IACC is running a 13-day paid training course, taking place in the IACC. Applicants must be available for all 13 days, and must be based in Ireland.

This course is for:

• any circus artists that want to learn more and work more as a circus rigger and counterweighter
• any industrial rigger that would like to also become a circus rigger
• any rigger working in circus that would like to gain more training.
• any expert climbers with a good understanding of rigging for climbing that would like to know more about vertical dance and circus rigging

The training will be run by IACC / Fidget Feet’s full-time rigger Keylor Rojas Fernandez from Costa Rica.

Schedule in 2023:

– 7th to 9th March – a free 3 day counterweight training with Kat Cooley and Chantal McCormick
– 11th & 12th March – a free 2 day Rigging course with Bryan Donaldson of High Performance
– 2 days in IACC the week of 20th March
– 2 days in IACC the week of 17th April
– 2 days in IACC the week of 24th April

Each candidate will then work with Fidget Feet for two days on a real gig for experience. The dates of this will be worked out with each person.

IACC will provide €35 per diems for each day, €50 travel for 6 journeys to Limerick, and €50 p/n for 13 nights accommodation in Limerick if required (sourcing your own accommodation).
Participants will receive a fee of approximately €1400 for participating plus free training worth over €1000 each.

To apply please follow this link: https://forms.gle/8RPhSKGvhmEneGUP7

Deadline January 20th 2023.