NOELEPHANTSHOW
clown's journey to oneself
"The best show I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of shows"
a 7 year old circus kid at the Montreal Clown Festival
"Thank you, I am back in love with clowns! Simona Rigazonni
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"I cried, I laughed, it made me think, and I wanted more of that!" Lilya Sultanova
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"It's a dangerous show - it's too honest" Philippe Trepanier
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"Uno spettacolo perfetto nei tempi nel rapporto col pubblico nel climax nei costumi e nella triste comicità del clown. Inaspettato e coinvolgente Yura balla canta dipinge ed è capace di giocare con sé stesso e con gli altri maestralmente.
Da vedere e rivedere." - Giovanni Zu, Milan, Italy.
about the show
in short >
about the show
one man
theatrical modern-day clown
family friendly
audience participation
30 min (ish)
Russian-Canadian production
it's fun
Montreal Clown Festival (Canada)
October 1,2 2016
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Milano Clown Festival (Italy)
March 2-4, 2017
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Mullet's Night Show at SoCap
Blini goes on a date, April 13th, 2017
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Toronto Festival of Clowns (Canada)
Factory Theatre, May 31 - June 4, 2017
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Revolutions - International Theatre Festival New Mexico, March 2018 (USA)
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK)
August, 2018
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WANT TO BOOK THIS SHOW?
get in touch:
ruzhyev@gmail.com
Being human - a struggle for selfhood, for approval, and for comprehension by the public. The need for transformation as the medium for self-discovery.
A playful meditation on the life of a struggling artist,
No Elephant Show is an uproarious whirlwind of ingenuous emotions, unpredictable audience play, splattering paint, hilarious seduction, and extreme whimsy. Watch Blini laugh, cry, obsess, search for love, crack himself open, and release the circus inside. Watch the audience steer the action in unexpected new directions every night. Watch the undisguised transformation under the mask of a clown a and join in on the beautiful, melancholy, and riotous journey for self-discovery.
Unleash the real circus within through seductive audience play,
intense soul searching, and gut busting clown antics
ablaze with an acute need for transformation and a desire to be loved.
upcoming & past performances
people say:
No Elephant Show - clown's journey to oneself
interviews & reviews:
Interview for mygaytoronto:
Interview for a Russian
radio Megapolis:
https://soundcloud.com/megapolis-ca/yury-ruzhyev-june-022017-intro