Circus Arena was started  by mr. Arne Berdino in 1955. After his dead in 1976 his son Benny Berdino took over the business.   Arena is the  biggest cirkus in Denmark and their souvenir program is in a very high quality .

Arenas programs are very nice and very collectable.  The number of  sides increases  every year and now counts approx. up to 60 every year.

For more information about Circus Arena go to my link page

The programs belongs to Kenneth Severinsen exept

1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991

belongs to Ole Simonsen

 

Heavy load time - lots of pictures.

 

 
1955        Program No picture yet.
1956        Program No picture yet.
1957        Program No picture yet.
1958        Program No picture yet.
1959        Program No picture yet.
1960        Program No picture yet.
1961        Program No picture yet.
1962        Program No picture yet.
1963        Program No picture yet.
1964        Program No picture yet.
1965        Program No picture yet.
1966        Program No picture yet.
1967        Program No picture yet.
1968        Program No picture yet.
1969        Program No picture yet.
1970        Program No picture yet.
1971        Program No picture yet.
1972        Program No picture yet.
1973        Program No picture yet.
1974        Program No picture yet.
1975        Program No picture yet.
1976        Program No picture yet.
1977        Program

Circus Arena wild west show.

Front cover : unknown

Size A5
1978        Program

Arena

Frontcover signed by Gaston

Size a5
1979        Program

Circus Arena 25 th. jubileeprogram.

Frontcover signed by Gaston ??

A5 format

20 sides
1980        Program

Frontcover by unknown

Size A5

20 sides

1981        Program Same layout as 1980 program
1982        Program

Same layout as 1980 but

with year 1982 printed at

the buttom of the program.
1983        Program

Same layout as 1980  but with the year 1983 printed at the buttom of the program
1984        Program

   Same layout as 1980    but  with year 1984 and Jubilĉumsprogram (jubilee) printed at the button of the  program

20 sides
1985        Program

Same layout as 1980  but with the year 1985  printed in the buttom of the program
1986        Program Like 1980 - but 1986 printed on the cover
1987        Program No picture yet.
1988        Program No picture yet.
1989        Program

Arena 1989 Program

Front by unknown
1990        Program

Now in A4 format and in mutch better paper quality.

16 sides.
1991        Program A picture of "Bubber" a well known  Danish TV. host  who was Sprechstallmeister on the frontpage. 

This was the first year for "Bubber"  He ended up with 6 years.
1992        Program

40 sides, very nice layout

                A4

It is always very urgent for any circus to tell anybody how big they are. To be sure that there was  no doubt it was written on the front "6 kingpoles giant circus"

A picture of "Bubber" a well known  Danish TV. host  who was Sprechstallmeister 
1993        Program

40 sides - A4 format

The Swedish monobike artist "Malte Knapp" together with a Russian lilliput on the frontpage. 
1994        Program

26 sides - A4 format

Bubber is again on the front. 
1995       Program

  40 th. Jubilee program. with 44 sides in A4 format

Including a 8 sided stick in program, about the first 40 years.

Drawn by the famous Danish painter "Arnoldi"
1996       Program

52 sides in A4 format

As in the 95 program, the cover is drawn by the Danish painter Per Arnoldi.

A Poster was releasted with the same picture and was sold directly from the circus store. The poster is not in stock anymore
1997       Program

52 sides - A4 format

Front cover (and back) painted by the famous Danish painter  Jeppe Eisner.

A poster was released with the same picture in 50x80 cm.

want to buy the poster in full size ? Look at the collectors sides
1998       Program

Again a marsterpiece by the Danish painter Jeppe Eisner.

52 sides in A4 format
1999       Program

For the 3 rd. time Jeppe Eisner is painting the Arena cover. This time only on the front.

60 sides in A4 format

A poster was released with the same picture in a very limited edition(500) and was sold for 300 danish kroner.approx. 36 dollars. The poster was inscribed by Jeppe Eisner.

If you are interested to buy an inscribed poster, it's possible on the collectorsside.

 The clown is Oleg Popov from Russia
2000       Program

60 sides in A4 format.

For the first time in five years it is not a painted frontcover

The Dallian acrobatic art troupe from china on the front cover
2001       Program

60 sides - A4

The clown from the mid 80' and 1990 is back on the front cover

The clown drawing comes probably from the States
2002       Program

44 sides + ekstra stick in program - 16 sides.

Again a Danish painter

Front cover by Oskar Knudsen a wellknown Danish Circus painter. Oskar Knudsen has made a lot of work for circus all over Europe. Arena has never before  

The cover is an old painting from 1963.

 
   

If you have anything to add. Please write to me on E.Mail director@sirkusskandinavia.dk