Circus arts teacher to circus artist
A circus arts teacher already meets 59% of what the circus artist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.4/ 100
1 How much of what a circus artist is expected to do is already part of a circus arts teacher’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 artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A circus artist role treats 18 of its required skills as things a circus arts teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- analyse own performance
- apply company policies
- balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns
- check circus rigging before performance
- check the production schedule
What stands in the way is 13 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 artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a circus arts teacher background worth leading with.
- already held check circus rigging before performance constructing
- 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
All 24 carried skills, including the 18 the circus artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 3 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 carry out physical training required
- still to learn define the visual universe of your creation required
- still to learn develop an artistic framework required
- still to learn follow time cues required
- still to learn perform live required
- still to learn study roles from scripts required
- still to learn work with an artistic team required
- still to learn attend rehearsals required
- still to learn follow directions of the artistic director required
- still to learn interact with an audience required
- still to learn interact with fellow actors required
- still to learn manage feedback required
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
- still to learn work with respect for own safety required
- optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a circus artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out physical training practise this
- 02 define the visual universe of your creation practise this
- 03 develop an artistic framework 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 analyse own performance skill
- already held apply company policies skill
- already held balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns skill
- already held check circus rigging before performance 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 make up performing artists skill
- already held manage artistic career skill
- already held manage artistic project 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 assess artistic proposal 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 select music for performance skill
- already held use rope access techniques skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
33 held skills the circus artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess students skill
- not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role assist students with equipment skill
- not needed by the target role bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
- not needed by the target role deal with public skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
- not needed by the target role develop the physical language skill
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
- not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- not needed by the target role maintain circus rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- not needed by the target role make-up techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage student relationships skill
- not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
- not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
- not needed by the target role teach circus acts skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
Common questions about this move
Can a circus arts teacher become a circus artist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A circus arts teacher already covers 59% of what a circus artist is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 18 of which the circus artist role treats as required.
What skills does a circus arts teacher need to become a circus artist?
13 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is carry out physical training.
How hard is the move from circus arts teacher to circus artist?
Its learning distance is 50.4 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.