When a child's birthday is approaching, parents are faced with the question of how to celebrate it? The easiest option for parents is to invite little guests to a children's entertainment center or a cafe with a children's menu. The most profitable option is to invite the children home and organize the holiday yourself. If for some reason parents do not want to entertain the kids themselves or do not have enough time to prepare, then entertainment professionals can help - children's animators. Fortunately, there are now plenty of agencies for this service, and you can choose a program for every taste.
For the holiday you will need:
- Adult clown costume (can be improvised, the main thing is to have a nose and a wig);
- Clown noses for children (according to the number of invited guests), you can have some other attributes, for example, wigs, headbands with pigtails, ties, etc .;
- Whatman and drawing tools;
- A selection of fun music;
- Balloons;
- Small souvenirs for prizes;
- Delicious food and fun atmosphere.
Entertainment script.
It is best for children to eat at the festive table before the start of the entertainment program. Yes, and you will have time to change clothes and prepare for the competitions.
To cheerful music, a clown appears with a bunch of balloons (balloons should be according to the number of children, plus 1 for the clown).
Clown: Hello! Friends! How glad I am to see you! What is your holiday?
(children answer)
Clown:(requests) - Day of jam? (No). Cookie day? (No). Day of torment? (No). Ah-ah-ah, School Day? (No). Got it, got it! Birthday!!! (Yes).
Clown: There are so many of you! Let's get acquainted! I know one funny game called "Affectionate Names". Get in a circle. We will throw a ball to each other and say our name. The one who catches the ball must call this name affectionately. Then throw the ball to the next one and say your name. Let me start. My name is Button (throws the ball to one of the children). Child: "Button", etc. until each child says their name.
Clown: That's where we met! Now, I invite you to join the clown corporation and have fun until you drop! Want to? (children answer)
Clown: Then you need to go through a special ceremony of initiation into clowns. Now let's check what kind of attentive children you are. (The clown conducts the game "Attentive listeners"). All guests stand in a circle. The clown stands in the center of the circle. The driver (clown) gives commands, and he himself executes them exactly the opposite. Children should listen carefully to the clown and do only what he says, not what he does. For example, a clown says: “sit down”, and he rises on his toes, while the children should squat down; “hands up”, and he lowers himself down, etc.
Clown: Well done! Done with the task! Now, I can accept all of you as merry fellows - mischievous people. (Gives out clown noses and other paraphernalia). We will now go to a fun clown country called "Laughland", and we will fly there in balloons. All children take a balloon and run around the room to cheerful music.
Clown: Now, let's play with your balloons. (Game "Keep the ball in the air"). Let's see whose balloon stays in the air longer and doesn't fall to the floor. To prevent it from falling, you need to blow on the ball from below, like this. (The clown demonstrates how to hold the ball) Now try it! (A game is being played. The child whose balloon has been in the air the longest receives a prize from the clown).
Clown: How clever you all are! And now we will check how serious you are. This is a test of seriousness. The game is called "Bukashechka". Now, with the help of a counting rhyme, we will choose who will be the first insect. (Choose). Now, everyone is standing in a circle, and the insect gets on all fours and, crawling in a circle, says:
I'm boo-boo-boo-bug!
Tara-tara-cockroach!
I am red, I am blue!
I am the most beautiful!
Whoever laughs first, repeats all the same actions and words. Thus, two insects crawl. Whoever laughs next, also repeats everything. They become three. And so it continues until there is only one player left, or none at all. The last remaining player earns a prize.
Clown: You are very funny guys! Remind me why today is a holiday? (Birthday). And what do they do at all birthdays? (dance). I also invite you to perform my favorite dance - "Lavata". Children dance along with the clown, repeating the movements in accordance with the lyrics of the song.
Clown: Well we danced! And now I propose to draw a portrait of our birthday boy! But we will draw not quite normally! I have hints here that indicate which body part each of you will draw. Get yourself a picture. (Children pull out a picture from a clown's cap, on each of them a part of the body is drawn, which this or that child will draw. On whatman paper, the guests take turns drawing a portrait of the birthday man in accordance with the cards - hints. After the portrait is ready, you can glue children's multi-colored palms with the names of guests, prepared in advance.
Clown: Well done! You have a very beautiful portrait! Now let's see how smart you are. Let's play the game "Guess who I am?". I have pictures here, but I won't show them to you. You yourself will try to guess what is depicted there. You see, the pictures are not simple, they are with holes for the head. Poke your head into the hole and try to guess who you are in this picture. You can ask questions that can only be answered with “yes” or “no”. (play the game).
If the children are not tired, you can show them two or four children's tricks, for which you need to prepare in advance.
Clown: Who has a birthday today? (Children call). Then quickly sing a birthday loaf! (They play the game "Loaf").
Clown: What is missing from our birthday? Of course it's a bastard!!!
The clown brings out a cake with candles. You can purchase self-igniting candles for more fun.
Clown: I ask everyone to the table!
While the children are drinking tea, you can play one more game.
Clown: While enjoying the cake, let's compose a congratulation from all of us. Only, that's bad luck, the words in the congratulations were all mixed up and here it turned out that what our birthday man does not need to wish at all. Can you help me figure it out? I will read the congratulations, if the wish fits, you shout - “yes”, and if it doesn’t fit, then shout “no”. Ready? Started!
Happy Torment Day! (No)
Happy birthday congratulations! (Yes)
We wish you happiness, joy! (Yes)
Grow (birthday name) bigger, (yes)
Be sure to become thicker, (no)
And beautiful (th), and funny (th), (yeah)
And noisy (s), and pugnacious (s). (no)
Kind (th) to be and give care, (yes)
To be evil - to bring everyone to tears! (No)
For mommy to love (yeah)
With a strap to beat more often, (no)
I fed you with chocolates. (Yes)
And the grandmother with cheesecakes,
Yes, delicious buns! (Yes).
You can finish the holiday with a fun disco and cutting prizes from the rope.
During its existence, a whole galaxy of famous clowns arose in Russia, captivating the audience not only in our country, but throughout the world. Why not remember the people who devoted their lives to circus art, those who were loved by adults and children. So our list of the most famous, famous and beloved clowns of the USSR and Russia:
1. Mikhail Rumyantsev -Pencil
Photo: www.livemaster.ruMikhail Rumyantsev (stage name - Pencil, 1901 - 1983) - an outstanding Soviet clown, one of the founders of the clownery genre in Russia. People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Mikhail Nikolaevich Rumyantsev was born on December 10, 1901 in St. Petersburg. Mikhail's introduction to art began at an art school, but the study did not arouse interest. The career of the future artist began with drawing posters for the theater, when at the age of 20 he began working in the Tver circus as a poster designer.
In 1925, Rumyantsev moved to Moscow, where he began to draw posters for films. The fateful year for the young artist was 1926, when he saw Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks next to him. Like them, Rumyantsev decided to become an actor. After courses in stage movement in 1926, he entered the school of circus art in the class of eccentric acrobats. In 1930 he successfully graduated from the circus school and began working as a circus performer.
Initially (from 1928 to 1932) Rumyantsev appeared in public in the image of Charlie Chaplin, but soon decided to abandon this image.
In 1935, he came to work in the Leningrad circus, from where he was transferred to the Moscow circus. It was at this time that Mikhail Nikolaevich came up with the pseudonym Pencil (Karan d'Ash) for himself and began work on his image. An ordinary black suit, but baggy; regular shoes, but a few sizes larger; almost an ordinary hat, but with a pointed crown. No false nose or scarlet mouth to the ears. From Chaplin, only a small mustache remained, emphasizing the mimic capabilities of the face. A pencil is an ordinary person, good-natured, witty, cheerful, resourceful, full of childish spontaneity, charm and energy. His deliberate clumsiness and awkwardness gave rise to funny situations.
Photo: www.livemaster.ru The pencil worked like a clown in many circus genres: acrobatics and gymnastics, training, etc. The Scottish terrier Klyaksa became a constant companion and "identification mark" of the Pencil.
Satire has become one of the main colors of the Pencil's creative palette. The beginning of the satirical direction of work was laid during the Great Patriotic War, when Pencil created a number of numbers denouncing the leaders of Nazi Germany. After the end of the war, topical satirical reprises also remained in his repertoire. Arriving on tour in a new city, the artist tried to insert the name of some local popular place into his speech.
In the 40s and 50s, Pencil began to attract assistants to his performances, among which Yuri Nikulin stood out, as well as Mikhail Shuidin, who later made a magnificent
clown duo.
The clown was so popular that only his performances guaranteed the circus financial success. The cheerful clown conscientiously devoted himself to his work, but even outside the arena he demanded complete dedication from his assistants.
Pencil became the first Soviet clown, whose popularity has stepped far beyond the borders of the country. He was known and loved in Finland, France, East Germany, Italy, England, Brazil, Uruguay and other countries.
Mikhail Nikolaevich Rumyantsev worked in the circus for 55 years. The last time he appeared in the arena was just 2 weeks before his death.
2. Yuri Nikulin
Yuri Nikulin (1921 - 1997) - Soviet circus artist, film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1973), Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR (1970).
Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin was born on December 18, 1921 in the city of Demidov, Smolensk region. The father and mother of the future clown were actors, which must have predetermined the fate of Nikulin.
In 1925 he moved with his parents to Moscow. After graduating from the 10th grade of the school in 1939, Yuri Nikulin was drafted into the army. In the rank of private, he participated in two wars: the Finnish (1939 - 1940) and the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945), receiving military awards. In 1946, Nikulin was demobilized.
After unsuccessful attempts to enter VGIK (All-Union State Institute of Cinematography) and GITIS (State Institute of Theater Arts), Nikulin entered the conversational genres studio at the Moscow Circus, from which he graduated in 1949.
In the late 1940s, he began performing in a group of clowns led by Pencil at the Moscow State Circus. Then he formed a creative duet with another assistant to the clown Pencil - Mikhail Shuidin.
Agency "Photo ITAR-TASS". Mikhail Shuidin and Yuri Nikulin The duet Nikulin-Shuidin existed for quite a long time and enjoyed great success with the audience. The couple went on tour a lot and quickly gained experience. Their joint work continued until 1981. If Shuydin had the image of a shirt-guy who knows everything, then Nikulin portrayed a lazy and melancholic person. In life, partners in the arena of relations practically did not support.
The main thing in Nikulin's creative individuality is a crushing sense of humor with full preservation of outward equanimity. The costume was built on a funny contrast of short striped trousers and huge boots with a pseudo-elegant top - a black jacket, a white shirt, a tie and a boater hat.
photo: kommersant.ru A virtuously designed mask (behind the outward rudeness and even some stupidity, wisdom and a tender, vulnerable soul showed through) allowed Yuri Nikulin to work in the most difficult genre of clowning - lyrical-romantic reprises. On the arena, he was always organic, naive and touching, while he knew how to make the audience laugh like no one else. In the clown image of Nikulin, the distance between the mask and the artist was surprisingly preserved, and this gave the character great depth and versatility.
During his long life in the arena, Yuri Nikulin created many unique reprises, sketches and pantomimes, of which the most memorable and dear for the artist were "Little Pierre", Pipo and the millionaire in the circus performances "Carnival in Cuba" and "Peace Pipe", Barmaley in New Year's children's performance, etc. One of the most famous genre scenes is the legendary "log".
1981 M. Shuidin, Y. Nikulin and D. Alperov, scene "Log The versatility of talent allowed Yuri Nikulin to be realized in other genres. He starred in more than forty films, playing both vividly comedic and dramatic, and truly tragic roles.
The debut on the big screen took place in 1958. Gaidai's comedies ("Operation Y" and Shurik's other adventures, "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "The Diamond Hand") brought popular love to Nikulin as an actor. However, behind his shoulders and a lot of serious paintings - "Andrei Rublev", "They fought for the Motherland", "Scarecrow".
With Lyudmila Gurchenko in the film "20 days without war" The talented clown showed himself to be a serious and profound dramatic actor. Yuri Nikulin received the title of People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labor. Near the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard there is a monument to the famous clown and his partner.
After the death of Shuidin, Yuri Vladimirovich in 1982 headed the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (now named after Nikulin), where he worked for a total of more than 50 years.
“Each time before entering the arena, I look through the crack in the curtain into the auditorium. I look at the audience, I tune in to meet her. How will we be received today? I look to see if my friends are among the spectators. I love it when friends, relatives, familiar artists come to the performances. Then, during work, I try to once again stop near them, say hello, wink, and sometimes shout something to them. It gives me pleasure.”
3. Solar clown - Oleg Popov
Oleg Popov is a Soviet clown and actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Oleg Konstantinovich Popov was born on July 31, 1930 in the village of Vyrubovo, Moscow Region. In 1944, while doing acrobatics, the young man met students of the circus school. Oleg was so carried away by the circus that he immediately entered the school, having received in 1950 the specialty "eccentric on a wire." But already in 1951 Popov made his debut as a carpet clown.
photo: 360tv.ru Known to the general public in the image of the "Solar Clown". This resilient man with a shock of blond hair wore excessively wide trousers and a plaid cap. In performances, the clown uses a variety of techniques - acrobatics, juggling, parody, tightrope walking. Particular attention is paid to the entrees, which are realized with the help of eccentrics and buffoonery.
Among the most famous reprises of Popov, one can recall "Whistle", "Ray and" Cook ". In his most famous act, the clown tries to catch a ray of sunshine in his bag.
The artist's work was not limited to the theater alone, he starred in television a lot, participated in the children's TV show "Alarm Clock". Popov even acted in films (more than 10 films) and directed circus performances. The famous clown took part in the first tour of the Soviet circus in Western Europe. Performances there brought Popov truly worldwide fame.
photo: ruscircus.ru Popov made a huge contribution to the world formation of new principles of clowning, developed earlier by Pencil - clowning, coming from life, from everyday life, looking for fun and touching in the surrounding reality.
In 1991, Popov left Russia, for personal reasons, and also unable to accept the collapse of the great Motherland. Lived and worked in Germany, acting under the pseudonym Happy Hans.
© Ruslan Shamukov/TASS Oleg Konstantinovich Popov is a holder of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, laureate of the International Circus Festival in Warsaw, winner of the Golden Clown prize of the International Festival in Monte Carlo. Many of Popov's reprises have become classics of the world circus.
He died suddenly on November 2, 2016 during a tour in Rostov-on-Don at the age of 86. Oleg Popov came to Rostov-on-Don on tour. According to the director of the circus, the artist's heart stopped. The body was found in the hotel room by Popov's wife.
4. Konstantin Berman
photo: imgsrc.ru Konstantin Berman (1914-2000). This Soviet carpet clown appeared in the family of a circus orchestra conductor. It is not surprising that the arena constantly beckoned the boy. From childhood, he participated in pantomime, mastering other genres of circus art.
The professional career of a clown began at the age of 14, with his brother Nikolai, he staged the number "Voltigeur Acrobats". Until 1936, the couple performed together, using the images of the popular comedy film actors G. Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin.
During the war, Berman acted as part of the front-line brigades in the Bryansk-Oryol direction of the front .. He became famous for the simple reprise "Dog-Hitler". It told how a clown barking at everyone was embarrassed to call Hitler, because she might be offended. This simple reprise at the front was invariably met with friendly soldier laughter.
photo: imgsrc.ru In 1956, Berman became an Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
Konstantin Berman created the original mask of a pompous dandy, wore an absurdly dandy suit. At first he acted as a carpet mime, then switched to colloquial reprises and later performed a satire. skits and clownery on everyday topics and international topics. politicians.
A versatile circus artist, he was included in the course of the performance, becoming a participant in the numbers. How an acrobat performed somersaults through a car, how a comedian voltigeur was a participant in air flights. His first appearance in front of the audience was spectacular - he found himself in an orchestra, conducted it, then simply “walked” into the arena from the height of the orchestra balcony to the frightened sigh of the auditorium.
As soon as Kostya Berman's jokes rang out in Moscow, he was already greeted with applause in Tehran. After a trip to Iran - again native Soviet cities. Tbilisi - Baku - Rostov-on-Don - Riga - Leningrad - Tallinn - Baku - Kazan - Ivanovo, and again Moscow.
Berman's miniatures were in the spirit of the times. They ridiculed slobs, arrogant bosses.
photo: imgsrc.ru The famous clown starred in two films, in "The Girl on the Ball" (1966), he essentially played himself, and in 1967 he took part in the film " Air flight.
5. Leonid Yengibarov
photo: sadalskij.livejournal.com Leonid Yengibarov (1935 - 1972) - circus actor, mime clown. Possessing a unique personality, Leonid Yengibarov created a unique image of a sad jester-philosopher and poet. His reprises did not set as their main goal to squeeze as much laughter out of the viewer as possible, but made him think, reflect.
Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov was born on March 15, 1935 in Moscow. From childhood he loved fairy tales and puppet theater. At school, he began to box and even entered the Institute of Physical Education, but quickly realized that this was not his calling.
In 1959 he graduated from the State School of Circus Art, clownery department. While still a student, Leonid began to perform on the stage as a mime. A full-fledged debut took place in 1959 in Novosibirsk.
Already at the school, his creative individuality was clearly defined as a carpet master of pantomime. Unlike most of the then clowns, who entertained the audience with the help of a standard set of tricks and jokes, Yengibarov took a completely different path and for the first time began to create poetic clowning in the circus arena.
From the first performances, Yengibarov began to evoke conflicting responses from the public and colleagues in the profession. The audience, which was used to having fun in the circus, and not to think, was disappointed with such a clown. And many of his colleagues soon began to advise him to change the role of "thinking clown."
Yuri Nikulin recalled:“When I saw him for the first time at the arena, I didn’t like him. I did not understand why there was such a boom around the name of Yengibarov. And three years later, when I saw him again at the arena of the Moscow Circus, I was delighted. He mastered the pause amazingly, creating the image of a slightly sad person, and each of his reprises not only amused, amused the viewer, no, it also carried a philosophical meaning. Yengibarov, without uttering a word, spoke to the audience about love and hate, about respect for a person, about the touching heart of a clown, about loneliness and vanity. And he did all this clearly, gently, unusually.
By 1961, Yengibarov traveled to many Soviet cities and had resounding success everywhere. At the same time, a trip abroad took place, to Poland, where the grateful audience also applauded the clown.
In 1964, wide international fame came to the artist. At the International Clown Competition in Prague, Yengibarov received the first prize - the E. Bass Cup. It was a resounding success for the 29-year-old artist. After this victory, his novels began to be published. Documentaries are made about a talented artist, he himself is attracted to the cinema, collaborating with Parajanov, Shukshin.
The end of the 1960s is considered the most successful period in Yengibarov's creative career. He successfully toured both around the country and abroad (in Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia). In addition to the circus, he performed with "Pantomime Evenings" on the stage, acted in films.
The famous clown at the height of his fame leaves the circus and creates his own theater. Yengibarov, together with his constant director Yuri Belov, staged the play "Clown's Whims". For 240 days of touring the country in 1971-1972, this performance was shown 210 times.
At the beginning of 1972, an incident happened to him that perfectly characterizes the attitude of the ordinary public towards him. Leonid arrived in Yerevan and went to his native circus. At that moment there was already a performance going on, and in order not to interfere, Yengibarov quietly went into the director's box and sat down in a corner. However, one of the actors found out about his presence, and soon the whole team was notified about it. Therefore, each of the artists entering the arena considered it his duty to make a welcoming gesture towards the director's box. This did not hide from the audience either, they began to whisper among themselves and more and more often look in the direction of the box. In the end, the arena inspector had no choice but to interrupt the performance and announce to the entire arena: “Dear friends! Today, the clown Leonid Yengibarov is present at our performance!” The echo of these words under the arches of the circus did not have time to subside, as the whole hall in unison rose from their seats and burst into deafening applause.
The artist was extremely embarrassed by such attention to his person, but he could no longer do anything about it. He had to get up and walk out of the dark corner into the light. The audience continued to applaud passionately, he tried to appease them with a movement of his hands, but, of course, nothing happened to him. And then, in gratitude for such love, he came up with a pantomime on the go: opening his chest with both hands, he took out his heart from there, cut it into thousands of small pieces and threw it to the audience. It was a splendid spectacle, worthy of the talent of a fine artist.
In July of the same year, Yengibarov arrived in Moscow. That month was marked by unprecedented heat and drought. Peat bogs were burning in the suburbs, and on some days the air was such that it was impossible to see a person a few meters away. And on one of those days - July 25 - Yengibarov became ill, and he asked his mother - Antonina Andreevna - to call a doctor. Soon he arrived, diagnosed the poisoning, prescribed some medicine and left the house. Soon after his departure, the artist became even worse. The mother again had to call an ambulance. While the doctors were driving, Leonid suffered from pain and during one of the attacks he suddenly asked his mother: “Give me cold champagne, I will feel better!” Apparently, he did not know that champagne constricts blood vessels. Neither did his mother know about it. Leonid drank half a glass and soon died of a broken heart. He was only 37 years old.
The great clown died on July 25, 1972 in a hot summer from a broken heart. When L. Yengibarov was buried, heavy rain began in Moscow. It seemed as if heaven itself was mourning the loss of this fine artist. According to Yu. Nikulin, everyone entered the hall of the Central House of Artists, where a civil memorial service was held, with wet faces. And thousands came...
Yengibarov entered the history of the circus as a representative of philosophical clown pantomime.
Despite the short life, this man managed to leave a bright mark in art. Mim managed to create a new role - a sad clown, besides, Yengibarov was also a talented writer.
In Paris, having learned about the death of Leonid Yengibarov, Vladimir Vysotsky could not stop his tears, repeating:
“This cannot be… This is not true…” Vladimir Vysotsky himself (January 25, 1938 - July 25, 1980) survived Leonid Yengibarov for eight years, and left on the same day: July 25. Vysotsky dedicates the following lines to the great clown:
“... Well, he, as if sinking into the water,
Suddenly, in the light, brazenly, in two hands
Stealing melancholy from inner pockets
Our souls, dressed in jackets.
We then laughed stunned,
They clapped, crushing their palms.
He didn't do anything funny.
He took our grief upon himself."
6. Yuri Kuklachev
Yuri Kuklachev - director and founder of the Cat Theater, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Yuri Dmitrievich Kuklachev was born on April 12, 1949 in Moscow. Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a clown. For seven years in a row he tried to enter the circus school, but he was persistently told that he had no talent.
In 1963, he entered vocational school No. 3, and in the evenings he began to study at the folk circus at the Red October House of Culture.
The first performance of Yuri Kuklachev took place in 1967 as part of the All-Union Amateur Art Review, where he was awarded the title of laureate. At the final concert, which was held at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, specialists drew attention to the young man, invited him to study at the Moscow State School of Circus and Variety Art.
In 1971, Yuri Kuklachev graduated from the Moscow State School of Circus and Variety Art. Later - the State Institute of Theater Arts with a degree in theater critic.
From 1971 to 1990 Kuklachev was an artist of the Soyuz State Circus. In February 1976, he made his first appearance at the circus with a number in which a domestic cat performed. The rumor about this event instantly spread throughout Moscow, because the cat was considered an animal that could not be trained, and its appearance in the circus ring was a sensation.
The programs "Cats and Clowns" and "City and World" created by the artist captivated the audience both in Russia and abroad. Kuklachev went on tour in many countries of the world.
In 1990, Kuklachev opened the world's first private Cat Theater ("Cat House"). In 1991 - 1993, a school of clowns existed at the theater on a voluntary basis.
In 2001, for the creation of this theater, its director Yuri Kuklachev was awarded the Order of the Hope of Nations and the title of Academician of Natural Sciences.
In 2005, the Kuklachev Cat Theater received the status of the State Cultural Institution of Moscow.
The Yuri Kuklachev Theater tours take place in various parts of the world. The theater enjoys great success in Japan, the USA, Canada, Finland and China. The theater has received many international awards, including a gold cup and the title of "the most original theater in the world" during a tour in Paris.
photo: verstov.info In 1977, Yuri Dmitrievich Kuklachev was awarded the honorary title "Honored Artist of the RSFSR", and in 1979 for staging the play "The Circus in My Baggage" and playing the main role in it - the title "People's Artist of the RSFSR".
Kuklachev - holder of the Order of Friendship (1995), laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1976).
Yuri Kuklachev's talent has been awarded with a variety of foreign prizes and awards: the Golden Crown in Canada (1976) for outstanding achievements in animal training, for the humane attitude towards animals and the promotion of this humanism, the Golden Oscar in Japan (1981), the Silver Clown prize » in Monte Carlo, the World Journalists Cup (1987), the title of an honorary member of the Clown Association of America.
Yuri Kuklachev is extremely popular in France. There, a whole chapter is devoted to him in the textbook on the native language for French schoolchildren - “Lessons of Kindness”. And the San Marino post office, in recognition of the unique talent of the artist, issued a postage stamp dedicated to Kuklachev, who became the second clown on the planet (after Oleg Popov) to be so honored.
7. Evgeny Maykhrovsky -May
photo: kp.ru/daily Evgeny Maykhrovsky (stage name clown May) - clown, trainer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).
Evgeny Bernardovich Maykhrovsky was born on November 12, 1938. His parents Bernard Wilhelmovich and Antonina Parfentievna Maykhrovsky were acrobats.
In 1965 he graduated from the circus school and began working in the arena in the youth team "Restless Hearts". In 1971, he began performing in various circus programs as a carpet clown, since 1972 he has been performing under the pseudonym May.
The clown May enters the arena with his signature exclamation “Oh-oh-oh!”. These exclamations are heard in almost all of his reprises.
In the repertoire of Yevgeny Maykhrovsky, along with original reprises, including those with trained animals, there are complex circus performances.
In the play "Bumbarash" (Perm Circus, 1977), the hero sang songs from the TV movie of the same name, participated in horse chases, flew away under the dome of the circus from his pursuers, fought as a stuntman and an eccentric acrobat. In addition to the main one, Evgeny Maykhrovsky played several more roles in the play. In 1984, in the Leningrad Circus in the children's musical performance "The Most Joyful Day" based on Anton Chekhov's story "Kashtanka", he also played almost all the main roles, instantly transforming from a clown.
Evgeny Maykhrovsky is the founder of the May family circus, in which his entire family performs today - his wife Natalya Ivanovna (a clown nicknamed Kuku), son Boris - stage name Bobo, daughter Elena - Lulu, granddaughter Natasha - Nyusya.
8. Vyacheslav Polunin
Vyacheslav Polunin was born on 06/12/1950. He was often expelled from school lessons for being inattentive and constantly making the whole class laugh with his hilarious antics.
In the 2nd or 3rd grade, he first saw the film "The Kid" with Chaplin. But my mother did not let me watch it to the end: the film was on television late at night, and she turned off the TV. He cried until morning. And a few months later I was already walking in huge shoes, with a cane, Chaplin's gait around the school. And then he began to compose all sorts of things and show them. First in the yard to friends, then at regional competitions. Despite the fact that he spent part of the lessons in the schoolyard, he graduated from school and went to Leningrad with the secret hope of entering a theater institute.
Polunin was educated at the Leningrad State Institute of Culture, and then at the variety department of GITIS.
In the 1980s, Vyacheslav created the famous Litsedei Theater. He literally blew up the audience with the numbers "Asisyai", "Nizza" and "Blue Canary". The theater became very popular. The then “Litsedei”, headed by Polunin, successfully worked in the field of eccentric comic pantomime. They were invited to large joint concerts and even on television.
Vyacheslav spent all his free time in libraries, where he was seriously engaged in self-education. He still spends every free moment with a book. Going to the bookstore is a ritual. Among these books there are a huge number of art albums, because painting, sculpture, architecture, design, graphics, caricature are the most important food for his imagination. And this fantasy gives birth to its own pictures on the stage, which have nothing to do with imitation and repetition.
In 1982, Polunin organized a mime parade, which brought together more than 800 pantomime artists from all over the country.
In 1985, as part of the World Gathering of Youth and Students, a festival was held, in which international clowns also took part. Since then, Polunin has organized many festivals, put on performances, numbers and reprises, trying on various masks.
Since 1988, the clown has moved abroad, where he receives worldwide fame. His "snow show" is now considered a theatrical classic. Spectators say that Polunin's snow warms their hearts.
The works of the clown were awarded the Laurence Olivier Prize in England, awards in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Barcelona. Polunin is an honorary resident of London. The Western press calls him "the best clown in the world."
Despite the "frivolous" occupation, the clown thoroughly approaches his work. Even the craziest and most adventurous show in his performance is actually carefully thought out and weighed. Polunin works hard and does not know how to relax at all, however, his life is a pleasure, on and off the stage. And most importantly - this person creates a holiday.
On January 24, 2013, Vyacheslav Polunin agreed to become the artistic director of the Great St. Petersburg State Circus on the Fontanka and plans to combine the circus with opera, symphony art, painting and ballet.
“I was always happy when I made people laugh. Whoever laughs with a good laugh infects others with kindness. After such laughter, the atmosphere becomes different: we forget many of life's troubles and inconveniences. Yury Nikulin
Clown 1.
Mentally disabled person.
Clowns are also called people who do things that make things worse.
Gotta watch out for this clown!
Youth slang
2.1. A circus performer whose main task is to make visitors laugh.
2. An insecure and notorious person who is subconsciously afraid of condemnation and ridicule and therefore pretends that he always wants to make everyone laugh and cheer everyone up. A frivolous person who behaves like a jester in a company. Payas. Show-off.
3. Clone. A person who uses someone else's name on communication resources (chat, forum, etc.) or registers his own, outwardly indistinguishable from the original (for example, instead of Russian "a" - Latin "a") and communicating in this way with the aim of provocation, wishing give the wrong impression of a person or just to laugh.
1. Oh, Van, look what clowns!
2. You are a clown, I told you ice cream to the children, flowers to the woman!
3. Ban the clown!
Youth slang, vernacular
Dictionary of modern vocabulary, jargon and slang. 2014 .
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clown- See jester... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and expressions similar in meaning. under. ed. N. Abramova, M .: Russian dictionaries, 1999. clown actor, jester; artist, carpet, gaer, buffon, buffoon, harlequin, buffoon, baluster, buffoon, eccentric, comedian, farce ... Synonym dictionary
Clown- Clown. CLOWN (English clown, from the Latin colonus redneck, rude), a circus performer who performs humorous numbers, participating in satirical scenes that use the techniques of eccentricity, grotesque, parody. It usually creates... Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary
CLOWN- (English clown, from Latin colonus villager, man). Jester, clown. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. A clown jester amusing the audience with jokes and pantomimes. Dictionary of foreign words included in ... ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language
clown- a, m. English. clown. Vasily Alexandrovich, a clown from the circus, or a clone in Burkovsky: he lets out lights and is not afraid of anyone, he flew on a flying balloon! Remizov Cross Sisters 23. Clowning. Probably, tired of clownery, Purishkevich gets up and goes ... ... Historical Dictionary of Gallicisms of the Russian Language
clown- CLOWN, buffon, comedian, jester, outdated. geer, outdated. clown, old. buffoon CLOWNING, buffoonery, obsolete. gaerstvo razg. CLOWN, buffoon, clownish, outdated. gaersky, outdated. buffoonish … Dictionary-thesaurus of synonyms of Russian speech
CLOWN- (English clown) a circus artist, a comic character using the techniques of the grotesque and buffoonery. There are clowns: carpet, comedian, etc ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary
CLOWN- CLOWN, clown, husband. (English clown). Circus comedian, clown. Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov. D.N. Ushakov. 1935 1940 ... Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov
CLOWN- CLOWN, ah, husband. A circus artist who uses the techniques of the grotesque and buffoonery. K. carpet. K. comedian. To build a clown out of yourself | female clowness [ne], s. | adj. clown, oh, oh. Dictionary … Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov
Clown- (eng. clown) harlequin of the English scene, related to Open Chineel, German Hanswursty and Spanish Gracioso, appears at the beginning of the 16th century; originally improvised his roles. K. was not absent in the tragedy either; Shakespeare often introduces him into his ... ... Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Clown- ■ Unscrewed from childhood ... Lexicon of Common Truths
Clown- This term has other meanings, see Clown (meanings). Clown ... Wikipedia
Books
- Clown Yak, Hjalmar Bergman, Hjalmar Bergman - the greatest Swedish writer of the 20th century. The last of the books written by Bergman, the novel "Clown Yak" is the creative result of the writer, a bitter confession that reveals the tragedy of the situation ... Publisher: Fiction. Moscow, Buy for 140 rubles
- Clown, Hjalmar Bergman, The collection includes detectives by three famous masters of the genre - E. S. Gardner, K. Brown and Agatha Christie. The heroes of their works are the elderly lawyer Perry Mason, the young police lieutenant Al Wheeler ... Series:
She dreamed of playing on stage since school. The theater studios of the lyceum and the House of Children's Creativity have become stepping stones on the way to mastering acting skills. By graduation, Oksana knew for sure that she wanted to become an actress. But ... at the last moment, she applied for the faculty of directing theatrical performances at the Oryol State Institute of Arts and Culture.
- Then I had a poor idea of what I would have to do, - I followed the advice of teachers and did not regret it, - says Oksana Ageeva. – A distinctive feature of our course was the love of clowning. I fell in love with this image so much that I have not parted with it to this day. The clowness says that since childhood, with bated breath, she has been watching
sacred ceremony on the stage of Yuri Nikulin and Oleg Popov, Leonid Yengibarov and Georgy Deliev.
The first student performances were made as tracing papers for productions by Vyacheslav Polunin and Leonid Leikin - remember the famous "Asisyai"? Polunin's "snow show", which Oksana visited, having already taken place in the profession, became the embodiment of her childhood dream.
- Foreign and Russian clowns are very different. The first task is to entertain or scare. Our sincere, good-bearing - this is what bribes adults and children, - the young woman argues. You can’t tell from her that at times the mother of two children turns into a clockwork girl Ksyu - this is the charm of reincarnation!
You can afford to be funny, bright, naive, annoying sticky or grumpy old woman ... The fact that Oksana succeeds in images is evidenced by the fact that, as a rule, she is not recognized without makeup, although she is always in sight.
Since 2006, Oksana Sergeevna has been working as a director at the CDC, helping to prepare holidays, theatrical performances and other regional events, participating in game programs, either putting on stage costumes or hiding inside life-size puppets.
It would seem that in this profession you can play so much in a day that there is no time for fun. Only not for Oksana! Not only do her sons, 3 and 7 years old, keep her busy, she is also an active social activist. As a volunteer, Veselaia Ksyu gives a good mood to young residents of Liven, regardless of her own time.
She is a frequent visitor to social institutions for children (SRTS Ogonyok in the village of Uspensky and the city SRTSN on Frunze St.), at holidays for disabled children. Close cooperation has developed with the public organization "4 paws", Livensky bikers. Ksyu helps organize children's leisure activities on City Day, at charity fairs, events at schools or at courtyards. Clowning for her is a state of mind, a way to decorate the surrounding reality and give smiles to the audience. The whole family imperceptibly became involved in the cheerful mess of performances and reincarnations.
Sons Artem and Oleg are attracted by the contents of a magical suitcase with props. Most of the relatives are involved in the creation of costumes. Mom Lyubov Vasilievna Greshnikova helps with advice on
creating images and is the first viewer and critic of new programs. Papa Sergei Ivanovich unexpectedly opened up in the role of Santa Claus: there was no one to replace his ill partner, and Oksana's father came to help. At first, he simply furrowed his brows angrily and banged his staff, but after a few matinees, he happily danced with the children, joked, listened to poetry and gave gifts.
Her husband Mikhail, an engineer by education, supports Oksana in everything from the purchase of makeup to the manufacture of costumes. Mikhail has experience playing in the folk theater TsRDK, so he is happy to “defrost” and, if necessary, can help out his wife by working as a life-size puppet. By the way, not everyone can stand the test with a doll, given that only the head weighs 4-6 kg and significantly reduces the view. Half an hour indoors and no more than two hours on the street you can be in such a suit without harm to health, so the help of your husband
very handy.
Clowns have been in our culture for a long time. One can recall at least related jesters who were at court and entertained the nobility. The word "clown" itself appeared at the beginning of the 16th century. Initially, this was the name of a comic character from the English medieval theater. This character improvised a lot, and his jokes were simple and even rude.
Today the clown is a circus or variety artist using buffoonery and grotesque. This job is not as easy as it seems. In addition, clowns work in various genres; not a single self-respecting circus can do without such people. Who else will make the audience laugh in between numbers?
Jean-Baptiste Auriol
At the beginning of the 19th century, as such, the image of a clown did not yet exist. Comic equestrian acrobats were joking in the arena, there was a mime rider and a clown. This state of affairs changed when the figure of Jean-Baptiste Auriol appeared in the French circus. As a child, he was given to study in a family of rope dancers. Soon Jean-Baptiste became an independent artist of a provincial traveling circus. The artist's career quickly went uphill, an acrobat rider with comic talents was noticed. In the early 1830s, he was invited to join the Loisset troupe. With her, Oriol began to travel around Europe. The next step was the Paris Olympic Theater-Circus. The debut took place on July 1, 1834. Jean-Baptiste showed himself to be a versatile master - he is a tightrope walker, a juggler and a strongman. In addition, he was also a grotesque actor. A strong and powerful body was crowned with a cheerful face, the grimaces of which made the audience laugh. The clown wore a special costume, which was a modernized outfit of a medieval jester. But Oriol did not have makeup, he used only common ground. In essence, the work of this clown can be considered false. He filled in the pauses between performances, parodied the main repertoire. It was Auriol who formed the image of a clown, gave him a touch of French humor and brought romanticism to the circus.
Grock
The real name of this Swiss is Charles Adrien Wettach. Charles's talent was noticed by the clown Alfred, who invited the young guy to the troupe of a traveling circus. Having gained experience in it, Charles left his partners and left for France. By that time, the clown had learned to master several musical instruments, knew how to juggle, was an acrobat and tightrope walker. Charles was able to make friends with the musical eccentric Brick, eventually replacing his partner Brock. The new clown chose the pseudonym Grock. The debut of the artist in the Swiss National Circus took place on October 1, 1903. The troupe toured extensively. With her, Grock traveled to Spain, Belgium and even South America.
Grock became known as the king of clowns. Tours in Russia also turned into a triumph. After the end of the war, Grock again resumed performances, having even toured America. A mask is named after Grock, which is awarded as a prize at the European International Circus Clown Festival.
Charlie Chaplin
In just one year, Charlie Chaplin starred in more than 34 films and became widely known as one of the most talented comedians in American cinema, which allowed him to soon gain creative independence.
Mikhail Rumyantsev
The pencil was so popular that only its performances guaranteed the circus financial success. The cheerful clown conscientiously devoted himself to his work, but even outside the arena he demanded complete dedication from his assistants. Pencil's career in the circus spans 55 years. The last time he appeared in the arena was just 2 weeks before his death.
Nuuk
Under such a pseudonym, the German Georg Spillner became known to the whole world. Already in 1937, the Deutsches Theater in Munich announced him as the most famous clown in Europe. The "chip" of the artist was his large suitcase and a huge coat, in which various musical instruments were hidden. Nook performed at the most famous concert venues in Europe, but despite his fame, he remained a rather modest person. The clown was very musical, playing the saxophone, mandolin, flute, clarinet, violin, harmonica. In the 60s, he was written about as the most gentle clown of all time. Nuka was often compared to another legend, Grock, but the German had his own unique image.
Konstantin Bergman
The professional career of a clown began at the age of 14, with his brother Nikolai, he staged the number "Voltigeur Acrobats". Until 1936, the couple performed together, using the images of the popular comedy film actors G. Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin. During the war, Bergman acted as part of the front-line brigades. Fame brought him a simple reprise "Dog-Hitler". It told how a clown barking at everyone was embarrassed to call Hitler, because she might be offended. In 1956, Bergman became an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. The clown was able to create a mask of an important dandy, wearing a ridiculously dandy costume. The circus artist switched to colloquial reprises, discussing not only everyday topics, but even politics. Bergman was a rather versatile clown, including in other numbers. He jumped over the car like an acrobat, took part in air flights. Bergman toured the country a lot, Iran applauded him. The famous clown starred in two films, in "The Girl on the Ball" he essentially played himself.
Leonid Yengibarov
Despite the short life, this man managed to leave a bright mark in art. Mim managed to create a new role - a sad clown, besides, Yengibarov was also a talented writer. Already by 1961, Yengibarov traveled to many Soviet cities and had resounding success everywhere. At the same time, a trip abroad took place, to Poland, where the grateful audience also applauded the clown. In 1964, at the International Festival in Prague, Yengibarov was recognized as the best clown in the world, and his short stories began to be published.
Yury Nikulin
Most people know Nikulin as a brilliant film actor. But his calling was the circus. After the end of hostilities, Nikulin tried to enter VGIK and other theater institutes. But he was not accepted anywhere, since the selection committees could not discern acting talents in a young man. As a result, Nikulin entered the clowning studio at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. The young actor, together with Mikhail Shuidin, began to assist the Pencil. The couple went on tour a lot and quickly gained experience. Since 1950, Nikulin and Shuidin began to work independently. Their joint work continued until 1981. If Shuydin had the image of a shirt-guy who knows everything, then Nikulin portrayed a lazy and melancholic person.
Marcel Marceau
During World War II, the aspiring clown fled the country. He took part in the Resistance, and most of his relatives, including his parents, died in Auschwitz. In 1947, Marceau created his most famous look. The clown Bip with a white face, in a striped sweater and with a shabby hat, became known to the whole world. At the same time, the clown troupe "Commonwealth of Mimes" was created, which existed for 13 years. The productions of this unusual theater with solo performances were seen by the best venues in the country. For his contribution to art, the actor received France's highest award - the Order of the Legion of Honor.
Oleg Popov
The artist was able to create an artistic image of the "Solar Clown". This resilient man with a shock of blond hair wore excessively wide trousers and a plaid cap. In performances, the clown uses a variety of techniques - acrobatics, juggling, parody, balancing act. Particular attention is paid to the entrees, which are realized with the help of eccentrics and buffoonery. Among the most famous reprises of Popov, one can recall "Whistle", "Ray and" Cook ". In his most famous act, the clown tries to catch a ray of sunshine in his bag. The artist's work was not limited to the theater alone, he starred in television a lot, participated in the children's TV show "Alarm Clock". Popov even acted in films (more than 10 films) and directed circus performances. The famous clown took part in the first tour of the Soviet circus in Western Europe. Performances there brought Popov truly worldwide fame. The clown became a laureate of the International Circus Festival in Warsaw, received an Oscar in Brussels, received the Golden Clown prize at the Monte Carlo Festival.
Slava Polunin
In the 1980s, Vyacheslav created the famous Litsedei Theater. He literally blew up the audience with the numbers "Asisyai", "Nizza" and "Blue Canary". The theater became very popular. In 1982, Polunin organized a mime parade, which brought together more than 800 pantomime artists from all over the country. In 1985, as part of the World Gathering of Youth and Students, a festival was held, in which international clowns also took part. Since then, Polunin has organized many festivals, put on performances, numbers and reprises, trying on various masks. Since 1988, the clown has moved abroad, where he receives worldwide fame. His "snow show" is now considered a theatrical classic. Spectators say that Polunin's snow warms their hearts. The works of the clown were awarded the Laurence Olivier Prize in England, awards in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Barcelona. Polunin is an honorary resident of London.
The Parisians liked this special, unearthly habit of making people laugh. Researchers of circus comedy call this style English. And it doesn't make sense. After all, clown masks came to the arenas of the whole world from England. By the way, even today in large and small European circuses clowns are mostly English.
