| Slava's Snowshow | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Contemporary circus |
| Location | Russia |
| Creative team | |
| Creator | Slava Polunin |
| Official website | |
Slava's Snowshow is a stage show created and staged by Russian performance artist Slava Polunin. The show won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience [1] and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. [2]
Slava's Snowshow made its world premiere in October 1993 in Moscow. [3]
Slava's Snowshow was then performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 1996.
Slava's Snowshow opened Off-Broadway on September 8, 2004 at the Union Square Theatre, created and staged by Slava Polunin, with costumes and scenic design by Anna Hannikainen. [4] The show closed on January 7, 2007. [5]
The show opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on December 7, 2008 and closed on January 4, 2009 after 7 previews and 35 performances. The show was created and staged by Slava Polunin, with sound by Rastyam Dubinnikov, lighting by Alexander Pecherskiy and art direction by Gary Cherniakhovskii. [6]
The show opened at the Old Vic in London in 1997. [7] The show ran at the Royal Festival Hall, London from December 17, 2012 to January 7, 2013. [8] [9] The show returned to the Royal Festival Hall from December 18, 2017 to January 4, 2018. [10] The show ran at the Bluma Appel Theatre at St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto in December 2018. The reviewer wrote: " 'Slava’s Snowshow' is a puzzling theatrical art form, but strangely alluring to watch as I couldn’t take my eyes off the performers. Their movements are precisely choreographed and timed either to the music or the sounds echoing throughout the auditorium." [11]
The show ran on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in a limited engagement, from November 11, 2019 through January 5, 2020. [3]
The show features a group of clowns wearing green with one clown wearing yellow, in a "celebration of winter and snow." [6]
The show won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. [4]
Anna Hannikainen was nominated for the 2005 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Costume and Scenic Design.
Slava's Snowshow won the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. [12]
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