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 ExperienceDrama Desk archives and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event.TonyAwards.com
Productions Slava's Snowshow made its world premiere in October 1993 in Moscow.Gans, Andrew. " Slava’s Snowshow Will Return to Broadway" Playbill, August 22, 2019
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.Jones, Kenneth. " 'Slava's Snowshow' Hits NYC Milestone Nov. 5 With 500 Blizzards — and No End in Sight" Playbill, November 5, 2005 The show closed on January 7, 2007."Slava's Snowshow Off-Broadway" lortel.org, accessed August 23, 2019
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.Slava's Snowshow Playbill Vault, accessed August 23, 2019
The show opened at the Old Vic in London in 1997.Benedict, David. " Slava's Snowshow, Old Vic" The Independent, December 15, 1997 The show ran at the Royal Festival Hall, London from December 17, 2012 to January 7, 2013." Slava's Snowshow at the Royal Festival Hall 2012/2013" londontheatre.co.uk, March 13, 2012Liber, Vera. "Review. Slava’s Snowshow" britishtheatreguide.info, accessed August 23, 2019 The show returned to the Royal Festival Hall from December 18, 2017 to January 4, 2018."Slava's Snowshow Southbank Centre" southbankcentre.co.uk, accessed August 23, 2019 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."Szekeres, Joseph. "Review. Slava's Snowshow" onstageblog.com, December 11, 2018
The show ran on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in a limited engagement, from November 11, 2019 through January 5, 2020.
Overview The show features a group of clowns wearing green with one clown wearing yellow, in a "celebration of winter and snow."
Awards and nominations The show won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience.
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."Olivier Awards, 1998" officiallondontheatre.com, accessed August 23, 2019
Gallery
Music La Petite Fille de la mer - Vangelis Chariots of Fire - Vangelis Stalakdrama - Yello Peter Gunn Theme - Henry Mancini Bolero - Maurice Ravel Le soldat Tufaiev se marie (Soldier Tufaiev Gets Married) - Jean-Mark Zelwer Blue Canary - Vincent Fiorino Mas que Nada - Luiz Henrique Rosa Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Johann Sebastian Bach Kaleb - Ivan Volkov Krasivaya - Roman Dubinnikov Illusion (feat. Jorge Struntz) - Stéphane Grappelli Edges of Illusion - John Surman Concierto de Aranjuez - Joaquín Rodrigo Carmina Burana - O Fortuna - Carl Orff Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
References
External links
Official website