Neva Foundation
14 Place de la Fusterie
CH-1204 Geneva
Tel. +41 (0)22 317 96 17
Culture
To ensure that Russia's classical and modern culture continues to shine abroad, the Neva Foundation brings to new audiences the variety of Russian creation in all forms.
15-20 September 2015
Semianyki Express
26 February - 5 March 2014
"War and Peace" by the Fomenko Theatre
February 19 - March 3, 2013
Semianyki
From March 19 to 30, 2012
The Orpheus Syndrome at the Vidy Theatre
4-12 November 2011
Petr Fomenko and his Theatre in Geneva
Education
The Neva Foundation actively engages in youth-focussed initiatives and projects which have the following objectives: sharing of values and knowledge, and intercultural and intergenerational exchanges.
15-20 September 2015
Semianyki Express
26 February - 5 March 2014
"War and Peace" by the Fomenko Theatre
February 19 - March 3, 2013
Semianyki
From March 19 to 30, 2012
The Orpheus Syndrome at the Vidy Theatre
4-12 November 2011
Petr Fomenko and his Theatre in Geneva
Sports
In supporting sports, the Neva Foundation promotes the values it conveys, encourages young talents and gives opportunities for international exchanges.
15-20 September 2015
Semianyki Express
26 February - 5 March 2014
"War and Peace" by the Fomenko Theatre
February 19 - March 3, 2013
Semianyki
From March 19 to 30, 2012
The Orpheus Syndrome at the Vidy Theatre
4-12 November 2011
Petr Fomenko and his Theatre in Geneva
Semianyki
February 19 - March 3, 2013
Gallery
The ground-breaking show Semianyki of the famous clown and mime group the Semianyki Theatre was staged around the world and for the first time made a stop in Geneva this year thanks to the generous support of the Neva Foundation.
This Russian company stems from the famous group Licedei founded in 1968 by Slava Polunin, recognized as the best clown in the world.
The clowns tell us the story of the great and small miseries of a Russian clown family that struggles in a pleasing alcoholic melancholy without saying a word. The members of the Semianyki live in a retro jumble: an alcoholic father, a very pregnant mother hen and a bunch of loony brats determined to establish their rule.
In this show of great inventiveness, a mixture of commedia dell’arte, English burlesque, French mimes and legendary popular Russian clown art, the company makes us laugh our head off at their surrealistic scenes and touches the child in everyone, yet giving a raw vision of a certain social reality (le Monde).
The critics are unanimous: the whirlwind show has everything to make you thrill with laughter at the crazy clowns' antics.
www.tcag.ch/saison-12-13/semianyki.html
Partner:Carouge Theatre
