Circus artist to circus arts teacher
A circus artist already meets 40% of what the circus arts teacher role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.2/ 100
1 How much of what a circus arts teacher is expected to do is already part of a circus artist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the circus arts teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A circus arts teacher role treats 12 of its required skills as things a circus artist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns
- check the production schedule
- circus aesthetics
- circus dramaturgy
- circus vocabulary
What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A circus arts teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a circus artist background worth leading with.
- already held circus aesthetics arts and humanities
- already held circus dramaturgy arts and humanities
- already held circus vocabulary arts and humanities
- already held practice circus disciplines communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held renew artistic practice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with circus group communication, collaboration and creativity
All 24 carried skills, including the 12 the circus arts teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn teach circus acts required
- still to learn adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- still to learn apply teaching strategies required
- still to learn assist students in their learning required
- still to learn consult students on learning content required
- still to learn demonstrate when teaching required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- still to learn give constructive feedback required
- still to learn manage student relationships required
- still to learn prepare lesson content required
- still to learn provide lesson materials required
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held develop the physical language optional
- still to learn bring out performers’ artistic potential required
- still to learn organise rehearsals required
- still to learn assess students required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- still to learn guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- still to learn teamwork principles required
- still to learn movement techniques required
- still to learn maintain safe working conditions in performing arts required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a circus arts teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 teach circus acts practise this
- 02 bring out performers’ artistic potential practise this
- 03 maintain safe working conditions in performing arts practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns skill
- already held check the production schedule skill
- already held circus aesthetics knowledge
- already held circus dramaturgy knowledge
- already held circus vocabulary knowledge
- already held coordinate artistic production skill
- already held define artistic vision skill
- already held practice circus disciplines skill
- already held renew artistic practice skill
- already held select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- already held work with circus group skill
- already held analyse own performance skill
- already held apply company policies skill
- already held assess artistic proposal skill
- already held check circus rigging before performance skill
- already held define rigging needs for circus acts skill
- already held ensure safety of exercise environment skill
- already held instruct on circus rigging equipment skill
- already held make up performing artists skill
- already held manage artistic career skill
- already held manage artistic project skill
- already held select music for performance skill
- already held use rope access techniques skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held maintain circus rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held make-up techniques optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held develop the physical language optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held maintain circus rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held make-up techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
15 held skills the circus arts teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role carry out physical training skill
- not needed by the target role define the visual universe of your creation skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
- not needed by the target role follow time cues skill
- not needed by the target role interact with an audience skill
- not needed by the target role interact with fellow actors skill
- not needed by the target role maintain rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
- not needed by the target role perform live skill
- not needed by the target role study roles from scripts skill
- not needed by the target role use declaiming techniques skill
- not needed by the target role work with an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn movement techniques required
- still to learn teamwork principles required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held make-up techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a circus artist become a circus arts teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A circus artist already covers 40% of what a circus arts teacher is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 12 of which the circus arts teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a circus artist need to become a circus arts teacher?
20 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is teach circus acts.
How hard is the move from circus artist to circus arts teacher?
Its learning distance is 68.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.