cate PROJECT
European program for basic circus trainingcate PROJECT – European program for a basic circus trainer
Assisted by an EU Grundtvig Grant, and in cooperation with the European Youth Circus Organisation (EYCO) 10 European youth circuses created the project cate – Circus Adults Training in Europe Click here if you want to find out why and how.
On this page you will find also the people who took part in the first cate course, organized as part of the PEYC project. They now have the experience of going through this program and could assist you setting up a cate course in your country.
cate Handbook
Click here to go to the cate Handbook.
And find more information in the Guidelines to Circus Trainer.
Working Method
Starting point were the job level descriptions developed by an EYCO working group. Based on these descriptions the choice was made to focus the training program on the basic level. The next step was to clearly define the competencies of a basic circus trainer. Talking through teaching manners, pedagogical methods and sharing experience within small working groups, it became clear that there were many possible ways of nurturing a learner towards gaining these competencies.
It became clear that to create a trainer program format suitable to the needs of every European country was difficult, and that trainers should be able to tailor the program to fit their particular needs.
Therefore two different formats were developed:
A ready-made day-to-day program – cate Handbook starting at page 17
and
a modular program – cate Handbook starting at page 33
Meet the cate-experts, ready to bring cate to your youth circus!


cate TEACHERS | ||
Tommaso Negri | Italy | tommaso.negri@gmail.com |
Petra Maki-Neuvonen | Finland | makineuvonen@gmail.com |
Isabel van Maele | Belgium | isabel.vanmaele@edpnet.be |
Andrea Martinez Calzado | Spain | cirkulando@yahoo.es |
Rob Thorburn | UK | rob@circusalba.co.uk |
Ben Hyde | UK | feel_da_force@hotmail.com |
Javi Amigo | Spain | javimalabaracirco@gmail.com |
cate PARTICIPANTS | ||
Julian Cottenie | Belgium | diabolo@live.be |
Mie Rose Clemens | Denmark | Mieclemens89@gmail.com |
Mikkel Winther Jørgensen | Denmark | MenigWinther@gmail.com |
Marta Rudnicka | Denmark | m.rudnicka2@gmail.com |
Peter Christian Jørgensen | Denmark | petersvendborg@gmail.com |
Trine Fryba Lund Christensen | Denmark | Lulu260294@gmail.com |
Lena Biedlingmaier | Germany | lena@biedis.de |
Eemi Jämbäck | Finland | eemi.jamback@gmail.com |
Finn Carragher | Ireland | help@belfastcircus.com |
Katharina Gruener | Italy | ina-gruener@hotmail.com |
Aryen Bhagirath | Netherlands | A.V.Bhagirath@hotmail.com |
José María Franco Rodríguez. | Spain | franco.marjo@gmail.com |
Laura Pérez | Spain | laurapeju@gmail.com |
Pol Vives | Spain | polvives@hotmail.com |
Violeta Alcázar Domingo | Spain | violetalcazar@gmail.com |
Anna Rubio Manresa | Spain | acirkaos@gmail.com |
Naomi Stiefel | Switzerland | j_r_stiefel@sunrise.ch |
Will Borrell | UK | willborrell@hotmail.com |
Liza Ryan | UK | lizaorangelabonche@gmail.com |