Waldshut-Tiengen: Breathtaking and spectacular: This was the premiere of the Circus Charles Knie in Tiengen

GRandios was the show premiere of the award-winning Circus Charles Knie on Wednesday afternoon in Tiengen on the festival grounds on the Wutach. Every two years, Germany's second largest touring circus delights the audience in Waldshut-Tiengen with its varied and creative show. The new, state-of-the-art program is unique, breathtaking and spectacular.

The show for the whole family takes the audience to a white beach and into the turquoise sea. And that's no exaggeration, because with around 100,000 liters of water catapulted up to 15 meters high and a colorful sea of ​​lights, the arena becomes an underwater spectacle of a very special kind.

The elaborate, colorful and extravagant costumes skilfully complement the action. This colorful firework of water and light accompanies the entire show and underscores the numerous acrobatic performances.

Tickets are available hereThe Charles Knie Circus will be in Waldshut-Tiengen from September 11th to 15th. There will be two performances a day at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Sundays, the performances are at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Unnumbered seats in the gallery or grandstand cost between 25 and 32 euros. The numbered seats are a little more expensive at 38 euros in the grandstand and 44 euros in the box. Reduced tickets are five euros cheaper. Tickets can be purchased in the online shop, at the Waldshut-Tiengen Tourist Information (Wallstrasse 26) and via the Reservix ticket portal, or daily from 10 a.m. at the circus box office.This is how the circus was createdThe well-known animal trainer Charles Knie, a cousin of the Swiss circus dynasty Knie, founded the traveling circus in Germany in 1995 together with his wife Doriana. The majority of the program was organized by his own family. In 2006, Charles Knie decided to sell his circus and fulfill his childhood dream – a suitable zoo in Australia. He left Germany with his family and emigrated to Australia, where he still successfully runs his zoo today. Sascha Melnjak from Stuttgart moved into the Charles Knie circus in 2007 and thus also fulfilled a childhood dream.

The Charles Knie Circus will be presenting international artists, acrobats, parrots and dogs for around two and a half hours until Sunday, September 15th. The entire show will be accompanied by the amusing, funny clown Michael Cadima from Portugal. The highlights of the show are not only the unique staging of water and light, the 40 animators also put on an extraordinary performance.

Veronika Faltyny, for example. They plan in the so-called water bowl, an oversized vessel filled with water. Then her unbridled energy explodes and she flies 15 meters high and performs breathtaking figures on the straps.

Sergio Paolo is a juggling artist and he also presents his skills impressively. The Chilean is the proud winner of several awards. The show ballet also presents several productions with titles such as “Ballet on the Beach”, “Fashion Week at Neptune” and “Ball at Aquaria” and takes the audience into the underwater world with exciting dance and unique costumes.

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Pictures of the premiere of Circus Knie

And there will be some animals too: Laura Urunova presents her parrots with an excellent training performance. The eight birds fly impressively and completely freely over the heads of the audience. Laura and her four-legged dog friends also ensure turbulent minutes in the ring.

The Stauberti duo, consisting of the Perche artists Nancy and Dimitri Stauberti, is one of the most successful artists in the world. And they don't have this title for nothing: riding a unicycle, Dimitri balances a pole on which Nancy performs her acrobatics. For this incomparable performance, the two Prague artists received the Silver Clown at the 42nd International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in 2018.

But the program continues: Lorenzo Bernardi is a contortionist. During the program item “Man in the Box” he bends like rubber.

And the Parisian artist couple Kevin and Julia lovingly perform an aerial act on silk scarves.

The music and dance continue: the so-called Boleadoras dance with bolas. In the past, the bola was a projectile used in hunting, but today it is an artistic and dance prop that is struck deafeningly on the ground in a breathtaking performance.

Acrobatics follow again: Devin de Bianchi shows an elegant handstand performance. The Italian is undoubtedly one of the best handstand artists in the world and puts on an impressive performance as Neptune during the circus performance.

The Italian couple Veronika and Paolo Ernesto show a fast ride on 16 wheels during their roller skating performance.

And then it's back to daring heights: the Colombian tightrope artists “Truppe Robles” cross the thin wire at a height of ten meters without any additional safety equipment. All seven members of the troupe cross the wire at the same time – a world record. The audience is left breathless.

A young visitor reported after the performance: “The show was simply great!” So ​​colorful and funny. Can I come again tomorrow?”

You can see more pictures from the premiere here.

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