Status
Raised
from 53 200 UAH
*The amount is not final and requires clarification, which is possible only after the examination
Description of the institution
The first mentions of circus performances in Oleksandrivsk (now Zaporizhzhia) date back to the 20s of the last century. At that time, theatrical performances were held in temporary buildings. On May 26, 1948, a summer circus, destroyed during the World War ІІ, was restored in Zaporizhzhia, which had a wooden building of the summer type, designed for 1,785 seats in the audience hall and was located on the territory of the city's Park of Metallurgists. Archival documents about the date of foundation of this circus were lost during the World War ІІ. Restoration works were carried out using the method of folk construction.
Interesting Facts
The jazz group of the circus presented its musical programs not only to the people of Zaporizhzhya, but also to the residents of the capital (concerts in the National Palace "Ukraine", the National Academic Drama Theater named after I. Franko). In the arena of the Zaporizhia Circus, such prominent figures of circus art as Yu. Nikulin, M. Rumyantsev (Karandash), Igor and Emil Kio, Volodymyr and Lyudmila Shevchenko, V. Filatov, H. Zaripov, M. Zapashny and many, many others delighted the audience .
Destruction
Zaporizhsky Circus was damaged twice during the shelling of Zaporizhzhia: on September 22 and October 6, 2022. The blast wave damaged the stained-glass windows on the staircase gallery, which is located on the dome of the circus from the 4th floor to the grates, and the stained-glass windows of the 2nd floor of the circus foyer.
Status
Raised
from 53 200 UAH
*The amount is not final and requires clarification, which is possible only after the examination