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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

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. MC’ed 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.
Wisconsin Life (11/2/2017) - Wisconsin Life did a feature story on the German Wheel community at the Madison Circus Space. Check it out. 
Wisconsin State Journal (10/14/2017) - The Wisconsin State Journal did a feature story on the Madison Circus Space and our capital campaign to raise money for the new space was a feature. Check it out.  
Capital Campaign Launched (3/16/2017) - The Madison Circus Space is incredibly proud to announce the launch of our capital campaign! As part of an exciting redevelopment project, the Madison Circus Space has the opportunity to build and own a brand-new, permanent home for the circus arts in Madison. On the same block as our existing location on Winnebago Street, the new circus space will have twice our current square footage and a dedicated after-school program for kids, a greater variety of activities, more local renters, and increased funding opportunities for low-income participants. To find out more about our capital campaign, click here.