#SlavasSnowShow
For those of you who have not yet heard, but #SlavasSnowShow is in town and boy will it blow your mind.
It is not easy to describe the performance and to tell you what the story is about really. So there is a clown, who goes on an adventure. And as the audience you get to travel with him and encounter all the interesting individuals and characters that he meets along the way.
There is no actual talking, but some mumbling and foreign words that you can make out. Instead, the show is told through the actions, facial expressions and music. Think back to what a Charlie Chaplin movie was like. This time, imagine it is a live performance of that movie & it is in colour with surround sound and you are in the show.
From songs like Mas Que Nada to O Fortuna the musical score is there to take you on a journey of emotions as you sit in bewilderment watching things evolve on stage in front of you. This is a rather interactive show with characters walking off the stage and into the audience, over and on the chairs. Then promptly opening water bottles and "making it rain" right there where you are sitting.
I never thought that I would sit inside an actual theatre and experience a snow storm along with every other theatre goer in attendance. You hear the wind and suddenly everything goes dark and with the bang of the O Fortuna, a bright light hits you from the front and there is a gush of wind from off the stage and it literally snows and you are part of this incredible theatrical display.
One thing I would most definitely say is that you need to be open-minded when coming to watch this. This is not your ordinary musical or theatre production. This is a theatrical experience that will bring out your inner child. (After the show, I was laying in the "snow" on the theatre floor having the time of my life playing like a little boy, throwing the "snow" in the air and making "snow" angels.) I think that children would love this show purely because they would watch it out of a different viewpoint as an adult. We tend to over-complicate things. So just watch it and watch it the way like a child would watch.
You seriously should not miss out on this opportunity to see this. On stage at Montecasino in Johannesburg until 14 August and then in Cape Town at the Artscape Opera House from the 17th to the 28th of August. You can get your tickets at Computicket.
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The world's most illustrious clown, set to visit South Africa for the very 1st time.
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The international stage sensation, Slava's Snowshow opens in South Africa at Montecasino's Teatro on Tuesday, 26 July. With the Russian Master Clown & Legend, Slava Polunin, traveling all the way to be seated in the audience of the opening show right here in South Africa.
A little bit of history around the legend himself:
Slava, being praised as one of the most illustrious clowns in the world, and being famous for his 'yellow clown' character - Assissai, went on to create the Snowshow in the early 90's, after being a performer as part of Cirque du Soleil, and for over 20 years, it has never stopped touring and has been seen by millions of people across the globe. Slava is not only an actor, but an artistic director and producer of full-scale, epic festivals and events, constantly uniting artists across various disciplines to create collective collaborative celebrations.
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"Our show is not only different year from year - in fact, it is different every time, because it allows lots of room for improvisation and the show remains full of life," says Slava. "Expect a journey into your childhood, sparkling with your dreams, into mine - covered by the snowy blanket, into ours - filled with anticipation and dreams," Slava goes on to explains it is a trip into the world of bright colours, true feelings and important smaller details, the details that one only notices when you are young and that the magical aspect of the the show is the intimate, non verbal, communication with the audience. It is this subtle interaction between artist and spectator that creates the magic of theatre.
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The SnowShow has a very special edge for each country's audience and it will be very interesting to see the response of South African's who get to experience the show. The team of SnowShow clowns are coming here to entertain, amaze and bring a sense of wonder, of magic and of joy as they transform the venues into a virtual playground.
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The Teatro at Montecasino, in Johannesburg: 26 July - 14 August 2016
Artscape Opera House, in Cape Town: 17 - 28 August 2016
Tickets are available at Computicket.
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Tony Feldman of Showtime Management said, "Slava seldom travels with The Snowshow, so we feel privileged that he is joining us for the opening performance in Johannesburg and we look forward to welcoming to welcoming Slava and The Snowshow to South Africa for the very first time."
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