About us
Arena Aerial Circus Training hub
Arena Aerial opened in September 2014 to teach aerial classes for beginners. Since then our scope has broadened
We now offer affordable
We now offer affordable
- workshops
- private classes
- courses
- training opportunities for the public and professionals alike
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We welcome a diverse range of students and teachers, and within our curriculum do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, parenthood or age
We also celebrate individuality and encourage all participants to develop their own unique strengths and talents |
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Founder
Gaby Fleming - Arena Aerial Circus Training Hub
Gaby Fleming is a little lady, furnished with a lot of mischief. Mistakenly born into a Bohemian household in a suburb of Oxford, eventually she found her way home to the Circus
With a background in Aerial disciplines and Yoga, she instructs, performs and facilitates circus training for the community. Gaby trained at My Aerial Home, taking their Dancers' Intensive course and regular classes since 2010. She completed the Nimble Arts Teacher Training, and continued to specialise in static trapeze and hoop
Before teaching full-time Gaby worked for Arts Council England, funding large-scale arts organisations around the country
With a background in Aerial disciplines and Yoga, she instructs, performs and facilitates circus training for the community. Gaby trained at My Aerial Home, taking their Dancers' Intensive course and regular classes since 2010. She completed the Nimble Arts Teacher Training, and continued to specialise in static trapeze and hoop
Before teaching full-time Gaby worked for Arts Council England, funding large-scale arts organisations around the country
Gaby has a YouTube channel where she shares her performance and training
She also curates the Arena Aerial Blog for circus lovers
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She also curates the Arena Aerial Blog for circus lovers
See Aerial classes
See Flexibility courses
The Faculty
Jesús Capel - aerial, handbalance & dance
Jesús Capel
Jesús is an aerialist and dancer specialised in straps, and a graduate of the National Centre for Circus Arts. He also trained at NOD in Turin and Escuela Charivari in Madrid. He is particularly keen on finding ways to combine dance and circus. He believes borders between different performing arts are to be blurred, and understood as different elements of a same language
Jesús offers a gentle and encouraging teaching style, with attention to detail and clear progressions
Jesús is an aerialist and dancer specialised in straps, and a graduate of the National Centre for Circus Arts. He also trained at NOD in Turin and Escuela Charivari in Madrid. He is particularly keen on finding ways to combine dance and circus. He believes borders between different performing arts are to be blurred, and understood as different elements of a same language
Jesús offers a gentle and encouraging teaching style, with attention to detail and clear progressions
Amelia Sparkles Marchant - aerial, hula-hoop and fire
Amelia Sparkles Marchant
Amelia is a professional aerialist who specialises in silks and hoop. She performs at a variety of events including corporate, festivals, charity and theatre. She is also an accomplished fire performer and hula hooper
She moves with ease and grace, and can teach you how to too
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Amelia is a professional aerialist who specialises in silks and hoop. She performs at a variety of events including corporate, festivals, charity and theatre. She is also an accomplished fire performer and hula hooper
She moves with ease and grace, and can teach you how to too
See AERIAL classes drop in
Sasha Krohn - aerial, handbalance & contemporary
Sasha Krohn
Sasha is a Circus Performer and Dancer specialising in Aerial Straps, Hand Balancing as well Contemporary Ballet
He is performing and teaching worldwide, and always trying to advance his skillset for performance and teaching reasons. Sasha has been actively training and performing with companies such as Punchdrunk, TG, Dar Al Mamun and most recently worked closely with photographer/ videographer Nick Knight
Sasha teaches to everyone's individual needs and wants, which might include performance styles, fitness only, expression as well as act development
See Handstands
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Sasha is a Circus Performer and Dancer specialising in Aerial Straps, Hand Balancing as well Contemporary Ballet
He is performing and teaching worldwide, and always trying to advance his skillset for performance and teaching reasons. Sasha has been actively training and performing with companies such as Punchdrunk, TG, Dar Al Mamun and most recently worked closely with photographer/ videographer Nick Knight
Sasha teaches to everyone's individual needs and wants, which might include performance styles, fitness only, expression as well as act development
See Handstands
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Guillermo Justel - handbalance
Guillermo Justel
Together with his yoga practice, Guillermo has been a committed practitioner of handbalance for many years. He has practiced and studied with Ido Portal, Sammy Dineen, Nicolas David, Miguel Santana and Valérie Doucet. He has also studied and assisted world handstand expert Yuval Ayalon at his handstand workshops in London and abroad.
We love Guillermo's clear communication, ability to train different levels from absolute beginners to advanced students, and his fun way of teaching
See Handstands
Together with his yoga practice, Guillermo has been a committed practitioner of handbalance for many years. He has practiced and studied with Ido Portal, Sammy Dineen, Nicolas David, Miguel Santana and Valérie Doucet. He has also studied and assisted world handstand expert Yuval Ayalon at his handstand workshops in London and abroad.
We love Guillermo's clear communication, ability to train different levels from absolute beginners to advanced students, and his fun way of teaching
See Handstands
Barthelemy Gueret - clowning
Barthélémy Gueret
Barthélémy recently propelled himself across the English Channel from France on his finely formed froggie legs. His mission: to share this world full of imagination and idiocy!
Barth learnt Circus in Carampa Madrid. His prestigious line-up of teachers are many and varied, including Philippe Gaulier, Norman Taylor, Jos Houben, Vladimir Olshansky, Alexandre Pavlata, Hangar des Mines and Theatre du Mouvement in Paris. He has been performing as a Clown and teaching for the last 4 years.
For more visit the website (French) www.barthelemygueret.sitew.fr
Barthélémy recently propelled himself across the English Channel from France on his finely formed froggie legs. His mission: to share this world full of imagination and idiocy!
Barth learnt Circus in Carampa Madrid. His prestigious line-up of teachers are many and varied, including Philippe Gaulier, Norman Taylor, Jos Houben, Vladimir Olshansky, Alexandre Pavlata, Hangar des Mines and Theatre du Mouvement in Paris. He has been performing as a Clown and teaching for the last 4 years.
For more visit the website (French) www.barthelemygueret.sitew.fr
We love Barth's sense of fun, infectious humour, humility. And he drinks red wine through his eyeballs
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Inda Pereda - physical theatre
Inda Pereda
Inda is a London-based, Catalan actor, clown and physical performer. He is a Postgraduate from LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts), based on Jacques Lecoq pedagogy and directed by Thomas Prattki. Inda also honed his craft with Philippe Gaulier, Grzegorz Bral, Angela de Castro, Gabriel Gawin and Pablo Ibarluzea.
Inda is a London-based, Catalan actor, clown and physical performer. He is a Postgraduate from LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts), based on Jacques Lecoq pedagogy and directed by Thomas Prattki. Inda also honed his craft with Philippe Gaulier, Grzegorz Bral, Angela de Castro, Gabriel Gawin and Pablo Ibarluzea.
Inda has been working with social theatre, street performance, puppetry, mask, tragedy and clown.
His recent credits include:
Generation Why (Teatro en Vilo)
Sweet Summer Night (National Spanish Tour)
Silencio (EastEnd Cabaret & Time Out Live)
The Balloon (Carolyn Defrin)
Normal Love (Normal Love Theatre, at Sadlers Wells)
See Physical Theatre
His recent credits include:
Generation Why (Teatro en Vilo)
Sweet Summer Night (National Spanish Tour)
Silencio (EastEnd Cabaret & Time Out Live)
The Balloon (Carolyn Defrin)
Normal Love (Normal Love Theatre, at Sadlers Wells)
See Physical Theatre
We love Inda's freedom of expression, his laid-back approach and willingness to smile
Mestre Velho José (Aldemar de Sousa) - Capoeira
Mestre Velho José (Aldemar de Sousa)
Aldemar spent most of his childhood in Goiânia, capital of Goiás, Brazil.
At the age of 5 he started Capoeira in the School of Capoeira Bimba Meu Mestre, later on called Associação de Capoeira Bimba Meu Mestre, run by Mestre Deputado
Aldemar continues his lifelong training with his father, Mestre Deputado, one of Mestre Bimba's disciples (the forefather of modern Capoeira)
His nickname in Capoeira reports his behaviour as a child. In his neighbourhood an old and unhappy man used to scare all the kids. One day Aldemar's mom said: "You're acting like Velho José"
Aldemar became a master of capoeira in 2003, but just started teaching in 2008 with the creation of Olorum Capoeira in partnership with his brother, Mestre Leonardo, and the supervision of Mestre Deputado. Mestre Velho José's first batizado as a Master took place in London in August 2010
Aldemar spent most of his childhood in Goiânia, capital of Goiás, Brazil.
At the age of 5 he started Capoeira in the School of Capoeira Bimba Meu Mestre, later on called Associação de Capoeira Bimba Meu Mestre, run by Mestre Deputado
Aldemar continues his lifelong training with his father, Mestre Deputado, one of Mestre Bimba's disciples (the forefather of modern Capoeira)
His nickname in Capoeira reports his behaviour as a child. In his neighbourhood an old and unhappy man used to scare all the kids. One day Aldemar's mom said: "You're acting like Velho José"
Aldemar became a master of capoeira in 2003, but just started teaching in 2008 with the creation of Olorum Capoeira in partnership with his brother, Mestre Leonardo, and the supervision of Mestre Deputado. Mestre Velho José's first batizado as a Master took place in London in August 2010
Lupo Walton
Lupo is currently on tour with the Kitteh's Circus. We look forward to welcoming him back when his free spirit calls him to share more of his insight and obscene level of flexibility with us. Until then we stand in awe of his calculated risk-taking, characterisation and stare
See Flexibility courses
Lupo is currently on tour with the Kitteh's Circus. We look forward to welcoming him back when his free spirit calls him to share more of his insight and obscene level of flexibility with us. Until then we stand in awe of his calculated risk-taking, characterisation and stare
See Flexibility courses
Misio Polski
Misho was adopted by the Arena family in the wake of the prodigal Lupo.
He has impeccable grooming and is a talented manipulator specialising in balls, but does not enjoy trapeze and can not be persuaded onto any aerial apparatus
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Misho was adopted by the Arena family in the wake of the prodigal Lupo.
He has impeccable grooming and is a talented manipulator specialising in balls, but does not enjoy trapeze and can not be persuaded onto any aerial apparatus
See Flexibility courses