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WHEN SLAVA MAKES IT SNOW, HE SHOWS US HOW TO SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY...
How do you describe Slava's Snowshow? There are as many descriptions as there are audience members. Snowshow is the beauty of a single snow flake as it gently falls and lands on your shoulder. Snowshow is the sound of an adult laughing uncontrollably at nothing in particular.		Snowshow is the joy of believing that anything is possible. Snowshow is the sadness of a wave goodbye from a train station platform. Snowshow is the realisation that life really is wonderful.
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SNOW REPORTS International Awards
New York - 2005 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience London - Olivier Award for Best Entertainment		Edinburgh - Edinburgh Festival Critics Award Moscow - Stanislavksi Award Australia - Helpmann Award for Best Visual & Physical Theatre
Critically Acclaimed		"Simply thrilling! It fills you with innocent amazement. It restores childish wonder in adults. After the show, nobody wants to leave the theatre. Laughter and tears have never been harder to distinguish." The Independent, London
Touches the heart. Tickles the funny bone." The New York Times This show is hot, hot, hot! Breathtaking! Exquisite!" Entertainment Weekly "The unmissable and already classic Snowshow is a thing of rare theatrical beauty." The Times, London Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam on Slava Polunin. I’ve joined the circus. I am co-directing Slava’s new show, Diabolo, in Israel. Slava is the most famous, most wonderfully profound Russian clown. He is very famous for his current show, Snowshow, which has played all over the world and is still playing in New York. He is a brilliant person and creative artist. I saw his performance in London many years ago and was floored. His work is astonishing. For years he nagged me to work with him and just now it worked out for me to come to Tel Aviv, so I agreed. Terry Gilliam, 8 March 2006.
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NEWS/PRESS
MR 1: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW hits off Broadway Box Office Record $5.7M MR 2: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW National tour launches in SAN FRANCISCO in April, 2006 MR 3: The Snow keeps falling at The Union Square Theatre! MR 4: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW National Tour Launches in San Francisco in April, 2006 MR 5: Australian Producers to Debut Slava's Snowshow on Broadway		MR 6: Chicago Premiere - Pre Broadway Engagement! MR 7: Snowshow New York Announcement MR 8: Send in the Clown MR 9: SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW record holiday box office Clowns score $0.25 million in week MR 10: Slava's Snowshow Celebrates Second Anniversary MR 11: SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW Smashes Off Broadway Record
Press Clippings - New York A Late Summer Blizzard Hits under New York article 1 (english text pdf) A Late Summer Blizzard Hits under New York article 2 (english text pdf) Clowing Glory (english text pdf) Snow, improvisation, and all in the family The Villager August 18 - 24 2004 Tasty Freeze Time Out August 19-26 2004 No business like snow business New Scientist 12 25 2006		Press Clippings - Chicago Clowns (english text pdf) Reklama (russian text pdf) Reklama 2 (russian text pdf) Svet (russian text pdf) Svet 2 (russian text pdf) Svet 3 (russian text pdf) Press Clippings - San Francisco “Slava Plays in the Snow” San Francisco Chronicle April 9 2006 “Slava’s Snowshow Pulsates with Excitement” Beyond Chron April 14 2006 “Snowshow brings out the Child in us All” San Jose Mercury April 14 2006 ”Snowshow clowns a remedy for the doldrums” San Francisco Chronicle April 14 2006 “No Business Like Snow Business” Inside Bay Area April 14 2006
TIPS FOR THE SNOW
Weather warning! The forecast for today's performance is for smoke and fog effects, occasional loud music, brief showers, high winds and plenty of snow. Skies will be clear at first with clowns increasing, becoming more mischievous		later in the show. Conditions are not recommended for children under 8. Please note that children under the age of 2 are not permitted in the theatre.
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SLAVA'S STORY
Slava Polunin was born in a very small town in Russia, far from all the big cities. All of his childhood was spent in forests, fields, and by a river. He lived in the world of fantasies, and liked to invent new things and make up stories. He would build 4-storey tree houses and snow towns, and organize funny parties for his friends. Through TV and cinema he fell in love with the great clowns and mimes. To be a clown became his biggest dream. He was so passionate about this that he could not wait until he graduated. At the age of 17, he went to Leningrad with the intention of studying engineering. Instead, he joined a mime studio and so began his long-term quest to reclaim and re-establish the art and craft of the true clown. Influenced by great artists such as Chaplin, Marcel Marceau, Engibarov, and building on his innate talents, Slava and his theatre company, founded in 1979, took clowning out of the circus onto the streets, and from there into the major theatres of the world. Slava's reputation grew rapidly and people travelled far to learn his unique mix of alternative clowning and visual theatre. Former students of Slava have now progressed to form their own companies and many have been		cast in productions of Cirque du Soleil, or enjoyed successful independent careers. Slava first took his theatre to England in 1988. His three performances at the Hackney Empire were enough to establish his name overnight. Five years later he gathered together the highlights of his repertoire and the resulting show, Snowshow (formerly called Yellow), was hailed as a triumph, winning him a Time Out Award. Following this London success, he toured North America with Cirque du Soleil's production of Alegria, which continues to feature excerpts from Snowshow. He won the Olivier Award for "Best Entertainment" during a sold-out run at the Old Vic, London in 1997. Snowshow is now touring the world and has been performed in over 25 countries, to more than 1 million spectators. Following a limited season in Chicago, Snowshow premiered in New York at the Union Square Theatre on September 8, 2004. The show continues its successful run in New York with plans underway for a North American tour.
CONTACTS
Slava's Snowshow is produced in North America by David J Foster and Ross Mollison by arrangement with Slava and Gwenael Allan. Global Management Gwenael Allan: gwenael.allan@gmail.com USA Touring Enquiries David Foster: david@fosterentertainment.net Find out more about Snowshow: www.slavasnowshow.com		Media Jennie Connery jennie@fosterentertainment.net Ph: (1 212) 245 1009 ext 207 Website designed and managed by Mollison Communications. Contact: web@mollison.com
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