About
Originally from Tula, Russia, the Bronze Clown winner—the circus world’s equivalent of the Oscars—is currently crisscrossing the globe (and his body) on tour with Cirque du Soleil’s production of Luzia.
In addition to contortion, he has trained in classical and modern dance and Chinese martial arts. He has performed in a variety of arts festivals and competitions, television programs, circuses, and shows.
Festivals and awards:
–Winner of first prize for his contortion performance at a Circus Festival in Russia in 2003
–Bronze medalist at the international children's circus competition in Monte Carlo, Dec 2007
–Medal winner at the Moscow Youth Festival of Circus Arts
–Medal winner at the Circus Festival in the city of Ivanovo
–Winner at the Festival of arts and sports Golden Lily Kiev, 27 Oct 2007
–Special Jury Prize - "Dancing Rubber" Sixth Moscow International Youth Festival of Circus Arts 2007
–Winner of a gold medal at the VII Youth Delphic Games of Russia, Novosibirsk, May 2008. Absolute winner in the "Circus" category
–Third place - Second World Delphic Games Saratov, Russia. Circus - Age group 10–30, 19–25 September 2008
–Silver Medal at 8th China Wuhan International Acrobatics Art Festival, Hubei Province, China, 26 Oct 2008
–Youngest participant in the III Festival of Circus and Arts, Ishevsk, Russia, March 2010.
