Solid Energy Season of SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW

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Christchurch Arts Festival and Solid Energy present in association with SLAVA and Gwenaël Allan

The Solid Energy Season of SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW

A winter wonderland that will (literally) blow you away 

The Festival and Solid Energy are delighted to present international Russian sensation and multi-award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW for the first time in Christchurch.

This July lucky Festival audiences will join the millions of children and adults in more than 80 cities all over the world since its Moscow premiere in 1993 who have been left dazzled and entranced by an experience unlike anything else – a world of wonder and spectacle that mixes beautiful crafted clowning with breathtakingly beautiful images. The show's creator, former Cirque du Soleil star Slava Polunin (who performed in Alegria in Auckland), is a Russian-born virtuoso of clowning and mime, rated by many as the world's greatest clown.

Yet this is no ordinary clown show. The ensemble cast of clowns use a wide array of emotions and stunning visual effects: a bed morphs into a boat, a white cotton web envelops the audience and a tiny piece of paper leads a whirling blizzard storm that eventually engulfs an awestruck, delighted audience. 

"The single most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a theatre in my life" – actor Simon Callow, Sunday Express 

"Slava's Snowshow is to clowning what Cirque du Soleil is to the circus" – Variety

"The mind boggles. Slava's Snowshow achieved something I've rarely seen: a spontaneous eruption of playful energy which lifted the entire audience in a bubble of pure delight. Magic!" – Daily Telegraph
 

"A show that touches the heart as well as tickling the funny bone" – New York Times'

Hilarious and poignant, fun and enchanting, Slava's Snowshow is a magical theatre experience the whole family will adore. Go on, take a step into this winter wonderland and be transformed. This promises to be a once-in-lifetime experience.

The Solid Energy Season of SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW plays at The Isaac Theatre Royal

Thurs 23 July and Tue 28 July at 7.30pm; Fri 24 July, Sun 26 July and Wed 29 July at 6.00pm; Sat 25 July at 2.00pm and 7.30pm

Length: 2 hours (including interval)

Ticket Prices: $20-$95; family tickets $120

Bookings: www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 TICKETEK (84253835)

www.slavasnowshow.com
 

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