Roncalli, Circus#
Roncalli, Circus, founded in 1975 by B. Paul with the aim of reviving public interest in circus entertainment; in 1976 world premiere under the management of B. Paul in Germany; A. Heller served as director and text author in Germany; in 1977 performance at the Vienna Festival, then tour through Austria; dissolved in the same year, soon re-established; in 1980 breakthrough with the programme "Die Reise zum Regenbogen" ("The Journey to the Rainbow"; circus as a poetical work of art); numerous successful tours during the years that followed.
Literature#
B. Paul, Hereinspaziert in den Circus Roncalli, 1981; idem, Circus Roncalli, 1984; idem, Roncalli in Moskau, 1987; idem, Roncalli und seine Artisten, 1991.