Cirques Experience Youth Programs
Thorndale Gym, 5944 W Magnolia Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
About
Cirques Experience Youth Programs offers youth classes, afterschool care, and camps under the leadership of founder Wolfgang Bientzle. The program is part of a broader circus organization that also offers circus classes and workshops for adults, as well as performances, showcases, and community events. It also provides birthday parties, parades, performances, and custom event bookings.
• Ages: 3–17 years old
• Schedule: Options available Monday–Friday afternoons and early evenings, plus weekend daytime hours
Chicago's home for circus since 2011, Cirques Experience Youth Programs follows the mission, “All ages. All abilities. All welcome.” Founder Wolfgang Bientzle is an internationally acclaimed sport scientist, art director, choreographer, and professional German Wheel acrobat whose career includes eight World Champion titles, eight European Champion titles, and eleven German Champion titles. He has served as head coach for Germany’s TSV Taunusstein, leading teams to 29 world titles, 26 European titles, and over 200 national titles, and he currently coaches the USA Gymnastics Wheel National Team while working with CircEsteem and Chicago Youth Circus to train current male and female world champions. One parent, Jody N., shared that her daughter’s favorite activity is Cirques Experience and that her daughter asks every day when she gets to go next, noting that the program has what she sees as a balance of structure and freedom to explore and practice interests.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 3–17 years old
• Schedule: Options available Monday–Friday afternoons and early evenings, plus weekend daytime hours
Chicago's home for circus since 2011, Cirques Experience Youth Programs follows the mission, “All ages. All abilities. All welcome.” Founder Wolfgang Bientzle is an internationally acclaimed sport scientist, art director, choreographer, and professional German Wheel acrobat whose career includes eight World Champion titles, eight European Champion titles, and eleven German Champion titles. He has served as head coach for Germany’s TSV Taunusstein, leading teams to 29 world titles, 26 European titles, and over 200 national titles, and he currently coaches the USA Gymnastics Wheel National Team while working with CircEsteem and Chicago Youth Circus to train current male and female world champions. One parent, Jody N., shared that her daughter’s favorite activity is Cirques Experience and that her daughter asks every day when she gets to go next, noting that the program has what she sees as a balance of structure and freedom to explore and practice interests.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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