The 8th COLOGNE CHRISTMAS CIRCUS
performed in the white and blue palace tent
from the
01.12. until December 31, 2023
At the zoo bridge
51063 Cologne
Walk in, walk in into the wonderful world of
8. Cologne Christmas Circus:
As
"Magical, poetic, humorous, surprising and deeply touching"
the show was announced.
Was it really like that?
So much in advance:
My expectations were exceeded
and I try to take YOU visually into the show.
It is in the festively decorated entrance area of the large blue and white tent
already very full (hence no photos).
Today, December 2nd, 2023, is the premiere performance of
8. Cologne Christmas Circus
and the press gathers around the prominent visitors
which appeared in large numbers.
The traditional Christmas tree stands in the middle of the ring
and
Oleg Ponukaling Suvoroff
goes with his doll, a likeness of the audience favorite
Andrey Jigalov
past the edge of the ring and entertains the audience.
While Ringmaster
Markus Köllner
Charming and savvy greets his audience, gets behind him in no time
the huge, festively decorated Christmas tree was removed from the ring.
It gets dark in the chapiteau and music starts playing.
The spotlights focus on the red curtain and in
fantastic costumes opens that up
Ballet of the Cologne Christmas Circus
this evening...
All participating artists stream into the ring and greet the audience
fully occupied tent.
Alexander Batuev:
The “Snake Man”!
The ahs and ohs from the audience are getting louder and more disbelieving.
“It must hurt so much, the way the artist bends his body.”
says a lady next to me and continues to watch in disbelief.
For me it's also unbelievable how he disappears into the little silver box at the end...
It's getting loud behind the curtain and the smell of gasoline is in the air.
Motorcycle dreams come true.
The headlights of a Harley Davidson
penetrate the curtain and
Melanie Chy.
the American handstand acrobat
begins her program with an elegant headstand on the Harley.
The artist has already been in Las Vegas and other places
inspires the audience with her skills.
Same today in Cologne.
The star of the program is the world-famous clown and mime
Andrey Jigalov
been announced...
Wide yellow corduroy trousers are his distinctive trademark.
He is supported in his activities by
Oleg Ponukaling Suvoroff
Regardless of whether Jigalov parodying the selfie mania, or with his partner Oleg
organized water orgies, or the two cowboys and Indians on dummy horses
play, or organize singing competitions, everything is so strange
the audience, both large and small, can hardly contain their laughter.
Tamer presents with a lot of empathy
Andrei Fyodorov
his show with his two white dogs "Sem & Kai" and countless pigeons.
These are carried through the ring by their snow-white friends or transported in a cart.
They dance with Andrej or imitate Sem & Kai, who jump through rings, and fly through the rings.
Makes an impressive statement A. Fyodorov in these troubled times with his white doves of peace,
who sit on a glittering peace sign after flying through the ring.
The duo's partner acrobatics seem passionate
Egor & Elena
on the straps.
The two Ukrainian artists perform in complete harmony
seemingly weightless poses as they spiral up, tightly intertwined.
Her performance is smooth and powerful at the same time.
At the end of the performance they do a little show and dancing
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
(from video)
At the show of
Vincent Vignaud
Not only does the littlest person in the audience take their breath away,
when the big silver scorpion appears in the ring and the magician gets into the devilish device,
to be sawn apart.
But a little later she emerged from the audience unscathed.
Or his attractive assistants get pierced with fire rams and disappear.
As always, for most of the audience and also for me, these illusions are inexplicable
arise.
But I don't even want to know how it all happens,
then all the magic would have disappeared.
The extraordinary performances of the evening include:
“Shooting Stars”
from Mongolia.
If they balance on their hands and shoot the arrow with their feet,
You are guaranteed to hit one of the colorful balloons.
The seven young artists from Mongolia bend their bodies in spectacular ways
form artistic human pyramids.
They have already inspired many people around the world with their show.
They won Shooting stars the Grand Prix of the Young Stage Festival in Mongolia.
If the Russian juggler
Pavel Roujilo
As the balls glide through the air, he not only captivates his audience with his perfect juggling technique.
The stage presence of the charismatic acrobat,
whose flowing movements form a fascinating choreography,
impressed.
Duo Parshin
impresses with a breathtaking performance that is rarely seen in the artistic genre “Aerial Perche”:
The two artists perform poetic and daring figures on a bamboo pole at dizzying heights.
This is truly spectacular aerial acrobatics in perfection that sometimes takes your breath away.
The balancing act received a standing ovation
Duo Kvas
with her award-winning head-on-head act - not only at the circus industry's Oscar in Monte Carlo.
(which is carried out without a head ring).
An incredible performance by the two athletes of strength and elegance,
which demonstrates body tension in perfection at the highest level.
A successful, action-packed European premiere
Nanjing
the Lasso Acrobatic Troupe.
Alone, in pairs or in threes, they make daring jumps over human pyramids, all connected
with somersaults through the curved lassos.
No problem for the young artists, who are always in a good mood and simply spectacular.
At no point was I bored during the two and a half hours and the performance was over far too quickly.
I would also like to highlight the ballet,
which in his fantastic costumes and with the choreography by
Oxana Volkova
effectively complemented the individual parts of the show
and also the performance of the
Crew of the
Cologne Christmas Circus.
Despite the low outside temperatures, it didn't get cold because the tent was pleasantly heated.
For your physical well-being during the twenty-five minute break and also before and after the performance,
ensures a well-organized catering area,
where, in addition to sweets and popcorn, you can also buy savory foods.
A fast-paced, action-packed, exciting, funny but also with contemplative and poetic elements
packed, fantastic premiere event is met with a standing ovation
and long applause from the audience ended after about two and a half hours.
I was still excited on the way home and for the rest of the evening
from the fantastic show.
The time went by extremely quickly and there was never a dull moment.
Since I was sitting directly at the bottom of the ring, I also heard occasional reactions from the audience
and above all the loud laughter of the many children present.
All in all, a wonderfully put together event,
whose visit was definitely worth it.
Just the thing to forget the stress and problems of everyday life for a short time in the run-up to Christmas.
In this sense
wishes
KarSo
EVERYONE a relaxed and happy pre-Christmas season.
PS:
Circus boss
Ilya Smittremembers the early days when he and his wifeKatya
had to advertise for a commitment in Cologne.
“Now even internationally popular acts are knocking on our door and want to perform in Cologne.
Word of success is getting around in the scene.”
This is not only due to the top-class artists, but also to the unique atmosphere.
Every year tens of thousands of visitors travel to the festival tent in Deutz,
to experience a spectacularly magical afternoon or evening.
The always surprising program is aimed at all age groups
and enchants with phenomenal acts and a lot of humor.
More than 140 artists, dancers and active helpers from all over the world come together in Cologne.
Since no extension is possible this year due to the subsequent use of the space at the Zoobrücke, the capacities of the 8th Cologne Christmas Circus are very limited.
If you want to secure tickets for the breathtaking show experience, you should be quick.
Special offers: Partner days and Family & Friends
TheCologne Christmas Circusremains a circus for everyone. That's why the coveted Partner Days and the Family & Friends group offer from Sparkasse Köln/Bonn are taking place again this year
is made possible.
Family & Friends: for groups of four or more people
Partner days: two tickets for the price of one: There are two tickets for the price of one for every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday performance until December 22nd.
A pre-Christmas gastronomy offer invites you - and not just for group celebrations
– before or after the show for an all-round culinary package.
More about this on the homepage
www.koelner-weihnachtscircus.de
Link to the report on the press conference for the program presentation:
