orientation of a 7-12 year old student.”
Individual cards for recording the results of personal
development of the pupil.
3. Educational component.
Charter of the children's association.
Work plan of the children's association.
Reports on the work of the children's association.
Plan of creative trips and tours.
Scenarios for holidays and concerts.
Posters, booklets, programs.
4. Working with parents.
Questionnaires.
Minutes of meetings.
Plans for thematic conversations.
Tips for decorating circus props.
5. Performance component.
Class attendance diary.
Record book.
Actor's book.
List of student achievements.
Diplomas, awards, certificates.
Material and technical resources
To conduct classes according to the program you must:
spacious classroom and rehearsal room, equipped with equipment and props for each student
- Mats – 10 pcs.
- Carpet - 2 pcs.
- Mirrors – 18 pcs.
- Music center - 3 pcs.
- VCR – 1 pc.
- TV – 1 pc.
- DVD player
- Сd – disks – 20 pcs.
- Hula hoops – 115 pcs.
- Juggling balls – 45 pcs.
- Juggling rings – 45 pcs.
- Juggling clubs - 45 pcs.
- Table for rubber – 4 pcs.
- Equilibrium cube - 1 pc.
- Mini trampoline – 2 pcs.
- Concert costumes - 100 pcs.
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- Rumyantsev N. “Pencil” “Art” M. 1987
- Rumyantsev N. “What the clown laughs at” “Art” M. 1987.
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- Uspensky V. Enchanted by the circus. "Scandinavil" St. Petersburg. 1995
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