LILALU
Encyclopedia
LILALU is a non-profit youth education and circus organization based in Munich
, Germany
. It was founded in 1983 by Anna Seliger.
The organization organizes educational and artistic activities and holiday programs for children, adolescents and families in Bavaria
. Grants from the EU, state and municipal funds, as well as from private foundations and sponsorships enable LILALU to offer low-cost workshops to low-income families and children from immigrant backgrounds. LILALU offers workshops in circus disciplines as well as in various other artistic disciplines including dance, music and theatre. In 2009, more than 4,000 children, teenagers and adults participated in the organization's workshops.
LILALU offers programs in the Bavarian cities of Munich
, Augsburg
, Ingolstadt
, Hof
, and Schweinfurt
. It also participates annually in a large summer festival in Munich that lasts 17 days. In 2009, about 180,000 guests visited the festival.
In December 2008 Cirque du Soleil performer/director David Shiner
guest directed LILALU's winter gala show, entitled Kinder des Olymp, at the Circus Krone
Building in Munich
.
One of LILALU's newest projects is "Mädchen an den Ball" ("Soccer for girls"), a soccer program for girls from minority backgrounds sponsored by the Philipp Lahm
Foundation.
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was founded in 1983 by Anna Seliger.
The organization organizes educational and artistic activities and holiday programs for children, adolescents and families in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Grants from the EU, state and municipal funds, as well as from private foundations and sponsorships enable LILALU to offer low-cost workshops to low-income families and children from immigrant backgrounds. LILALU offers workshops in circus disciplines as well as in various other artistic disciplines including dance, music and theatre. In 2009, more than 4,000 children, teenagers and adults participated in the organization's workshops.
LILALU offers programs in the Bavarian cities of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
, Hof
Hof, Germany
Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
, and Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
. It also participates annually in a large summer festival in Munich that lasts 17 days. In 2009, about 180,000 guests visited the festival.
In December 2008 Cirque du Soleil performer/director David Shiner
David Shiner (clown)
David Shiner is an American actor, clown, playwright and theater director.Shiner was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Francis Shiner, a computer programmer, and a homemaker mother. The lanky Shiner, usually donning a small dunce cap, started as a street mime, first in Colorado, and later...
guest directed LILALU's winter gala show, entitled Kinder des Olymp, at the Circus Krone
Circus Krone
Circus Krone, based in Munich, is the largest circus in Europe and the only one in Western Europe to also occupy a building.-History:It was originally founded in 1905 by Carl Krone as an animal exhibition. Later the circus was run by his daughter Frieda Sembach-Krone and her husband Carl...
Building in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
One of LILALU's newest projects is "Mädchen an den Ball" ("Soccer for girls"), a soccer program for girls from minority backgrounds sponsored by the Philipp Lahm
Philipp Lahm
Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and Germany. Lahm is also the captain for both the national team and Bayern....
Foundation.