The mission of École de cirque de Québec is to promote the circus arts, to stimulate the emergence of a new generation of artists on an international scale and to support professional artists. It offers professional and recreational training activities, produces and presents circus events for the general public and is an important social actor in its community. Our school is a non-profit organization with an artistic, educational and community vocation, and aims to be a world-class training centre open to a diversity of publics and offering a variety of approaches that contribute to its distinctive character. It encourages research, creation and involvement in its community. Located in the former Saint-Esprit church, the school offers a unique space to learn and practice.