Ukraine Clown Group 1
This Ukraine Clown Group was established in Ukraine in the 80s. During this time, the clowns were winning a lot of competitions in the former Soviet Union.
One of the highs of their careers was attending the "First International Variety Festival" in Stuttgart. They won the first German Variety Prize in Gold. In addition to their joint venture, they began to appear solo and received more and more offers.
Ukraine Clown Group performances
Since 1991, this Ukraine Clown Group has only done solo performances. They have done guest appearances in England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Holland and Belgium. Everywhere, their performances have been very successful. The group has worked with stars such as Kim Waild, Mini-Max, Gina Lolobrigida, Prince, Dimitri, Olli, Kolombaoni and Slava Polunin.
In 1998 a new Comedy Theatre was created. New actors joined the theater and together, they successfully developed their program further. A lot of new material is being shown on the stage and the enjoyment for their work continues to be evident.
Ukraine Clown Group awards
1988: Odessa, "Golden Smile" Prize-Winners, Moscow - winners of the Contest for commemoration of Engibarov
1989: Winners of the First USSR Humour’s contest
1991: Stuttgart (Germany) - Gold Prize at the International Contest of variety-shows programs
1993: International Humour Festival Aroza (Switzerland)
1994: Professional Theater’s Award (Ukraine)
1996: Barcelona - Silver Prize of the International Festival for commemoration of Charles Rivers; Braunshvige’s International Mime Festival winners (Germany)
1997: International Aroza’s Humour Festival (Switzerland), Chili - under definition of journalists "The Best Foreign Group".
1998: Nadala L`escante, Valensa & Temporada alta Girona Theatrical Festivals (Spain)
1999: “Planet of the Clowns” second International Festival (Riga, Latvia), International Art Festival (Cordova, Spain)
2004: Edinburgh Festival - nominated as "Best Fringe show"
This Ukraine Clown Group is one of the few theaters active in this special field of artistry. Their full program contains now two separate performances 100 minutes long.
