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Welcome to the Madison Circus Space! We hope you'll join us soon for a class, club, or performance.
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The Capital Campaign

With the strong support of our local community and the greater circus community throughout the country and beyond, Madison Circus Space has launched a capital campaign to raise $1 million for a beautiful, permanent new home. Our new space will give us the opportunity to expand kids' after-school programming, improve our overall accessibility, and offer even more events, classes, and activities to all.

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Classes

We have tons of amazing classes for students of all skill levels! Whether you want to learn to fly through the air, gain better balance and strength, get in touch with your creativity, or just have a lot of fun trying something new, we have the class for you. See our class listings here.

Clubs

Almost all clubs that meet at MCS are open to the public, and all are just $10 and under. Some are even free! If you need more circus in your life and want an opportunity to meet awesome people while getting your fix, check out our clubs here.

Events

Every year, the MCS holds 6-10 special events and performances. Most charge admission on a sliding scale or donation basis. We’re always looking for performers, stagehands, rigging assistants, ticket takers, and volunteers to help with these events. If you’d like to participate, let us know!

Membership Information

Memberships are the heart of the MCS experience and part of what makes our space so unique. Our members, who are admitted through an application process, are permitted 24/7 access to our facility to train in their approved disciplines. Click here to find out more about MCS memberships.

We moved!

Our 2100 Winnebago location is being torn down, but fortunately this is giving us the opportunity to build our dream home in the same spot. In the meantime, we have a temporary space at 84 N. Bryan St, about a mile away. We plan to be up and running by May 13th. It is bigger than our old space, so this gives us the opportunity to expand our programming. Come visit us!

MCS News

Halloween Business After 5 at Madison Circus Space, October 30, 5-7pm (10/15/2018) - Join MESBA members for the last Business After 5 in 2018 at Madison Circus Space on Tuesday, October 30 from 5-7pm for a costume contest, circus demos from the team at Madison Circus Space, networking and refreshments. This event is free and open to all. Children are welcome. Business After 5 is the Monona East Side Business Alliance’s recurring networking series featuring great conversations, refreshments and door prizes with 75-150 attendees regularly. Madison Circus Space is currently building their new space on Winnebago Street. This BA5 will be held at their temporary space at 84 N. Bryan Street in Madison ...Continue Reading
Join the Circus for Halloween (10/8/2018) - Come one, come all to a fundraiser like nothing you’ve seen before! Madison Circus Space members cordially invite you to attend our first Halloween event and our first event at our temporary space located at 84 N Bryan St, Madison, WI 53714. The event is for all ages and proceeds will go toward our capital campaign as we continue to raise money for our permanent circus home, set to open next spring. Join us for carnival games, Halloween- and circus-themed crafts,and ambient performances. Instructors will be available throughout the night to help you try something new at our ‘try-it’ stations. ...Continue Reading
Makeshift Festival (8/14/2018) - Lindsay Christians captures MCS at Makeshift. Read more here.  
NBC15 – Groundbreaking (7/19/2018) - Isabel Lawrence from NCS15 captured our groundbreaking celebration nicely! See the story here.
Cap Times: “You don’t have to run very far to join the circus” (7/19/2018) - Teymour Tomsyck wrote some great coverage of our groundbreaking with some lovely photos. Check it out here
Groundbreaking World’s Only Circus, Housing, Artist Studios Development (7/6/2018) - World’s Only Circus, Mixed-income Housing, Artist Studios Groundbreaking, July 18   Join in celebrating the groundbreaking of the world’s only development of a circus training center, mixed-income housing, and artist cooperative site on July 18, 11am-12pm at 2100 Winnebago St. The Madison Circus Space, CohoMadison, and Accipiter Properties will be joined by Mayor Soglin and key supporters to break ground. Emceed by Josh Casey, this event will also feature talent by circus artists. Demolition of the site, including former tenants Winnebago Studios, Madison Circus Space, and Sector67, began on June 18th. The Madison Circus Space launched a $1 million capital ...Continue Reading
Wisconsin State Journal (7/6/2018) - Jumping through hoops (one of our specialty circus disciplines) to make our temporary home a place for all! Read more here
Channel 3000 (5/19/2018) - Our resident Wheel and Dynamic Trapeze instructors were recognized as "Weird and Wonderful." Check out the full story here.
NBC 15 (5/19/2018) - NBC15 came to see our move in progress. Check out the full story here.
Madison Magazine (2/22/2018) - The Madison Magazine wrote a story about our community and development project. Check it out.