top of page

CLOWN CABARET

EXTRAVAGANZA

F i v e
c h a r a c t e r s
i n   s e a r c h   o f 
 h a p p i n e s s

A CLOWN SHOW

Five characters - five polar sides of human beings. Everything we are made of: laughs, tears, dark sides, masks, fantasies, and the avatar. Five characters on a journey to be happy. A whimsical play where audience will be released from their fears and will get a chance to fulfill their dreams.  Funny, touching spectacle in the best traditions of European clown, theatre, and performance art. Superb character work and fascinating audience participation rituals from the creator of Viva Cabaret - tribute to the greatest divas and No Elephant Show - a clown’s journey into oneself - Yura - performer, clown, actor and a monkey.  You get to cry, laugh, learn something new about yourself, question some of your prejudice and enter the magical world where everything is possible. Love is the answer to all our existential questions.  Dive into the world of your dreams, fantasies and childhood along with these larger than life characters, witty plot. Come as you are and leave the best version of you possible. Scraps - a clown show.

Cinq personnages– illustrant cinq facettes qu’on retrouve chez les êtres humains : les rires, les larmes, les ténèbres, les masques et les désirs. Cinq personnages à la recherche du bonheur. Un spectacle capricieux, où le public se sentira libérer de ses peurs et se permettra d’imaginer réaliser ses rêves.

Ce spectacle drôle et touchant mobilise diverses disciplines : le clown européen, le théâtre et la performance. Le créateur Yura, un performeur, clown, acteur et singe, s’appuie sur ses créations antérieures et poussent encore plus loin son travail sur les personnages, qu’il incarne tous lui-même. Il est le créateur de Viva Cabaret, qui roule depuis 15 ans et qui est une tribune aux plus grandes divas (d’Édith Piaf à Madonna, en passant par Tina Turner). Il est également l’artiste-interprète de No Elephant Show, qui avait été présenté en première mondiale au Festival des clowns de Montréal en 2016.

Le public pourra s’identifier aux personnages, et ainsi pleurer, rire, voire apprendre à travers eux. Cette entrée dans l’univers Scraps, où tout est possible, illustre que l’amour est la réponse à toutes nos questions existentielles.  Plongez dans le monde de vos rêves, dans vos désirs et dans vos souvenirs d’enfance accompagné de ces cinq personnages plus grands que nature. Venez, soyez vous-mêmes et repartez inspirés par Scraps – Cabaret de clown 

 T E S T I M O N I A L S 

"In my long theatre history, there have only been a few times that an artist's humanity has extended beyond the stage. I witnessed this at the SCRAPS performance last night." LINDA PIPER

"The best show I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of shows"

 a 7 year old  kid at the Montreal Clown Festival

"Hi. Congratulations on a wonderful performance yesterday evening! I loved every part, and laughed so much. Your strength, confidence, and courage truly inspired me. Thank you for the gift you gave us all!" SONIA BOLOGA

"I have attended many performances where an actor comes into the audience, but few have made a connection that goes beyond the theatrical. However I witnessed that at the SCRAPS performance last night. Comedians connect on an intimate level, but though the forth wall have been eliminated actors still have an invisible barrier there. This was not the case with Yury Ruzhyev. The audience was not treated as props." LINDA PIPER

"I don't remember the last time I was so moved. Thank you very much."

ZAHRA MARWAN

"It's a dangerous show - it's too honest"  

Philippe Trepanier 

"I saw a Russian clown perform “Scraps” yesterday at Tricklock theatre. Yury Ruzhyev moved me with his absurdity and poetry.

Today would have been my dad's 70th birthday. I can't imagine a better way to have honoured him than to have gone to the theatre."

ZAHRA MARWAN

"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.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

NO UPCOMING SHOWS SO FAR

PRODUCTION HISTORY

​   Selected scenes of this show have

   been performed at:  

   Montreal Clown Festival, 2016

​   Milan International Circus Festival, 2017

​   Toronto Festival of Clowns, 2017

   "In Sundry Languages" at Toronto Fringe, 2017

   SCRAPS previous performances:

    REVOLUTIONS International Theatre Festival, 

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, March 3-25th

THE SHOW

​   60 minutes with a pre show, no intermission

   One performer. Five clowns. 

   Audience participation

   16+

Smile, breathe, live

Let yourself be yourself and embrace it

Do what you want and don’t hurt anybody

Search for joy and give pleasure

Open up & try new things

Have courage to start anew, change everything - do what makes you happy

Say things you mean

Cry, laugh, scream, run, jump

Be sexy, beautiful, charming, seductive

We only live once, make the most of it, who knows in the next life you could be a tree 

Look people in the eyes, connect, let yourself be effected, get involved

Break all the rules, have no limits nor expectations

Love, kiss, hug, say compliments, have sex, try everything

Be naughty, fall in love, flirt, fuck like there is no tomorrow

Follow your dreams, go crazy, explore, be adventurous

Imagine the best Universe possible and build it, ignite & inspire

Be

bottom of page