Every child in Switzerland is familiar with the Circus Knie, which has now been touring the country for 100 years. In 2019, this milestone anniversary will be celebrated in a fitting manner.
When the “Cirque National Suisse” took its name in 1919, it was already the fourth generation. The Circus Knie goes back to the beginning of the 19th century, more exactly to 1803! Today Circus Knie is like an institution in Switzerland. Who has not heard or been once to a circus performance or visited the children’s zoo in Rapperswil. Circus Knie is run by the two brothers Freddy and Franco Knie. Their wives, sons, daughters, grand-children and extended families all take part a way or another in the performances or work at the tent or with the animals. Click here for the Knie family tree.
For the aniversary the family Knie offers a spectecular programme: award-winning clowns, fascinating animal dressages and the “best of” of the last 100 year.
So, hurry to buy your tickets. Click here!
Venue: Circus Knie
Where: Pratone di Trevano (next to Stadio Cornaredo), Via Giacomo E Filippo Ciani, 6900 Lugano
When: November 14th to 17th, 2019
Time: Thursday & Friday: 19h30, Saturday: 13h30, 17h30 and 20h30, Sunday: 10h30, 14h30 and 18h00
The Circus Knie in numbers:
1.) The circus tours Switzerland every year for 8 months starting in March in Rapperswil and ending on Nov. 17th in Lugano
2.) It gives over 350 performances
3.) Visits over 40 places throughout the country covering 3500 km
4.) 100 people are needed to install the big tent and work at the buffet and the zoo
5.) 50 artists work for the Circus
6.) 66 people at every performance in addition to the artists
7.) The Knie tribe arrives by train! Yes, all the 70 caravans are heaved onto wagons and shipped from one village to the next by Swiss rail. The animals are driven in 60 trucks via road.
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