De nominerede var:
- Alexander Arli, Cirkus Arli
- Trio Creation, Cirkus Arena
- Laura Schumann, The Horse Powered Show
DEN
DANSKE
CIRKUSPRIS
OM DEN DANSKE CIRKUSPRIS
Den Danske Cirkuspris blev indstiftet i 1967 og uddelt to gange: til Albert Schumann i 1968 og til Eli Benneweis i 1969.
Indstiftelsen fandt sted 30. april 1967 ved en festforestilling med efterfølgende festsouper i Cirkus Schumanns manege i Cirkusbygningen i København. Blandt deltagerne var daværende kulturminister Bodil Koch, der foretog den formelle indstiftelse i forbindelse med en tale i manegen. Der var også kongeligt besøg: prinsesse Benedikte og prins Richard. Hele Benneweis-familien var også til stede med Eli Benneweis i spidsen.
Fra prisoverrækkelsen i 1968. Foto fra Benny Schumanns samling.
Det er ikke helt klart, hvem der havde taget initiativ til at stifte prisen. Men der var nedsat en komite, som ud over Bodil Kock havde følgende medlemmer:
- Undervisningslektor Laurits Bødker, folkemindeforsker
- Skolerytteren Alfons Cossmy
- Århus-borgmesteren Bernhard Jensen
- Redaktør Sv. Kragh Jacobsen, teateranmelder på Berlingske Tidende
- Redaktør Kurt Møller Madsen, forfatter og producent af en række tv-udsendelser om cirkus
- Fhv. cirkusdirektør Thyra Miehe
- Proprietær Niels Bang Nicolaisen
Albert Schumanns pris.
Prisen blev uddelt første gang 21. september 1968, dagen før Cirkus Schumanns sæson i Cirkusbygningen sluttede. I mellemtiden havde Kristen Helveg Petersen afløst Bodil Kock som kulturminister. Det var derfor ham, der overrakte prisen til Albert Schumann som optakt til cirkusforestillingens anden afdeling. Kort efter modtog Albert Schumann en yderligere hædersbevisning: 28. oktober 1968 gjorde kongen ham til ridder af Dannebrog.
Cirkusprisen bestod af en flot drevet sølvstage, udarbejdet af Bjørn Wiinblad og sølvsmeden Karl Gustav Hansen. Sidstnævnte var kunstnerisk hovedkraft i Hans Hansens Sølvsmedie og kendt som en fornem repræsentant for Danish Modern og Scandinavian Design. Stagen bærer kun sølvsmediens signaturstempel og ikke Bjørn Wiinblads. Stagen er 48 cm. høj. Stagens runde fod har en diameter på 15 cm.
Prisen var ikke ledsaget af et kontantbeløb.
Næste uddeling fandt sted den 11. maj 1969, hvor Cirkus Benneweis lå i Nykøbing F. Her var det igen kulturminister K. Helveg Petersen, der overrakte prisen.
Uvist af hvilken grund stoppede prisuddelingerne efter denne uddeling.
I maj 2016 har Danske Cirkusvenner i fællesskab med Cirkushusets Museumsforening (støtteforening for Cirkusmuseet i Rold), en kreds af tidligere artister samt nogle særligt cirkusinteresserede taget initiativ til at genoplive prisen.
ENGLISH:
The Danish Circus Friends Association has jointly with the Circus House Museum Association (support group for Circus Museum in Rold), a group of former artists and persons with special interest in circus taken an initiative to reestablish the Danish Circus Award.
"A great initiative that we are very happy about," says Martin Arli, who is president of the association of Danish circus directors.
The Danish film world has the Bodil and Robert awards similar to the American Oscar awards. The Danish Theatre world has Reumert prices similar to the Tony awards. But the Danish circus world has not has similar awards since 1968 and 1969 when the then Minister of Culture Kristen Helveg Petersen presented the Danish Circus Award to Albert Schumann, respectively Eli Benneweis.
The Danish Circus Award is headed by a board of four members who also selects the award winners. The first board consists of Ole Simonsen (Chairman), Mrs. Jette Hansen, Jan Hertz and Rud Kofoed.
Ole Simonsen is born in 1945. Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen 1970. Until retirement in 2010 employed as senior vice president in legal department of Privatbanken / Unibank / Nordea. 2011-2015 on con amore-based artistic advisor for Circus Benneweis. Deputy Chairman of the Association of Danish Circus Friends.
Pia Jette Hansen was born in 1957. She graduated as actor from Odense Theatre School in 1987. From 2001 to 2010 she was managing director at Holbæk Theatre. Since August 2010 she has been managing director of the Gasworks Theatre in Copenhagen, on of the leading Danish theatres.
Jan Hertz is born in 1949. He is an actor, director, stage artist and former theater manager and entertainment manager in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens. In the circus context, he put for several years the performances on stage for Circus Benneweis. He was for 15 years a member of the jury behind the Danish theater award the Reumert.
Rud Kofoed is born in 1945. Educated at the Danish Media and Journalism High School. For many years reviewer of performances in theater, revue and circus for the leading Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet to which he remains attached on a freelance basis.
The award ceremony in 2016 took place Tuesday 23 August in the fencing hall at the Circus Museum in Hvidovre, Copenhagen, with participation of the Danish Minister of Culture Bertel Haarder.
There were 3 awards:
- The honorary award ( "The Danish Circus Award") which was given to Benny Berdino of Danish Circus Arena. He has for 40 years been CEO of Circus Arena and made it to the largest circus in the Nordic Countries
- A talent award was given to 29 year old Alexander Arli of Circus Arli
- An award for the best cicus act in Denmark in 2016 was given to the Norwegian contortionist Captain Frodo who in season 2016 toured with Zirkus Nemo
PRISMODTAGERE
Den Danske Cirkuspris 2016
Tirsdag d. 23. august 2016 genoplivede vi Den Danske Cirkuspris ved at afholde årets prisuddeling i Fægtesalen v/Cirkusmuseet i Hvidovre. Dagen blev en festlig begivenhed, der forhåbenligt bliver en tradition fremover. Dagen bød, udover prisuddelingen, på artistoptræden af Trio Creation fra Cirkus Arena, der også var nomineret til Årets Talentpris.
Cirkuspriserne gik til:
HÆDERSPRISEN 2016
Benny Berdino
ÅRETS TALENTPRIS 2016
Alexander Arli
ÅRETS BEDSTE NUMMER 2016
Captain Frodo
De nominerede var:
- Captain Frodo, Zirkus Nemo
- Michal Mudrák & Daniella Vitová (Hand to Violin), Cirkus Baldoni
- Armando Arano Liazeed, Cirkus Dannebrog
