Post Description

Slava's Snowshow, created by world-renowned Russian clown Slava Polunin, is a breath-taking spectacle of both traditional and contemporary theatrical clowning acts. It's hard to describe the synopsis or storyline of this performance, as the show is made up of really peculiar images and jaw-dropping imagery and effects that resist description.

In a nutshell, the show creates a world of wonderment and fantasy that transports the audience to a joyous dream-like place, where a bed becomes a boat in a storm-tossed sea, a woman is wrapped in cellophane and becomes flowers in a vase, a child walks in amazement inside a bubble, 62-year-old Slava boards a train and then becomes the train himself with his chimney-pot hat billowing smoke, and a web of unspun cotton envelops the entire audience. The stunning finale sees a letter turn into snowflakes, and the flakes turn into a snowstorm, which whirls around the auditorium, leaving the audience ankle-deep in man-made paper snow. Finally, huge balls appear and the crowd frantically tries to hit them around the auditorium.

High on comedy and slapstick (sometimes a little repetitive though), resplendent with sets that seamlessly transform from grey walls to snow mountains, and with spectacular use of lights and effects, this show is very innovative and creative in portraying the scenes and involving the audience. Watch out for the clowns to return before intermission ends, teasing and mocking the audience to hilarious effect. These clowns certainly manage to prove to us that no one is too old to laugh at a clown's antics. 

The show also has emotional scenes, such as Slava portraying a lonely clown seeking the company of a ghostly hat rack. Also, together with an ensemble of other clowns, Slava sometimes portrays a lonesome and often isolated clown, who's set aside and picked on by the other clowns. As an underdog, with his red nose, frown, and over-sized red shoes, Slava has us in his hands from the start, rooting for him. The other clowns, while sometimes evil or mischievous, also have us cheering them on with their enticing foolery and humour.

Tracks: Slava's Snowshow Slava Polunin
1.- Train Station -Prelude 
2.- Magritte -Edges of Illusion 
3.- Blue Canary 
4.- Dream -Illusion 
5.- St. Sebastian 
6.- SpiderWeb -Mas que nada 
7.- Shadow 
8.- Assissai 
9.- Malevich 
10.- Train Station -La petite fille de la mer 
11.- Snow Storm -O fortuna 
12.- Finale -Le Soldat tufiev se marie 
13.- Ball of balls -Via con me 
14.- Train Station -Coda

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: SNOW_SHOW_3D
Disc Size: 22 203 005 766 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Extras: 50Hz Content, Blu-ray 3D
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00003.MPLS
Length: 1:02:34.834 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 17 220 132 864 bytes
Total Bitrate: 36,69 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description 
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MPEG-4 AVC Video 22114 kbps 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
MPEG-4 MVC Video 10000 kbps 

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description 
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DTS-HD Master Audio Music 2213 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2213 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio Music 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps