Antoschka (clown)

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Antoschka explains juggling. Dropping Knowledge , Bebelplatz Berlin , September 9, 2006

Antoschka (born December 5, 1954 ), whose real name is actually Jekaterina Michailowna Moschajewa (Russian: Антошка or Екатеринa Михайловна Можаева), is a Russian artist and clown . Her appearance - with messy red hair and freckles - is modeled on the Soviet cartoon character Antoschka .

Life

Ekaterina Moshayeva actually wanted to be a ballet dancer when she was young . These plans failed due to a long illness and through a friend she got into the Russian circus industry more by chance. She was trained as a clown at the Moscow State Circus and created her character Antoschka, which was so successful that she only appeared under this name afterwards and is also known worldwide as Antoschka.

Between 1989 and 2005 she performed several thousand performances in 35 countries with the Moscow State Circus. In 1990 she moved to Germany and has lived in the Korschenbroich district of Glehn ever since . From 1993 to 1995 she had her own show as part of the globally touring revue Holiday on Ice . In the ring she acts as a reprise clown (who fills the breaks between the performances) and as a music clown - e.g. B. at the Russian State Circus , the Danish Circus Benneweis and Circus Carl Busch . She has made guest appearances in Japan, Chile, La Reunion, the Netherlands and France, among others.

Since 2003 she has also appeared as a solo artist. As a project of her own troupe - Antoschka's Clowns Theater - she developed the stage programs Diva and Clown in the tradition of Commedia dell'arte and Solo for a clown (based on Henry Miller's The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder ).

In 2009, 2010 and 2011 she initiated circus-pedagogical projects and in 2012 created a three-year project with children with the gymnastics circus of the Lower Saxony Gymnastics Association.

In 2014/2015 she performed with Oleg Popov at the Christmas Circus in Landau in the Palatinate in front of more than 35,000 spectators in 30 performances. Since 2014 she has her own theater (KLUNNI - Stage for Clowns & Culture) in Glehn.

The public and the media gave her the honorary title of "Queen of the Clowns".

Recent appearances

2011

  • Appearance in 60 shows of the Wiesbaden Christmas Circus

2012

  • Among other things, invitation to clown festivals in Maribor, Mumbai and Russia
  • Cirque de Noel in Valence, France, guest performances on Sylt and Juist, tour with "Views of a Clown".

2013

  • International Clown Festival in Leipzig - joint show - Antoschka & Oleg Popov in "Being a clown".
  • Tour through Finland with 19 guest appearances.
  • Opening of the own theater: KLUNNI - stage for clowns & culture near Düsseldorf
  • Appointment as lecturer at the Institute for Medical Clowning at Steinbeis University in Berlin.
  • First training seminars in Moscow

2014

  • In addition to KLUNNI in Glehn, also KLUNNI in the Drei-Klang cultural center in Düsseldorf
  • Medical Clowning Training Seminars in Singapore & China
  • Tour with the new stage play "Wolfgang, schöööö!" in Germany
  • Christmas Circus Landau in the Palatinate with Oleg Popov & Antoschka
  • Inselcircus Juist - with workshops, shows

Yekaterina Moschajewa founded the World Parliament of Clowns and co-founded the World Wisdom Council (Club of Budapest) . She is active as an ambassador for the German Water Foundation, the Jerusalem Peace Academy and the Sinn Foundation. Her own foundation - Antoschka's Dream Foundation - invites children and young people to shows.

program

Antoschka is a red-haired lice boy who holds up a humorous mirror to the world. The figure represents a solid character who participates in both the ring and the stage program. The artist's ring programs combine clowning above all with artistry and juggling.

Awards

  • 1991: 1st prize at the Moscow International Clown Festival
  • 1991: Telegatto in Milan for the best show of the year together with Alain Delon
  • 2009: Intelligence of Heart Award (ISPA Milan)
  • 2014: Golden Clown of the Gilde-Clowns Germany

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ There's something to laugh about with Frau Clown , bild.de of October 13, 2010, accessed on March 15, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Antoschka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moshayeva, Ekaterina (real name); Антошка (Russian); Можаева, Екатерина (real name, Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian artist and clown
DATE OF BIRTH 5th December 1954