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CIRCUS SCHUMANN (FRANKFURT)
The Circus-Theater Albert Schumann (also known as Circus Schumann, and later, Schumann Theater) stood in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 1905 to 1944. It was located near the Hauptbahnhof (the main train station), at the center of the city, occupying the block between Taunusstrasse, Kaiserstrasse, Wesserstrasse and Elbstrasse. What had remained of the building after the massive Allied bombing of March 1944 was demolished in 1960, and an important part of Frankfurt’s rich cultural history went up in smoke with it. The building had been established by the great German equestrian and circus director Albert Schumann (1858-1939), who had already taken over the old Zirkus Renz in Berlin, and had built another Circus Albert Schumann in Vienna. Schumann had already erected a temporary wooden structure in 1893 in Frankfurt, in the same location, which was then in a largely undeveloped area; the success of the shows he gave there encouraged him to construct a permanent building on the site of his temporary structure.... (more...)
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New Videos
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Featured Oral Histories
- Alberto Zoppé, Equestrian - Interview (McCutcheon & Distasio, 2003)
- Olivier Taquin, Mime - Interview (Jando, 2008)
- Barry Lubin, Clown (Grandma) - Interview (Jando, 2008)
- Fumagalli, Clown - Interview (Jando, 2008)
- Kris Kremo, Juggler - Interview (Jando, 2007)
A Message from the Editor
- CIRCOPEDIA is a constantly evolving and expanding encyclopedia of the international circus. New videos, biographies, essays, and documents are added to the site on a weekly—and sometimes daily—basis. Keep visiting us: even if today you don't find what you're looking for, it may well be here tomorrow!
- Dominique Jando
- Editor/Curator
