It is with the hand of Bernard Turin and a few enthusiasts that the first teachings of circus arts in Rosny-Sous-Bois appeared in 1983. This follows the desire of the municipality, embodied by Anny Goyer and Claude Pollet, to offer aerial activities to adults. This initiative was later expanded to children, and the multidisciplinary nature of the teachings led to the provision of quality training starting in 1986.

Quickly, the school stood out with its renewal of traditional circus, the avant-gardism of its productions and teachings, and this went beyond even national borders.

Five years passed and a growing success then led to the creation of the École de Cirque de Rosny-Sous-Bois, and then in 1994, to the succession of Anny Goyer by Bernard Turin, who was already at the head of the Centre National des Arts du Cirque de Châlons-en-Champagne (CNAC). When entrusted with the BATC, Brevet Artistique des Techniques de Cirque, the school took the name ENACR, which it still carries today, an acronym for École Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Rosny-Sous-Bois. In parallel, ENACR developed partnerships abroad that would continue to cement its international reputation.