The BA level Programme at CCCC is structured as a three-year, full-time education combining physical training, artistic creation, theoretical reflection, and professional preparation.

The curriculum is organised through a progression of subject modules and project modules, supporting students’ development from foundational skills (foundational elements and circus disciplines) and embodied knowledge toward artistic authorship and professional independence. Physical practice forms the core of the programme, with theoretical studies continuously related to bodily practice and experience.

As a newly established programme, CCCC understands curriculum as a living framework. While the overall structure and learning objectives are clearly defined, specific content and formats may evolve in dialogue with artistic development, student needs, and collaborations with other educations and institutional growth.

The curriculum is built around five interconnected areas that recur throughout the programme with increasing complexity and responsibility:

• Circus – Body and Movement

• Creation and Artistic Methods

• Subject Related Foundations (theory, context, safety, reflection)

• Project Work (independent and collaborative)

• Entrepreneurship and Professional Practice

A full curriculum document will be published prior to the start of the programme.

The first year focuses on establishing a strong physical, artistic, and contextual foundation.

Students engage in:

• Intensive physical training within their primary circus discipline, supported by complementary practices such as movement, acrobatics, strength and flexibility

• Introductory work with artistic creation, dramaturgy, and performative methods

• Theoretical studies connecting circus history, performance theory and contemporary practices 

• Body awareness, anatomy, injury prevention, and self-led training practices

Through smaller independent projects and an ensemble-based year project (summer), students are introduced to artistic research, reflection, and presentation, preparing them for larger-scale projects later in the programme.

The second year deepens both technical mastery and artistic inquiry.

Students focus on:

• Continuing development of their primary discipline while introducing a secondary discipline where relevant

• Working increasingly with choreography and composition

• Engaging in artistic research processes that link concept, method, and physical practice

• Undertaking independent and collaborative projects with growing responsibility

Entrepreneurial thinking is further integrated, and students are supported in contextualising their work within broader artistic, social, and professional frameworks.

The third year centres on artistic authorship, professional readiness and graduation.

Students focus on:

• Refining their individual artistic profile

• Developing holistic performance works integrating dramaturgy, scenography, sound, and light

• Acquiring concrete professional tools related to sustainable artistic practice, funding, contracts, and career development

The programme culminates in:

• A Bachelor Project and

• a Graduation Project consisting of an ensemble production, including touring activity, offering students first-hand experience of presenting work in varied contexts and conditions.

Accreditation Status

The BA Programme at CCCC is not yet formally accredited. The programme is therefore offered at BA level, but does not currently confer a state-recognised Bachelor’s degree.

The curriculum is structured in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) in order to ensure transparency, academic coherence, and comparability with other BA-level programmes in contemporary circus and performing arts.

CCCC is committed to working toward future accreditation.