Stars in der Manege (1959 - 2008)
Biography
Stars in the Manege was an annual charity event organised by The Evening Newspaper and the Bavarian Radio Broadcaster, which run between 1959 and 2008. The event was originally set up to help with the repatriation of the Munich evacuees during the Second World War.
Although initially it was broadcast in the middle of the year, eventually it was moved to the Christmas season as it was reaching a wider audience. From 1962 the event was run from the Circus Krone building in Munich.
The gala was recorded and broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk in collaboration with ORF and Swiss television as part of Eurovision and broadcast on Boxing Day.
As well as the circus artistes, celebrities of the day took part on the event and donated their fees to the charity. Once the original aims of the charity were achieved the proceeds of the event were donated to the Werner Friedmann Foundation for old artists and journalists and other charities.
2008 was the last year the event was recorded due to dwindling audience numbers. In 2009 only a summary of past events was broadcasted and by 2010 it had been discontinued all together.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
21st Monte Carlo Stars in der Manege Film, c1980 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival from the Starts in der Manege television programme.
23 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, 21 Zirjusfestival, Zirkus van Morgen, Cirque du Demain, Stars in der Manege and Cirkus Krone Films, 1998 - 2002
Circus Friends Association Collection
This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses
Film, c1930 - 2002
Circus films on VHS cassette tape format of British and European circus, including the Monte Carlo Circus Festival and some films from television programmes.
Films, 1927 - 2007
Compilation of circus films showing acts on the ring as well as interviews with performers and proprietors, mainly produced by tv companies in the UK and Europe. Many of them narrated in German.
Geoff Stevens Collection
Collection of circus books, journals and films.
Stars in der Manege Film, 1998
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Stars in der Manege television programme.
Stars in der Manege Film, 2000
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Stars in der Manege television programme.
Stars in der Manege Film, 2001
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Stars in der Manege television programme.