Before the admissions committee choreographic school Bolshoi Theater stood a small, childishly fragile girl. The strict examiners could not deny that the applicant was talented: she was flexible, strong, resilient - this was immediately obvious.

Although Irina Asmus did not have the opportunity to regularly study with choreographers as a child, the selection committee considered her worthy to study with them and become a ballerina. True, with one caveat... Ballerinas are needed in different ways, and the experienced eye of the examiners did not see the right one in the girl...

If anyone else were Asmus, she would either burst into tears or begin to prove the opposite to the teachers and choreographers. But Irina Asmus had a plan. She didn’t dream of going on stage in pointe shoes, she just wanted to perform and warm other people’s hearts. And if ballet could not provide her with sufficient space for self-realization, then this space can be looked for somewhere else, since there is always a choice.

Irina Asmus easily entered the State school variety and circus arts. Energy gushed out of her: during her studies, the young circus performer managed to try herself as an actress, starring in “the new adventures of Puss in Boots” in two roles at once.

In the circus she was attracted by balancing act. Small stature, the natural, almost cat-like flexibility and fearlessness of Irina Asmus played into the hands of the beginning tightrope walker. She performed the most difficult stunts with unique grace. The audience watched her every move with bated breath. The future of a circus performer shone before the girl in all her mystical beauty. But during one of the training sessions, Irina Asmus received a serious injury. I had to wait a bit with the balancing act.

Separation from the stage was unbearable for Amsus, and Irina decided to conquer the theater stage. She entered the drama studio of the Leningrad Theater young viewer. At first, the theater was not as hospitable to her as the circus. Her small stature and external fragility, which helped her so much in balancing act, determined the role of the actress in the theater. She had to play children and teenagers.

But this did not suit the ambitious Irina Asmus. She dreamed of serious dramatic roles and was ready to work on herself and polish her acting skills. The actress’s dreams were destined to come true on the stage of the V.F. Theater. Komissarzhevskaya, where she played the roles of Raymonda, Juliet and many others. Critics quickly took notice of the actress; she received rave reviews from both them and the audience.

But the circus did not leave Irina Asmus’s thoughts. She decided to combine two classes. Of course, balancing act remained for her, if not for everyone, then for many. But the return to the arena for Irina Asmus was not marked by the fact that she would once again fly under the circus dome, but by the birth of a new character - the clown Iriska. It was Toffee that made Asmus famous throughout Soviet Union and settled in the hearts of millions of children for a long time.

Iriska received such a sweet name thanks to Alexander Volodin. The famous playwright and screenwriter knew Irina Asmus primarily as a talented theater actress and was incredibly surprised when he saw her in the arena. It was from his lips that the famous “Toffee” came out.

Butterscotch was an unusual clown. There was no unnecessary antics in her, and she seemed to have forgotten her big red nose in the dressing room. The image created by Irina Asmus seemed to be imbued with tenderness and romance. Toffee seemed fragile and feminine, and her humor was soft and, at the same time, topical. For example, in one of the scenes, Asmus showed how work and household chores kill a woman’s beauty.

In 1978, Toffee appeared on TV screens in the children's entertainment and educational program “ABVGDeyka”. Soviet children fell in love with the kind clown at first sight. They wrote letters to her, the girls wanted to be like her: they put on red caps and sent their photographs to Iriska.

In one of the programs, Iriska sang a song that contained words that seemed to be written not about the clown, but about the artist who embodied this character: “My dream is to enter the arena as an artist and give people the joy of life.” Irina Asmus gave joy to many people different ages, what she dreamed of when she was just starting her journey.

For seven years, Iriska, along with other clowns, regularly attended classes at ABCGDeyka, watching as one generation of spectators was replaced by another. In 1985, Toffee was replaced by another clown. The little spectators missed their favorite artist, but life had its own way, and soon letters asking for Toffee to be returned will stop being written and will be replaced by children’s tears...

In 1986 she went on tour to Gomel. Her son served there, and the artist wanted to see him. In the circus, Asmus gradually returned to performing complex balancing act stunts. On March 15, while performing one of them, Irina Asmus fell to her death from the height of the circus dome. The son took his mother’s body from Gomel and buried her in his native St. Petersburg.

Despite the fact that Asmus was 44 years old when she performed that fatal stunt, her talent and skill were highly valued. After the death of everyone's favorite clown, the mechanism used in the death act was banned.

Elena Gromova

Since school, she dreamed of playing on stage. Theater studios Lyceum and Home children's creativity became stepping stones on the path to mastering acting. TO graduation party Oksana knew for sure that she wanted to become an actress. But...in last moment submitted documents to the faculty of directing theatrical performances at the Oryol State Institute of Arts and Culture.
“Then I had little idea what I would have to do,” I followed the advice of the teachers and did not regret it, says Oksana Ageeva. – Distinctive feature Our course had a love for clownery. I loved this image so much that I haven’t parted with it to this day. The clown says that since childhood she watched with bated breath
sacred performance on stage by Yuri Nikulin and Oleg Popov, Leonid Engibarov and Georgy Deliev.
The first student performances were made as copies of productions by Vyacheslav Polunin and Leonid Leikin - remember the famous “Asisyai”? Poluninskoe " cSnow Show", which Oksana attended, having already established herself in the profession, became the embodiment of her childhood dream.
- Foreign and Russian clowns are very different. The task of the former is to entertain or frighten. Our sincere people who bring goodness are what bribes adults and children,” says the young woman. You can’t tell from her that at times the mother of two children turns into the bubbly girl Ksya - that’s the beauty of transformation!
You can allow yourself to be funny, bright, naive, annoying, clingy or a grumpy old lady... The fact that Oksana is good at portraying characters is evidenced by the fact that without makeup, as a rule, she is not recognized, although she is always in sight.
Oksana Sergeevna has been working as a director at the Central Children's Palace since 2006, helping to prepare holidays, theatrical performances and other events on a regional scale, participating in game programs putting it on stage costumes, then hiding inside life-size puppets.
It would seem that in this profession you have played so much in a day that there is no time for fun. Not for Oksana! Not only do her sons, 3 and 7 years old, never let her get bored, she is also an active social activist. How volunteer Veselaya Ksyu gives good mood to young Livonians, regardless of their own time.
She is a frequent guest at social institutions for children (SRC “Ogonyok” in the village of Uspensky and the city SRC on Frunze Street), at holidays for disabled children. Close cooperation has developed with public organization“4 paws”, Livonian bikers. Ksyu helps organize children's leisure time on City Day, at charity fairs, events at schools or in courtyards. For her, clowning is a state of mind, a way to decorate the surrounding reality and give smiles to the audience. The whole family was imperceptibly involved in the cheerful confusion of performances and transformations.
The sons Artem and Oleg are attracted by the contents of a magic suitcase with props. Most of the relatives are involved in creating the costumes. Mom Lyubov Vasilievna Greshnikova helps with advice on
creating images and is the first viewer and critic of new programs. Dad Sergei Ivanovich unexpectedly appeared in the role of Father Frost: there was no one to replace his sick partner, and Oksana’s father came to help. At first he simply frowned angrily and tapped his staff, but after a few matinees he happily danced with the children, joked around, listened to poetry and gave gifts.
Her husband Mikhail, an engineer by training, supports Oksana in everything from purchasing makeup to making costumes. Mikhail has experience playing folk theater TsRDK, therefore, is happy to “grandfather freeze” and, if necessary, can help out his wife by working as a life-size puppet. By the way, not everyone can withstand the doll test, given that the head alone weighs 4-6 kg and significantly reduces visibility. You can stay in such a suit for half an hour indoors and no more than two hours outside without harm to your health, so the help of your husband
very useful.

Clowns have been present in our culture for quite some time. One can recall at least the related jesters who were at court and entertained the nobility. The word “clown” itself appeared at the beginning of the 16th century. This was originally the name given to a comic character from English medieval theater. This hero improvised a lot, and his jokes were simple and even rude.

Today, a clown is a circus or variety performer who uses slapstick and grotesquery. This profession is not as simple as it seems. In addition, clowns work in various genres, no self-respecting circus can do without such people. Who else will make the audience laugh between numbers?

Jean-Baptiste Auriol

IN early XIX century there was no such image of a clown yet. In the arena, comic equestrian acrobats joked, 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 sent to be trained by a family of rope dancers. Soon Jean-Baptiste became an independent artist in a run-of-the-mill traveling circus. The artist's career quickly took off, the equestrian acrobat with comic talents was noticed. In the early 1830s he was invited to join the Luasse troupe. With her, Oriol began traveling 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. Moreover, he was also a grotesque actor. A strong and powerful body was crowned with a cheerful face, whose grimaces 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 only used general primer. Essentially, the work of this clown can be considered carpet-bending. He filled the pauses between performances and parodied the main repertoire. It was Oriol who shaped the image of the clown, gave it light French humor and brought romanticism to the circus.

Grok

The real name of this Swiss is Charles Adrien Wettach. Charles's talent was noticed by the clown Alfredo, who invited him young guy to a traveling circus troupe. Having gained experience in it, Charles left his partners and went to France. By that time, the clown had learned to play several musical instruments, knew how to juggle, and 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 Grok. The artist's debut at the Swiss National Circus took place on October 1, 1903. The troupe toured a lot. With her, Grok visited Spain, Belgium and even South America.

Grok became known as the King of the Clowns. Touring Russia also turned out to be a triumph. After the end of the war, Grok resumed performing again, touring even in 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

Pencil was so popular that only his performances guaranteed financial success for the circus. Cheerful clown He devoted himself conscientiously to his work, but even outside the arena he demanded complete dedication from his assistants. Pencil's career in the circus spans 55 years. IN last time he appeared in the arena just 2 weeks before his death.

Nuk

The German Georg Spillner became known to the whole world under this pseudonym. Already in 1937 German theater in Munich announced him as the most famous clown in Europe. The artist’s “trick” was his large suitcase and huge coat, which concealed a variety of musical instruments. Nook performed at the most famous concert venues Europe, but despite his fame he remained a rather modest person. The clown was very musical, playing the saxophone, mandolin, flute, clarinet, violin, and harmonica. In the 60s they wrote about him as the most gentle clown of all time. Nook was often compared to another legend, Grok, but the German had his own unique image.

Konstantin Bergman

His professional career as a clown began at the age of 14; with his brother Nikolai, he staged the act “Vaulting Acrobats.” Until 1936, the couple performed together, using the images of popular comedy film actors H. Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin. During the war, Bergman performed as part of front-line brigades. The simple reprise “Dog Hitler” brought him fame. It told how the clown was embarrassed to call a dog barking at everyone Hitler, because it might be offended. In 1956, Bergman became an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. The clown was able to create the mask of an important dandy, wearing an absurdly smart suit. The circus performer switched to conversational reprises, speaking not only in household topics, but even about politics. Bergman was quite a versatile clown, including other acts. 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 “Girl on a Ball” he essentially played himself.

Leonid Engibarov

Despite short life, this man managed to leave a bright mark on art. Mim managed to create a new role - a sad clown, and besides, Engibarov was also a talented writer. By 1961, Engibarov had traveled to many Soviet cities and had it everywhere resounding success. At the same time, a trip abroad took place, to Poland, where the clown was also applauded by grateful spectators. In 1964 at International festival In Prague, Engibarov 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 others theater institutes. But he was not accepted anywhere because of his acting talents. admissions committees see in young man could not. As a result, Nikulin entered the clownery studio at the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. The young actor began assisting Karandash together with Mikhail Shuidin. The couple went on tour a lot and quickly gained experience. Since 1950, Nikulin and Shuidin began to work independently. Their collaboration lasted until 1981. If Shuidin had the image of a shirtless guy who knows everything, then Nikulin portrayed a lazy and melancholy person.

Marcel Marceau

During World War II, an 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 image. Beep the Clown, with a white face, a striped sweater and a tattered hat, became famous throughout the world. At the same time, the clown troupe “Commonwealth of Mimes” was created, which existed for 13 years. Productions of this unusual theater with one-man performances we saw the best venues in the country. For his contribution to art, the actor received France's highest award - the Legion of Honor.

Oleg Popov

The artist was able to create the artistic image of the “Sunny Clown”. This cheerful man with a shock of light brown hair wore excessive wide pants and a checkered cap. In his performances, the clown uses a variety of techniques - acrobatics, juggling, parody, balancing act. Special attention is given to the entre, which are realized with the help of eccentricities and buffoonery. Among Popov’s most famous reprises one can recall “Whistle”, “Beam” and “Cook”. In his most famous act, the clown tries to catch Sun Ray in the bag. The artist’s creativity was not limited to the theater alone; he acted a lot on television and participated in the children’s television show “Alarm Clock.” Popov even acted in films (more than 10 films) and directed circus performances. The famous clown took part in the first tours of the Soviet circus around Western Europe. Performances there brought Popov truly world fame. The clown became a laureate of the International Circus Festival in Warsaw, received an Oscar in Brussels, and received the Golden Clown prize at the festival in Monte Carlo.

Slava Polunin

In the 1980s, Vyacheslav created famous theater"Actors." He literally blew the audience away with the numbers “Asisyai”, “Nizzya” and “Blue Canary”. The theater became very popular. In 1982, Polunin organized the Mime Parade, which attracted more than 800 pantomime artists from all over the country. In 1985, as part of the World Meeting of Youth and Students, a festival was held, in which international clowns also took part. Since then, Polunin has organized many festivals, staged performances, numbers and reprises, trying on a variety of masks. Since 1988, the clown has moved abroad, where he gains worldwide fame. His “Snow Show” is now considered a theatrical classic. Spectators say that Polunin’s snow warms their hearts. The clown's works were awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in England, awards in Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Barcelona. Polunin is an honorary resident of London.

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Surnames and names of famous clowns

Clown is a circus, pop or theater artist who uses grotesque and buffoonery techniques, whose task is to make the audience laugh.

Related definitions: jester, clown, etc.

Previously, in the circus, the main task of the clown was to fill the pause between acts necessary for preparing the arena. But now the names of the most interesting clowns are known to the general public - they not only make you laugh, but also set the tone for the entire performance. A clown can be at the same time an acrobat (like the famous clown Iriska), a cat trainer like Yuri Kuklachev, master the art of pantomime like Leonid Engibarov, etc. The more a clown can do, the brighter and more interesting his performances. A clown needs acting skills, a sense of humor, imagination, and self-irony.

The modern repertoire of clowns is very wide, the clown arsenal includes parody, grotesque, eccentricity, pantomime, and reprise.

Surnames and names of clowns

Alperov, Dmitry Sergeevich

Asmus, Irina Pavlovna

Barsky, Boris Vladimirovich

Butaev, Alan Yurievich

Vyatkin, Boris Petrovich

Galtsev Yuri

Gorodetsky, Robert Shimshonovich

Grimaldi, Joseph

Grok

Deliev, Georgy Viktorovich

Deryabkin Vladimir

Dubino, Anatoly Antonovich

Durov, Yuri Vladimirovich

Yemtsev, Oleg Pavlovich

Engibarov, Leonid Georgievich

Zhigalov, Andrey Nikolaevich

Pencil

Kartukov, Gennady Alexandrovich

Kelly Emmett

Keshchyan, Martiros Vartanovich

Colvig, Pinto

Komarov Vladimir

Kuklachev, Yuri Dmitrievich

Kukso, Leonid Georgievich

Lazarenko, Vitaly Efimovich

Latyshev, Anatoly Evgenievich

Leikin, Leonid Vladimirovich

Libabov, Anvar Zoyanovich

Maykhrovsky Evgeniy

Makarov, Sergey Mikhailovich

Maranogli, Evgeniy Dautovich

Marceau, Marcel

Maslyukov, Semyon Ivanovich

Mosel Vasily

Morozov Alexander

Muturganov, Karim Muratovich

Nikolaev, Andrey Nikolaevich

Nikulin, Yuri Vladimirovich

Olshansky, Vladimir Moiseevich

Pavlov, Sergey Alexandrovich

Pluchs, Kazimir Petrovich

Polunin, Vyacheslav Ivanovich

Polyakov, Nikolai Petrovich

Popov, Oleg Konstantinovich

Radunsky, Ivan Semyonovich

Sergeev, Alexey Ivanovich

Sereda, Eduard Iosifovich

Slavsky, Rudolf Evgenievich

Stanevsky, Mechislav Antonovich

Suchkov, Yuri Stanislavovich

Tanti, Leon Konstantinovich

Foottit Geo

Khush-Ma-Hush

Chekoltan, Evgeniy Frolovich

Sha-U-Kao

Shamshadinov, Envar Khanyafievich

Shuidin, Mikhail Ivanovich

Shulgin Nikolay

Yusupov Akram

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Clowns

Clown 1.

Mentally disabled person.

Clowns are also people who do things that make a situation worse.

Gotta watch out for this clown!

Youth slang

1. A circus performer whose main task is to make visitors laugh.

2. An insecure and complex 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 buffoon in company. Payas. Show off.

3. Clone. A person who uses someone else’s name on communication resources (chat, forum, etc.) or registers his own name, which is outwardly indistinguishable from the original (for example, instead of the Russian “a” - the Latin “a”) and communicates in this way for the purpose of provocation, wanting create the wrong impression about a person or just for a laugh.

1. Oh, Van, look at the clowns!

2. You are a clown, I told you ice cream for the children, flowers for the woman!

3. Ban the clown!

Youth slang, Commonly used

Dictionary of modern vocabulary, jargon and slang. 2014 .

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clown- See jester... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and similar expressions. under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. clown actor, jester; artist, trickster, gayer, buffoon, clown, harlequin, buffoon, baluster, buffoon, eccentric, comedian, farceur... Synonym dictionary

Clown- Clown. CLOWN (English clown, from Latin colonus hillbilly, rude), circus performer performing humorous numbers, participating in satirical scenes that use the techniques of eccentricity, grotesque, and parody. As a rule, it creates... ... Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary

CLOWN- (English clown, from Latin colonus village dweller, man). Jester, clown. Dictionary foreign words, included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. 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 Aleksandrovich, a circus clown, or a Burkowski clone: ​​he lets out lights and is not afraid of anyone, he flew on a flying ball! Remizov Cross Sisters 23. Clown. Probably tired of clowning, Purishkevich gets up and heads... ... Historical Dictionary Gallicisms of the Russian language

clown- CLOWN, buffoon, comedian, jester, obsolete. gaer, outdated clown, outdated buffoon CLOWNSHIP, buffoonery, outdated. nonsense CLOWN, slapstick, buffoonish, outdated. Gaerskiy, obsolete buffoonish... Dictionary-thesaurus of synonyms of Russian speech

CLOWN- (English clown) a circus performer, a comic character who uses grotesque and buffoonery techniques. There are clowns: carpet clown, comedian, etc... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

CLOWN- CLOWN, clown, husband. (English clown). Circus comedian, clown. Dictionary Ushakova. D.N. Ushakov. 1935 1940 ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

CLOWN- CLOWN, huh, husband. A circus performer who uses grotesque and buffoonery techniques. K. carpet. K. comedian. To pretend to be a clown (translated: to behave buffoonishly, to clown around; colloquial ind.). | wives clown [ne], s. | adj. clown, oh, oh. Dictionary … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

Clown- (English clown) harlequin of the English stage, related to Polichinel, German Hanswursty and Spanish Grazioso, appears in the beginning of the 16th century; initially improvised his roles. K. was not absent in the tragedy; Shakespeare often introduces it into his... ... Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

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Clown- This term has other meanings, see Clown (meanings). Clown ... Wikipedia

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