Books

Oliver M. Meyer: GROCK - seltsamer als die Wahrheit
The big picture biography about the life and career of the legendary clown GROCK. In addition a DVD insert with a newly restored film recording of GROCK'S complete stage act from 1931 with Max van Embden. An artistic, biographical and magnificently illustrated book with the most comprehensive collection of visual material that has ever been compiled on Grock. Over 300 unpublished photographs, souvenirs, posters, lithographs and rare documents. A wonderful homage to a great Swiss clown by Oliver Matthias Meyer.

artsedition 2006, format 25 x 28 cm, 268 Seiten, hardcover with added DVD

 

78,00 EUR
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Circus Verlag: Zirkus in Berlin

In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the German circusfans association Gesellschaft der Circusfreunde e.V. Beerlin's Stadtmuseum pays tribute to Circus in Berlin with a special exhibition. This book comes with the exhibition to showcase Berlin as the place of origin the circusfans association as well as an important place in circus history and home to many unforgotten names like Ernst Renz, Paula Busch or Albert Schumann. Many pictures, most of them unpublished until today, from the documenta artistica, the largest public colection of circus memorablia, illustrate the development of the circus in Berlin, characteristics of its classical elements, the clowns, the animal trainers and the acrobats and the life of some of its great artists.

Circus Verlag, Dormagen 2005, Text in German only, 16,1 x 23,0 cm, 168 pages in full color, softcover, ISBN 3-929834-04-9.

19,00 EUR
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Harald Polenz: Nicht nur Schwein gehabt
Jean-Albert Hoppe lived a life full of adventures and risk taking, full of clowning around and full of animals.

Born in the circus he persuaded a noble townswoman to become his wife and partner in the ring. It may sound strange that a brown bear played a role in getting this date or that the well situated costume designer gave up her bourgois life to work in the circus ring with chimpanzees, dogs and pigs. But the circus is full of such strange events. What would the circus be without its animals? And what without wholehearted circus folks like Jean-Albert Hoppe? He looked at the heart of his animals. Animal lover and journalist Harald Polenz has written down the story of this artist who was called Schweine-Hoppe (pigs' Hoppe) by everyone who knew him, based on tape recordings and notes by Hoppe himself as well as many long meetings with his widow Ille Hoppe.

More than 100 photos illustrate the exceptional story of this man's life, whose heart belonged to the animals. Whether elephants or lions, chimpanzees or pigs, he loved them all. Jean-Albert Hoppe and his animals are not to be forgotten, they are a shining piece of German circus history.

TEXT IN GERMAN ONLY!

Format: 22x15cm, ca. 160 Seiten, Softcover.

 

15,00 EUR
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Karl-Heinz Ziethen: Kris Kremo - Star Jongleur / Star Juggler
Swiss juggler Kris Kremo is the latest descendant of a great dynasty of artists.

The gentleman among the jugglers has been acclaimed all over the world, in Las Vegas as much as in Paris, in Frankfurt, Germany, as much as in his native country of Switzerland.

Juggling expert Karl-Heinz Ziethen of Berlin describes in this book the exciting life of this exceptional artist. Four generations of artistic history come to life on 120 richly illustrated pages. Karl-Heinz Ziethen, author of many other publications about juggling and jugglers, honors one of the truly great families of artists and especially their latest descendant: the star juggler Kris Kremo.

TEXT IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH!

Format: 20,5 x 20,5 cm, 120 Seiten, Softcover.

 

19,00 EUR
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Reto Parolari: Circusmusik in Theorie und Praxis

Der erfahrene Dirigent und Circuskapellmeister Reto Parolari hat ein Lehrbuch verfasst, in dem er Tipps für das Dirigieren, Arrangieren und Komponieren von Circusmusik gibt. Mit vielen wertvollen Hinweisen für circusinteressierte Musiker und Musikliebhaber.

Reto Parolari: Circusmusik in Theorie und Praxis, Edition Swiss Music, Winterthur (CH) 2005, Format: 15,5 x 23 cm, Softcover, ISBN 3-9501993-1-4

Nur Bestellungen innerhalb von Deutschland möglich: 26,00 Euro

26,00 EUR
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Harald Polenz: Haste vier Beine, biste mein Freund
In 1995 the German Circus Gerd Siemoneit-Barum had its 25th anniversary. Reason enough for a book about the life of the man who created this circus.

Journalist Harald Polenz has written the story of Gerd Siemoneit-Barum's life based on many personal meetings with him, his own reports in newspapers and many shows of Siemoneit's circus; but also based on Siemoneit's own notes.

100 photos, most of them never published before, illustrate the exciting story of Siemoneit's life as a trainer of wild animals and director of his own circus. From the young boy who had to witness the destroying of the Sarrasani building by war bombs to the much acclaimed animal trainer and founder of his own Circus Barum - an exciting life with all ups and downs.

TEXT IN GERMAN ONLY!

Format: 22x15cm, ca. 200 Seiten, Softcover.

 

15,00 EUR
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