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Slava Polunin was born in the Orlovskiy region of Russia on June 12th, 1950. He moved to Leningrad where he studied the art of mime on his own while attending the Institute of Culture in Leningrad. Through creating comedic physical/visual pieces, Slava quickly became an icon of Russian culture. In the early 80's, Polunin created his own legendary theatre company, Licedei, where his yellow clown character, “ASISSAI” was born. In 1991, Polunin closed Licedei and started branching into solo work. In 1993, this solo work became Slava’s Snowshow, which has been performed thousands of times to millions of people in hundreds of cities. Over the years, Slava and the Snowshow have been presented with approximately 20 of the world’s most prestigious theatrical awards, including the Laurence Olivier, Drama Desk, Triumph and Golden Nose awards. Slava is an artistic director and producer of full-scale events and festivals where he unites hundreds of artists across disciplines to create massive events and celebrations. In 2013, Slava became Artistic Director of the oldest and biggest circus in Russia, The Bolshoi Saint-Petersburg State Circus. After studying all kinds of acting, Slava took an unexpected turn… not stage performances, but life itself became the focus of his attention. The Moulin Jaune in France is Slava’s creative laboratory: a union of everyday life, nature and art, with no boundaries between them. In this dreamlike environment, the colorful gardens, backwards-flowing river, set of keys for no door in particular, and singing moon allow for a myriad of foolish encounters and experiments of all kinds. Crowds of guests can experience the treasures of the Dressing-Upping room, a vast amount of tools for work and play, an infinitely wide collection of books and films, a fully equipped theatre, indoor and outdoor stages, and the heart-warming heat of the kitchen for the hungry fools.