Alegria Cirque du Soleil clown act "Storm"

[merylionflours]

lo acabo de ver en directo hace como unas dos horas, todabia en shock

[DadaJerkiller]

amazing... The storm of memories that comes from the pieces of the toren letter...

[vns667]

whoooaaa...just got it ---- it's Yuri Medvedev!!!

[vns667]

Would someone, anyone, PLEASE, tell me this outstandingly amazing clown's name! This man is the best, most perfect, full of details clown I've ever seen on stage! Please, I beg you all. I need to know his name and I just can't find it in the Web!

Thanks in advance!

[ivansab993]

Can someone tell me the name of the first "music"?

I think is a Notturne Jazz,I'm not sure, but I really want to know the name.

[imagineerboi]

@ivansab993 It is called Nocturne on the soundtrack. But the live version you hear on this video is MUCH better.

[JustinSouvanna]

I sat in the front row of this, and the bag of confetti fell on my lap... Lol. It was amazing.

[blkcoverboy]

best part of the show! 

[DesignerQoo]

現在回想起來 整個表演 這個印象是最深刻的

[chicobueno008]

oye muy ueno el número pero yo estube en el backstage y eran super sinpaticos y bromistas jajajajaja me cayeron bien te felizito por el video XD.

[DiggerDave14]

I did this very act for a show it was awsome i really love this company

[edwardgracy]

@DiggerDave14 That is so awesome. I practiced for a week or so trying to do this for HS talent show, but could not find the original soundtrack. I felt like the clown. I hope it went well for you. If you have it on Vid, please post it.

[marinus23]

Simple but this performans makes people see what love can do.

[svefoto]

This is Slava Polunin's act which he performed in his Slava Snow Show for many years. Slava is the greatest and the best. I am glad his act has got another life.

[kycruisecrazy]

How does this show compare to La Nouba? I've seen La Nouba 2 times now.

[aglayanizenko]

5:07 to 5:08 sheer genius. best part of the whole act.

[Newdjeen]

See Original by Slava Polunin (search The Snowstorm finale by Slava) - its The BEST!!!

[a31471]

Love these guys,,, so eccentric!

[vi691]

q sentimiento tan vivo.....T_T----

[Teonareine]

Wonderful, thanks.

[tonkslpslover]

What did the note say? i didn't get it...

[TachieBillano]

I remember seeing this performed, live, in Singapore.  This performance piece is even more impressive when you see it in front of you. The clowning/acting and the stage effects are superb.

[musicalfool]

The coat bit, BEAUTIFUL! and its so amazing the isolation he has! Absolutly wonderful!

[Yue268]

how many times I laughed, and almost cried while watching this. When he rips up the note and throws it, my heart sank.

[Assassincamper]

Its sad for me. Especially Alegria. I've meet a lot of the actors when i was around 10. I just wish i communicated with them more :( Yuri didn't seem the talkative type when i approached him after the show :P but i can understand that.

[animeshniza666]

slava's snow show? Oo

[spollack2]

One of the things I love most about clowns is when they make you feel, think and even cry. What an incredible talent he is! Thanks for opening up all kinds of emotions I forgot I had!

[spollack2]

@spollack2 I especially love the way the audience is drawn into the sketch at the very end. It was one of the incredible things I've seen. Cirque just gets better and better

[SoraDave101]

Damn this part it's sooo amazing....

[yanksoxable]

Just watched this for the first time and this is what clowns do best - make us think and feel! This guy is incredibe! Thank you for awakening my senses!

[clochardt]

The autheor of this act is Slava Polunin, it was in his Litsedei performances in Russia back in 1980s.

[merrielong]

I've seen this so many times, and it never gets old. Wonderful, wonderful

art.

[Grenahui]

Alguien sabe cuál es el nombre de la canción que aparece en este video?

[TheMrsrt8]

@Grenahui el primer cancion se llama Nocturne y el otro es " La Tempete"

[nenerottola92]

meravigioso

[nenerottola92]

poetico, meraviglioso.

[untangomas]

Wow, I've never seen this act before... It seems so unjust to call it a "clown" act... Beautiful, sad, touching and interpreted amazingly!!!

[IpPolitT]

è bellissimo,mai visto niente di così bello,poetico,romantico,di artitico.

[moonlightmonkeytt]

i was at this one

[lilmsdawn]

This may be boring to some but those with an understanding of art or clowns would find it magnificent.

I think Yuri Medvedev is excellent and is very talented.

[terrabus1]

I watch this act again and again. And while I don't understand all of it, I find it beautiful, touching and a masterpiece. Yuri is a genius.

[dijpinCPskool]

it was beautiful,touching,sad,dramati­c everything that theatrics should be. too bad i didn't understand the act. SORRY YURI!

[knuckletrain]

i agree with @smirko....it was pretty boring....

[dijpinCPskool]

@knuckletrain at least u weren't as negative as him :)

[yarghmemateys]

I believe this is one of the greatest pieces of stage entertainment from the greatest circus on earth. I watched this show with my wife and when I got home after midnight managed to get two more tickets for the next show. I took my son and we sat right in the front, the snow blew right at us, magical. With the clown that drags the houses along, his hat is in tribute to slava.

[Smileyyy21]

@yarghmemateys Did you sit in the front when you went with your wife. I'm thinking I want to get the tickets for the 2nd best seats. Were you still able to see the performance good?

[smirko]

wow, this was boring as fuck

[dijpinCPskool]

@smirko shut up,try to be a better clown,i'd like to see you try.

[smirko]

@dijpinCPskool if i try, id prolly gonna shit on the stage , what u think about that?

[Magojoaco]

is the greatnes act i ever seen

[Soleiltuga]

How can you not get it??? It's a wonderfull love story. I've seen this show twice and tihis number 4 times, and i love them all. This number was part of slava's snow Show, very god too!

[aliasgirl50]

That was my favorite part of the show!!! I even kept some of the snow.

[Algaexx]

I did too! :) I have a piece of the snow. This was a cool part of the show!

[cherryquf]

.....i don't get it. anyone get it?

[TheBohemianSpirit]

just imagine an let your feelings guide you to your own interpretation of this imo wonderful and touching scene!

[Lieonar]

what is the name of the piece of music played here?

[bananaphone24]

Nocturne

[TheBohemianSpirit]

@Lieonar nocturne to be found on the original soundtrack of the show :)

[luckylessly]

i'm really really confused

because i haven't seen this cirque du solei show but i have seen slava's snow show sooo correct me if i'm wrong but...isn't this too much a like? i mean...it's almost the same!...sooo what happen here ? the scene of the clown cleaning his jacket with a brush and then the train and the clown with the long hat THE STORM for god sake!!!...is slava's snow show an estract of cirque du solei or something??? i don't understand

ps.don't get me wrong i love cirque du solei

[KevWillow7]

i think im right in saying slava wrote some acts for cirque du solei when he worked there, most probably asked could they use the acts also. but yeah the basis is slava worked for cirque before he began his own snowshow and this was an act he wrote for it!

[101moviegod]

@luckylessly KevWillow7 is right, slava was in alegria and he put his hat act in the show, he then left, cirque kept the hat and coat act and slava took it as well to his show :) xx

[the24stones]

my god

amazing

they are great actors...

[victorFbaradit]

my favourite clown act of all times !

[polania12]

I agree...

The actors are very talented and simple idea can make something beautiful!!

[megaman616]

wow this is simple but strong

[ocarniafreak2]

I saw the circus yesterday, and we where on the floor chairs, so i got hit by the storm lol i loved it!!

[Psychorror]

So much acheived with so little...

I cannot think of a single movie that has ever made me feel so much as this simple sketch has.

A clown sketch, no less.

[101moviegod]

So let me get this straight Yuri left a while ago for a break but recently he has come back to alegria and started to perform this sketch again right??

[jc93MTV]

OMG... the song from 5:57 brings me a lot of memories....and some tears.... bue is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!

[KrAAZyChIcK]

Forgive me for being stupid but what's going on? Could someone explain the story to me please?

[Waiting4Shalom]

I think it has a different story for everyone that watches it, here is what I think it means:

Here this clown, and he was fired from the circus or something and now he is on the traintracks with his luggage, trying to find somewhere to go...and the coat-hat person was a close friend or even a lover, someone he could go to for comfort.

The person slipped a note of betrayal into his jacket, he read it, and ripped it apart. It's a simple story of betrayal and being alone.

[LunarFox18]

That's a similar story to the one that I get from it. Only, I see the actor as a vagabond or a homeless guy that had a lover, but something happened between them, leaving him sad and alone. It is a beautiful performance. It would have been good without the music, but the music adds more to it. It really makes me want to cry when he rips up the note. My Theatre Arts class watched it a couple days ago, and I absolutely loved it!

[DeRicci]

This guy is very talented

[TheWolfThatIam]

I saw this show when I was 6 years old or something and this is one of the few parts that I still remember (part because my little sister was crying because the train didn't come) I really love cirque du soleil they're great!

[MusicLaughLoveLife]

I just came back from cirque du soleil today, amazing

[krae3]

I saw this in Halifax on May 29th at 3:30pm. As you can see it is unforgetable. I recomend this Alegria performace be Cirque Du Soleil to all. It really was wonderfully windy and gusty and the flakes fell gently and then totally engulfed us. Some of them even hijacked a trip in my handbag on the way home. Encore and I hope they have a terrific time performing for the Saint John Audiance. Cirque Du Soleil Alegria BRAVO!!!!!!

[ameliespinosapoulin]

suuupeeeer... i LOOOVE YURI AND SLAVA POLUNIN

[kennect]

The only clown act in a touring Cirque show that I enjoyed...It was brilliant...

[darryldelay]

I saw this under the big top in tampa GREAT!

[NecroticSopor]

Ich habe drei Mal es gesehen, und jeden Mal bleibe ich sprachlos. Die Menschen von der Cirque sind währe Künstler. Perfekte Musikund der Kraft der Stille gemischen.

Vielen dank.

[MATDBC]

k sry i didn t know i just a slava s fan and i prefer the original version that s all

[MATDBC]

this scene is a plagia , the original is slava s snow show

[DusterBass]

jaja yes this is a slava's snowshow act but its not a plagia, slava poulin adapt part of his show specially for this cirque show MATDBC get information before you speak!!!

[TheMightyFart]

i *sniff* promised myself i wasn't going to cry*sob* so brilliant

[frannytrois64]

Im speechless...

[LadyPrincePyro]

Oh hell, I'm crying.

[cleoribeiro1]

One of the best acts on stage, and the music is just dynamite!

[supernewf21]

From 5: 14 onward you could hear a pin drop. That's how much this skit affected the audience. They were literally driven to silence. Do you know how DIFFICULT that is?

[DJBeoWulf]

Agree! :D

[newyoungamericans]

awesome!

[nevemer]

très poétique, très beau...

[bdzt92]

this one is really great!!!!

i love it!!!!

[RoZuRiGo]

where can i download this song??? D: plz, i need it

[celia901]

i downloaded it in ares

the name of the song is nocturne

[DanielBribo]

Ow, which part in Allegria is playing IBIS???

thanks

[EvanOz85]

Aerial Cube, but it's no longer in the show unfortunately.

[trozei123]

oh. are ibis and kalandero in the show now?

[mcirque]

Yes

[trozei123]

what is this song? you may want to update all of these video descriptions.

[mcirque]

I have, all except this one.

It's "Nocturne"

And I kinda like to think I'm doing people a favor, rather than 'you may want to'

[trozei123]

i'm sorry.

i have bought the soundtrack from itunes, and it seems that there are tracks that are not in the show. i was just going back through the videos to see which ones are extras.

[mcirque]

It's ok

Malioumba, Milonga, Danse Vazoule, Cerceaux and Barres Russes (Homme fort as well, I suppose) are extra;s,

while on the cd "Ibis" and "Kalandero" weren't in the show at the time of filming

[yanksoxable]

@trozei123 Just watched the 4 minute version of his and there is an incredibly beautiful song that is sung. Even though it's only half of the sketch, it's worth watching.

[ifasmile]

The language of soul...

I love this part alike the all show...

Let's you speachless,

with tears of joy in yours eyes

[anubisnecromantis312]

This circus can have many artists from many different countries, but they can only speak one language: ART.

[ilsepaulsen]

QUESTO è TEATRO

[KJKLbvlkbjbclkrf]

amazing.

[paparazzifreak]

this is an extremely well done accurate way of showing how clowns can be funny, sad, and cheering all at the same time

[3742baca]

I was backstage with Yuri the night of the last performance at the Beau Rivage. WOW...what a professional

[smelly1345]

this reminds me of jewish people and auschwitz. The way he boards a train gets off and he is coold and it is snowing and then theres lots of snow which see as ashes as they burnt the bodies of the victims and the ash looked like snow.

[supernewf21]

Oh darnit, you're going to make me cry. ;_;

[JosefScarletteMUA]

I know...

I felt so bad for him. =(

[spollack2]

@smelly1345 What an interesting take on this.  Usually clowns make us laugh, but this clown awakens all the senses. What an incredible talent. I wish I could have seen this show. I love the way the audience is taken into the sketch.

[TheBohemianSpirit]

@smelly1345 interesting interpretation I get what you want to say and it shows once again how rich of content this scene is :)

[Blibertyblob123]

Surprising how the simplest optical illusions can be the most convincing.

[RENZHENDEKAO]

so funny i realy want to watch the live show

[dragonshardz]

I've seen it live and it's awesome.

[fuserito]

Que decir de Yuri, y de su acto, exelente, un caricia al alma.

[manzanita79]

This is the best clown show I've seen in my life!!! Thanks so much for posting it!

[D26808]

Amazing! Mainly because of the storytelling and theres so much emotion without talking. You actually feel for the clown and thats incredible! This is my favorite act! Thanks for posting it!

[sgwee]

bet the crowd was "blown away" just as I was. ha...ha..... no? get it? because of the wind and...oh screw you guys then

[kaosnot08]

mui weno io are eso

[yarabak]

full of imagination thats what makes it so ........amazin

[lettoottel]

Es increible, simplemente ma-ra-vi-llo-so.

[tizivaris]

It's Slava who has copied or it's circus du soleil?

Go to Slava's snow show,the most astonishing clown's show of the last ten years!!

[mcirque]

Slava copied it. This act has been in Cirque du Soleil since 1994

[juanm35mm]

Slava started to do it since the 80's

[juanm35mm]

Slava actually worked for a while in Cirque du Soleil and did some perfomances in Alegria

[TheBohemianSpirit]

@mcirque Slava creatied it for Cirque and performed it too but the scene is a little different then in his snow show i love both versions they fit the characters who perform it :)

[dewyeyed]

Just mindblowing

[nightsaturn]

yuri, I love you :) you're brilliant

[XxAdrianoxX]

fantastic

[wildhoney83]

Such emotion... Stunning.

[haggardde]

Simply awesome!

[Juxxxxxxx]

I LOVE YOU!!!! :D

[deijiko]

i just love this act it was amazing!!! beautiful music too

[mariamlelue]

wowowowow

just simply wow

would love to see this in real !

[bennyraven]

You know, there was so much of interest when I first saw this on stage years ago-- flying, hoops, contortion, cube... but for me, THIS act blew everything else away.

[lindibear]

i first saw this when i was a little girl and have never forgotten it since. it's awe inspiring and unforgetable, this is truely art.

[fiatnutz]

One of the best acts on stage, and the music is just dynamite!

[yanman1586]

I agree!