Are you an aerial artist, an acrobatic rigging technician, an organizer or a circus art trainer?
Would you like to be made aware of the risks associated with circus and acrobatic rigging, get to know the European and French regulatory framework and learn technical know-how?
Our new Acrobatic Rigging training program is made for you !
When? From 22nd to 26th October 2018.
Where? La Maison du Cirque de Quimper.
The ARTEK Formations team is thrilled to propose you this new course in partnership with two key players in their field:
AERISC is the European Association for Research, Innovation and Safety of the Circus Arts [web site link]. Through its position and expertise, AERISC is the natural partner for artists and skilled workers in the areas of information and training in federations, schools, companies and for providers in the fields of consulting, risk prevention and certification of equipment.
La Maison du Cirque – Balles à fond of Quimper offers to all kind of publics discovery, introduction and advanced trainings related to circus arts in a playful spirit and adapted to each trainee’s abilities. La Maison du Cirque has at its disposal high-end equipment to develop and improve educational and artistic offers in a secure way
Program of our Acrobatic Rigging Training course
Knowledge of the equipment
– work at height safety equipment and PPE (harness, shoes, helmets…)
– rigging accessories (connectors, ropes, cables, straps…)
– apparatus (trapezes, ropes, webs, straps…)
– anchoring (structures, guy lines, anchor rings, studs, ballasts…)
– characteristics, purposes, advantages, guidelines, periodic inspections…
Implementation of the techniques
– knots and mooring techniques
– falls from a height protection techniques
– work at height and rope access (vertical progression on a rope)
– lifting, pulleys and mechanical advantages
– suspension and stabilisation of crane bars
– practice, advantages, levels of safety
Associated regulations
– european directives
– labor laws
– public buildings regulations
– technical standards
– delegation of authority
– hierarchy of legal texts, responsibilities
Introduction to physical notions
– balance of forces
– actions in the structures: compression, traction, flexion, torsion, buckling
– lifting angles, bridles, Y shape suspensions
– dynamic actions
– drop factor and shock absorption
– pulley effect, mechanical advantage
– understanding, illustrations, calculation method, practice
Teaching method
This course will provide you with alternating theoretical (one third) and practical (two thirds) stages.
It will allow trainees to experiment work conditions in order to acquire a primary practical experience of some techniques and unlearn, if needed, certain bad habits.
Participants are also offered to take part in their first use of the related apparatus, so that they can have a better grasp of their work’s purpose.
Theoretical stages will be an opportunity to ask oneself about physical phenomena acting on structures and apparatus, but also inform trainees about technical and legal requirements related to the circus field as a whole.
Instructor
Thomas LORIAUX, architect civil engineer, is a safety expert specialized in the circus field.
Practical matters
– for trainees coming from abroad, the course can be given in French and in English upon request. Please note that the main course materials are only available in French.
– it is possible for trainees to have lunch on site, as a micro-wave oven will be made available for them to use.
This training course is open to all types of applicants.
For more information, please contact us.