Circus Roncalli

Circus Roncalli is a German circus in the legal form of a GmbH with its headquarters and winter home in Cologne. The company was first established in 1975 in Vienna by the two Austrians Bernhard Paul and André Heller, who on October 8 that year at the festival Styrian Autumn Festival (see also: Orpheum Graz ) under the program title "The greatest poetry of the universe - circus as a Gesamtkunstwerk " the ( festival hand with multimedia classified) " Circus Roncalli (Vienna) " presented or the upcoming first production, the premiere of which was taken April 1, 1976 in Graz prospect competed.

The name of the circus derives, according to Paul from the title of a screenplay from which their compatriot Peter Hajek wrote ( " Sarah Roncalli, Daughter of the Moon "). The even long after his death also still continuing popularity of Pope John XXIII. - His real name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - helped Paul says that it is also to make known the circus name.

History

The first tour began with the world premiere of the new circus on May 18, 1976, the Hofgartenwiese in Bonn and ended abruptly on August 16, 1976 in Munich (Program Title: "The greatest poetry of the universe "). After the first season, parted and Paul Heller in the dispute over the concept and rights, then lasted over several years. Since its foundation, with the premiere on June 4, 1980 in Cologne, Bernhard Paul leads the circus continue alone. The commitment to a classic circus was even after the re-launch a hallmark of Roncalli. Clown Pic was in the 1980s, a crowd favorite and figurehead with his legendary soap bubbles. Since the founding of the circus with numerous tours at home and abroad (including the first appearance of a West German circus in the USSR, 1986) successfully go. In the years 2006/2007 the company celebrated its 30th anniversary with an anniversary program and a two-part tour. Since 2006, David Larible can be seen as a clown at Roncalli. In an interview with the Lübeck News Larible confirmed that he will finish his commitment to the season end of 2012.

Winter quarters

The winter quarters of the Circus Roncalli is located since 1984 in the Neurather Route 7 in Cologne- Mülheim. The building was formerly part of the Circus Williams and was remodeled between 1984 and 1986 by Bernhard Paul's plans in order to accommodate the Circus Roncalli with his equipment can. The official inauguration took place on 27 April 1986. On the site are not only the winter quarters, but also large halls in which the cars are designed and renovated, is working on the costumes and the decor of the historic annual fair is held in order. Also located on the site of the warehouse with the more than 100 circus wagons of Roncalli.

Projects

Over the years, various projects were developed in collaboration with Circus Roncalli:

  • Under the name of Roncalli's Apollo Variety Bernhard Paul, opened in October 1997 in Dusseldorf a vaudeville. By the 15th anniversary of the house there were over 500 artists on in 96 programs.
  • The " Hoehner rockin ' Roncalli Show": Different programs as an extra tour in collaboration with the group Kölsch " Hoehner ".
  • Roncalli's "Circus meets Classic " appearances by various artists tuned to classical music in collaboration with various symphony orchestras of different concert halls.
  • Roncalli's " Panem et Circenses "; Variety in the mirror tent
  • Performances with the German band the Kelly Family 2003/2004 ( " forbidden fantasy " ), 2005 and 2006 ( " Music meets Circus - Circus meets Music ").
  • Since 2004, the Circus is organizing the Tempodrom in Berlin from December to January, a special Christmas program ( Roncalli Christmas Circus).
  • The Dinner Show " Funny man Roncalli & Pagliacci ," together with Eckart Funny man from autumn 2006 until the bankruptcy in February 2008.
  • Historical Christmas market in front of City Hall.
  • Opened in 1998, Bernhard Paul in Aachen café Roncalli, were presented in the coffee house atmosphere in circus elements and demonstrations. 2008, the project was abandoned after some tenant changes.

TV Series

In the years 1986/87, in collaboration with Bernhard Paul and the artists of Circus Roncalli six-part ARD television series Roncalli was born with Günther Maria Halmer in the title role as a circus director Bruno Roncalli.

Transport

Bernhard Paul preferred rail transport and is therefore the last circus in Germany on rail-bound circus trains. The transport of the entire Roncalli rolling stock with more than 80 historic circus wagons requires a freight train with a total weight of 1,175 tons and a stroke length of approximately 700 meters; discharging these, more than one day. But rail transport increasingly proving to be more difficult, as for example, the German railway appropriate ramps barely has in operation. According to a report in the web TV in March 2007 to consider client advisor of Deutsche Bahn, nor to use existing loading docks of the Armed Forces or the British Army of the Rhine, respectively, of the British Armed Forces in Germany for circus trains.

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