{"id":57441,"date":"2025-10-30T16:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/?p=57441"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:54:30","slug":"slava-s-snowshow-returns-to-uk-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/slava-s-snowshow-returns-to-uk-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Slava\u2019s SnowShow Returns to UK Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Created more than thirty years ago, SnowShow remains a performance where clowning transforms into poetry. On stage unfolds a world of jesters and dreams \u2014 a true work of art where each scene paints an entire picture: an enormous shark gliding through a foggy sea; clowns and spectators tangled in a giant web; a farewell to a coat-hanger on a railway platform. And, of course, the audience mesmerised by giant inflatable balls and the final otherworldly blizzard that engulfs the entire hall. It is a show where laughter lives side by side with silence, and childlike wonder blends with nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cast includes Slava Polunin\u2019s son Vanya Polunin, his longtime collaborator Artyom Zhimo, Aelita and Bradford West from the USA, Francesco Bifano from Italy, Yuri Musatov from the Netherlands, and Christopher Lynam from the UK. Slava Polunin himself will join the tour and, according to producers, will appear in several performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cClowning is much more than laughter. It\u2019s a way to see life through poetry \u2014 to find joy and emotion in the simple, the absurd, and the unexpected. The UK has always cherished our poetic universe, and I\u2019m looking forward to meeting new audiences and re-encountering familiar faces who saw SnowShow many years ago,\u201d \u2014 says Slava Polunin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Since its debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996, Slava\u2019s SnowShow has been performed in the UK more than 800 times in venues such as the Peacock Theatre, The Old Vic, Piccadilly Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, attracting nearly a million spectators and becoming a fixture of the country\u2019s cultural calendar. Over the years, the show has won more than 20 international awards \u2014 including the Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination \u2014 and has captivated audiences in over 225 cities across 40 countries, with 14 million people having seen it worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Slava Polunin was born in a small town in central Russia. He discovered the art of pantomime while still at school and later, in Leningrad, developed an eccentric version of the genre that he affectionately called \u201cexpressive idiocy.\u201d Since 1979, Slava has been an integral part of Russian stage and television, continually re-imagining the art of clowning through poetic, touching and humorous performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He describes clowning as \u201cthe art of seeing the world differently.\u201d In his hands it is free of straightforward jokes \u2014 laughter becomes a metaphor, and simple absurdity turns into a way to speak about human emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLAVA\u2019S SNOWSHOW \u2014 UK TOUR 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n