The Underground Circus

The Underground Circus The Underground Circus, TUC for short, is a professional circus performance company and training studios

The Underground Circus, TUC for short, is a professional circus performance company and training studio. If you are looking to host an event that your guests and clients will never forget, we can create the perfect awe-inspiring, sophisticated, and/or quirky circus performance to fit almost any event need. For those looking to take the next step in circus arts, diversify their current circus arts

training, or expand their training regime for other sports and performance disciplines…you have come to the right place.

02/07/2026

One year ago, Art Prize have us for there main exhibition. Opening ceremony David climbing the Amway Grand Hotel, during the week people were able to learn how to move David and at their closing ceremony.

12/29/2025

Flying a 60 foot eagle at the VCC.

12/29/2025

The Underground Circus Studios upstairs room is perfect to rehear or practice a scene for movies or theatres.

12/29/2025

We know different aria to rig at the Polygone in North Vancouver. Superb view of the harbor, intimate room.

12/29/2025

Commodore Ballroom for a rapp party. It was amazing.

12/13/2025

Paradisum is coming at the Cultch, by your tickets

08/28/2025

There's still spots open for this Sunday's Rigging Awareness class. It's 2 pm to 4pm. Contact [email protected] or PM for more information

Essential Rigging Awareness for Aerialists:

We’ll be going over common (and some uncommon) pieces of rigging gear, how to know if they’re appropriate for your act, what kind of structures should or shouldn’t be rigged from, common forces from various acts, basic rigging techniques (although this is NOT a rigging course), plus various red flags that performers should be aware of.

Thanks again to Bass Coast Festival for having us✨
08/20/2025

Thanks again to Bass Coast Festival for having us✨

08/18/2025

The Rigging Awareness course last Sunday went very well, but I did have complaints from people about the late notice. I will be running it again for the next two weeks, Sunday Aug 24th and 31st, 2 pm to 6pm.

Please email me at [email protected] for more information or to reserve a spot.

Course description:

Essential Rigging Awareness for Aerialists
In days of yore, aerialists grew up in circus families, and learning what kind of rigging is safe, and basic rigging principles were just part of your daily training. In modern times, it’s common for aerialists to have almost no idea of safe rigging practices.
The problem is that there’s no certification for live load rigging in North America. There are industry standards, but no way to determine whether the people who rig aerialists work to those standards, or are even aware of them.
For any aerialist interested in performing, it’s essential to have enough knowledge of rigging principles to at least be aware of when a situation might be getting into unsafe territory.
The course I offer takes participants through the four principles of rigging;
Know what you’re rigging
Know what you’re rigging it from
Know what you’re rigging it with
And know the actual techniques of rigging

This is not a full rigging course, although we’ll be going over many of the techniques of rigging. This is a course to help keep you safe when walking into a new performance venue or training facility, knowing what to look for and what questions to ask.
We’ll be going over common (and some uncommon) pieces of rigging gear, how to know if they’re appropriate for your act, what kind of structures should or shouldn’t be rigged from, common forces from various acts, basic rigging techniques (although this is NOT a rigging course), plus various red flags that performers should be aware of.
The course is taught by Peter Boulanger, a live load rigging specialist with over 30 years experience rigging for circus, theatre, stunts and special events. Peter is currently the technical director of the Underground Circus.

08/13/2025

Recently, due to bad rigging, a silk acrobat was injured in a Cirkus Smirkus show. While we all hope for a strong recovery, he will likely remain injured for a considerable time. It’s reported that four of the young acrobats in the show came to the organizers with concerns about the rigger. While their concerns were not acted upon, at least they had the knowledge necessary to see the red flags in the rigging and the rigger’s behaviour. Would you?
This Sunday, Aug 17, I’ll be giving my course on “ Essential Rigging Awareness for Aerialists. This is a four hour course that, while it’s not a course on how to rig, teaches rigging concepts so that aerialists can recognize the red flags in various situations.
Course is four hours, 2 pm to 6 pm. email [email protected] to reserve a spot, or ask any questions.

Address

8440 Fraser Street
Vancouver, BC
V5X0A4

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 9:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 9:30pm
Friday 1:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16045218131

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