International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974)
Dates
- Existence: Established 1974
Biography
The International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo was established in 1974 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to recognize and promote circus performers. The festival is held in January every year in Monaco's Fontvieille district.
During the festival, circus acts from around the world are judged by a selected number of circus professionals, specialists and journalists. The awards, called Palmarès, are presented during a closing gala performance.
The current festival’s President is Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, who took over the role after her father’s death in 2006.
Past recipients of the festival's prestigious Clown d'or award have included Spanish clown Charlie Rivel (1974), American daredevil and trapeze artist Elvin Bale (1976), Russian clown Oleg Popov (1981), Italian clown David Larible (1999), American juggler Anthony Gatto (2000), French circus director Alexis Grüss (1975 and 2001), American clown Bello Nock (2011), Russian teeterboard act the Trushin Troupe (2017), Hungarian animal trainers Merrylu and Jozsef Richter (2018) and English animal trainer Martin Lacey Jr. (2010 and 2019).
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
16th Monte Carlo Circus Festival, Cicus Maximum and Circus Krone Films, 1991 - 1996
21st Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, c1980 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival form an Italian television programme.
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.
24th and 25th Monte Carlo Circus Festivals Film, c1980 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival.
28th Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, c1980 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festivals.
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
Circus Krone, Circus Knie, 7th Massy Festival and 24th Monte Carlo Circus Festival Films, 1999 - 2002
Cirque du Soleil, Gandey - The Early Days, Four Towns and a Circus, Wild at Heart, 12th Monte Carlo Circus Festival and Trapeze Films, 1956 - 1994
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.
Monte Carlo 16th and 23rd Circus Festivals Film, c1980 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festivals.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, 1978, 1983, 1995
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festivals.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, 1998 - 1999
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festivals.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, 1996, 1998
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festivals.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, 1998
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, c1974 - 2000
Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival.
Monte Carlo Circus Festival Photographs, 1981 - 1987
Colour photographs of Lindsay Temple at the Monte Carlo Circus Festivals posing with performers and next to Chipperfield tigers outdoors in a cage.
Montecarlo International Circus Festival Programmes, 1975 - 2019
Montecarlo International Circus Festival programmes, containing colour illustrations on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with text and photographs of other events, introduction, programme and commercial advertising.
Photographs and Postcards, c1800 - 1999
Black and white and colour photographs, negatives and photographic albums mainly containing images of British circus, circus performers, animals and circus personalities but also some menageries such as Bostock and Wombwell and other associated entertainments and non-British circuses taken by David Jamieson, Lindsay Temple, Den Curtis, Capt. Middleton, Jack Niblett and other photographers.