Norwegian Circus from 1900 - 2003
CIRKUS NORBECK
(1904-1929) –Director Karl Norbeck fra Jessheim.
Counted as the firs Norwgian circus
CIRKUS GLOBUS
(1914- 1932) – director Leth Carstensen. Bankrupt.
CIRKUS EMPRESS
(1915 – 1928 and 1931 –1959)Directors: Anna og Hartvig Leonardi, senere Anna Leonardi/Ludvig Rosby
CIRKUS EMPIRE
( 1920) Director Eugen Løwe. One seasson.
CIRKUS BRITANNIA
(1920-1928). Director: Rudolf Berny Barthel.
CIRKUS BERNY
(1929 – 1940) Directors: Elvira og Rudolf Berny Barthel.
CIRKUS NORGE
(1930) Director: Albert Nielsen. (Bankrupt)
CIRKUS CONTINENTAL
(1936-1938) Directors: Hartvig Leonardi, Jens Svendsen og Georg Andersen.
CIRKUS BERNY
(1946 – 1979) Directors: Elvira Barthel Reinsch,Liv og Ivar Berny Løken.
CIRKUS IKELLOS
(1946-1948) Directors: Ikellos brothers.(Bankrupt).
CIRKUS EMPIRE
: (1946) Director: Ingvald Sorlie.
CIRKUS ORIENT
(1947-1948) Director: Reidar Fjeld.
CIRKUS HIPPODROME
: (1948) Director: Weidmann
CIRKUS TEXAS:
(1949) Director: Weidmann
CIRKUS REX (REXREVYEN
) (1948 –1950) Director: Ivar Loken.
CIRKUS LØWE:
(1952 – 1974) Directors: Eugen Lowe, later Viola Mundeling.A few seassons the circus was named "circus Viola" or " Circus Mundeling
CIRKUS ARNARDO:
(1949 ----) Founded by Arne Arnardo, later it was his daughter Wenche who ran the circus, now his son Arild Arnardo
CIRKUS MERANO
(1975 ---) Founded by Knut Dahl.
CIRKUS AGORA
(1989---) Directors: Jan Ketil Smordal and Asbjorn Tangen.
CIRKUS ZORBA
(1992 ---) Directors Thor Gujord and Mikaela Hielm.
The list of Norwegian circus made by Turid Beth Hansen. The work are copyright protected. –
Circus Scandinavia (C) 2003