Circus Cinizelli, St. Petersburg: reviews, photos. Opening of the Circus Ciniselli

In December 2015, finally, there was an event that all residents of St. Petersburg eagerly awaited - after many months of major repairs and renovations, the delightful opening of the Ciniselli Circus took place. This place has always been popular among the townspeople, and now, when the building received its new decoration and an updated program with the participation of circus legends, tickets at the ticket offices began to be sold at lightning speed.

History of creation

The Cinizelli Circus was opened in 1877 on the initiative of an Italian subject and member of the dynasty of artists. The building is the embodiment of the unique technical design of engineers. For the first time in world practice, when erecting a dome, columns supporting it were not used, due to which a striking spatial effect is created.

The auditorium was decorated with a special luxury and chic, it is designed for five thousand people. Circus Ciniselli immediately became a favorite place for visiting all layers of the population of St. Petersburg, so soon became the main attraction of the city.

After the revolution, the building passed into the possession of the new government and underwent many alterations. In the thirties of the twentieth century, it was decided to open a workshop on the territory of the circus, preparing new numbers. At that time, the director was Kuznetsov, according to his scenarios, a large number of pantomimes were delivered. In addition, stars of European size were performing here.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Ciniselli Circus was closed and only in 1945 began to receive its first spectators.

For all its history this institution on its arena has seen many diverse talented artists and is currently the largest stationary circus in Russia.

Grandiose return after reconstruction

Several years ago, the circus leadership visited the idea of returning the former appearance to the building. Therefore, a full restoration was carried out, lasting a year and a half. After its end last year, the magnificent and long-awaited opening of the Cinizelli circus took place. He was all waited for so long that it was decided to arrange two grandiose celebrations, thanks to which the presentations devoted to such an amazing event took place on December 15 and 18.

Spectators enjoyed unrivaled numbers performed by the Royal Circus troupe, under the guidance of a talented Georgian artist Gia Eradze. They saw flights on chandeliers, trained pigeons and horses, equilibration on the piano, performance with hula hoops in a glass bowl and much more that the Ciniselli Circus prepared for them. Reviews of such spectacular performances instantly scattered throughout St. Petersburg, so it's no wonder that in the hall of the building there are never any empty seats.

Revival of old traditions

In the program dedicated to the opening of the circus, entered a unique number entitled "On elephants around the world" in the performance of the heirs of the oldest dynasty of animal trainers of Russia Kornilov. Also, the famous "Russian Fun" attraction with fascinating tricks of acrobats delighted and delighted all the gathered audience.

In order to decorate the opening so grandly, the Cinizelli Circus (St. Petersburg) circus with its troupe of artists stood for a year and a half in the woods and was preparing for a new stage in its history. In addition to such remarkable and already known to many rooms, the audience was able to see young and talented jugglers, gymnasts and trainers who could win spectators' hearts.

Return to the scene of the legend

The main surprise of the long-awaited opening was the appearance on the arena of the St. Petersburg circus of an unusual clown and actor Oleg Popov. He was not in Russia for twenty-six years, but now he will be pleased with the radiant numbers of spectators in the new program and at his 85th birthday will be able to give odds to any young artist.

Together with him on the arena act Laura and Violetta - the daughter of the legendary rider Baron, as well as award-winning famous acrobats and trainers. Assistant artists are unique animals that can surprise the public with their talents. Therefore, those who have not yet visited the renewed Ciniselli Circus, undoubtedly, should not miss such an opportunity and please themselves with a wonderful program.

The Museum

In 1928, at the circus building, the first institution of its kind was opened, where interesting exhibits were displayed dedicated to the figures and speeches of the Ciniselli troupe. The purpose of such exhibitions was to collect all the necessary materials for the study, systematization and history of the circus.

The museum's funds have always been created only with the help of artists who donate their photographs, programs, clothes and various posters there free of charge. At the present time there are about ninety thousand items of storage.

Visiting the exhibition of the museum, you can find out what interesting events experienced in the walls of its building circus Cinizelli. Photos presented in its premises are able to quickly satisfy the curiosity of spectators and fans of circus art.

Testimonials from the visit

All the inhabitants of the city, who have already visited the performances since the opening, are delighted with what they saw in the arena and strongly recommend visiting the Cinizelli Circus. Their testimonies say that the whole performance is permeated with kindness and childhood, and Oleg Popov conveys his uniqueness and magic to the program.

In the arena amazing acoustics, so everything is perfectly audible even from the distant rows. The performance takes two hours and looks in one breath, so that even the youngest spectators are guaranteed to not be bored.

Many liked that in the hall very comfortable new chairs were installed and the passages were significantly expanded, so there was no confusion after the end of the program. Of course, all visitors are delighted with the new architecture of the building, which appeared in such a guise as at the beginning of the twentieth century. On the facade, the sculptures of the muses were repaired and with the help of their architects were able to recreate the unusual composition "Art".

Price list

The cost of tickets to the circus Ciniselli (St. Petersburg) starts from 500 rubles, and ends at 5000. If you want to watch the performance in the box you will need to spend 8000 rubles. But such a wonderful performance of talented artists and the legends of circus art is worth it.

Children under four years of age can go free of charge only if they go on one ticket with an adult without providing a separate seat for them.

Contact details

The address where the Ciniselli Circus is located: St. Petersburg, Central District, Embankment of the Fontanka River, house 3 A. Near it are such metro stations as Gostiny Dvor and Nevsky Prospekt. He starts his work from 11:00 am until the end of all performances.

You can ask all questions or reserve tickets by phone: +7 (812) 570-98.

This St. Petersburg circus is famous not only for its technique and ideas, but also for its soulfulness and poetry. At the same time, his performances, put by modern choreographers and leaders, are combined into a spectacular spectacle that can shake any spectator's imagination and give a lot of positive emotions.