Adult Intensives
Our adult intensives offer focused, in-depth training in circus arts, combining skill-building, conditioning, and movement exploration in a supportive and inclusive environment. These immersive, multi-hour sessions give students the chance to dive deeper than a typical class, develop physical and mental strength, and connect with others in a collaborative setting.
Open to adults and teens 16+, all shapes, sizes, genders, and experience levels are welcome.
Elevate
New Year, New Skills
Elevate is a 2-week circus intensive for adults of all ages, genders, and skill levels.
Held at the start of the year, this camp is designed like a circus-style boot camp – helping you kick off your New Year’s goals with strength, stamina, and skill building. Structured to work around the schedules of those with a 9-5 job, the focus of Elevate is personal fitness through circus skills in a supportive, challenging, and gender equal environment.
Disciplines
Stilts, Object Manipulation, Clowning, Handstands, Flexibility and Conditioning training, Aerial Fabric, and Trapeze.
Wellness Workshops will also be offered.
Program Details
- January 5 - 18, 2026
- 2 weeks (30 hrs of instruction)
- Takes place on weekday evenings/weekends
- All levels welcome! No previous experience required.
BUST!
Unleash Your Voice
BUST! is an intensive open to all self-identifying women, gender non-conforming and transgender folks. Participants will experience a journey of embodiment, self-discovery, creative & expressive exploration, & community building.
Disciplines
Stiltwalking, Puppetry, Object manipulation, Clowning, Aerials arts, & Social Justice workshops.
Program Details
- We are currently in the process of re-envisioning this program.
Work out clothes – sweats, yoga pants, etc- that you will feel good about going upside down in.
Please do not wear loose or flowy clothing. When you are inverting, loose or baggy clothing can cover your face! Flowy fabric can also get caught on apparatuses (or other people!)
- Aerial Fabrics: This applies to both aerial silks and hammock. You’ll want to wear a shirt with at least a little sleeve to protect your armpit area. Please no rings, jewelry, or zippers that can catch and rip the fabrics.
- Acrobatics: We suggest wearing shorts.
- Stilting & Unicycling: Please wear sturdy, flat sole, closed-toe shoes like sneakers or trail shoes (no heels)
The studio is kept fairly warm but always good to have some layers so as you heat up and cool down you will be comfortable.
Snacks, and a full water bottle!
We will be working out so stay hydrated and bring lots of snacks. Three hours is a long time and you’ll need to refuel!
We all come to this program at different levels of fitness, familiarity, experience, and flexibility of mind and body. Please come ready to push yourself to your own personal full potential while taking care of your needs (and body) and not judging yourself against others.
We will all be trying new things – the more we support each other through the process, the more we will be able to reach new heights (literally!)
At Wise Fool, the word “can’t” is not in our vocabulary! That being said, “I’ll try” or “that is scary” or “can you give me a step before that?” are heard loud and clear!
How to Care for Yourself:
- Hot epsom salt baths are a great way to relax your muscles after a hard day of working your mind and body
- Always inform instructors of any and all pertinent injuries or physical situations you are dealing with so we can adapt the material to best suit you and YOUR body
- If something feels wrong in your body, STOP and talk to us right away so we can help! That’s what we’re here for, and we have a lot of experience with physical issues that might come up.
- Circus can really push people’s limits in emotional ways – please feel free to talk to instructors about whatever is coming up for you. Our fears and hopes are often intricately intertwined with our physicality, and we want everyone to feel safe and secure here at Wise Fool in all ways possible.
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