/Юрий Ружьёв/
bouffon extravaganza & clown romantico
heavy drinker & moderate thinker
tactfully sarcastic
he puts the hot in psychotic
easily distracted & obsessively ..
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Yury is an actor, performer, clown, bouffon, dancer, acrobat, aerialist,
director, writer, and producer in film, theatre, stage & circus.
Originally from Moscow, now living in Toronto. He studied theatre, and acting in Moscow at Boris Shukin Theatre School (BFA), Perfomrance Arts at Green Theatre in Moscow, and clown at Ecole Phillip Gaulier in Paris & Clown Farm in Manitouling Island. He holds MBA from Moscow University.
Ruzhyev does TV and Film work for major TV Series, Feature FIlms, Websieries and Indi productions.
Yury has years of experience in performing arts, as a Cabaret performer, dancer, and director. His one-man impersonations show - Viva Cabaret has been entertaining audiences on three continents, including cities likes Moscow, New York, Paris, Berlin, and Toronto for over 15 years.
Ruzhyev has hosted and planned over 1000 events and shows all around the world.
In 2014 Yury’s theatre company Hooligans produced “Komunka” - a play about gay rights in Russia. Summer 2015 brought a theatre project - In The Dark - exploration of personal taboos and sexual liberties. This summer (Toronto Fringe) brings "In Sundry Languages" a play featuring 6 immigrant actors speaking their first language with each other with no traslations.
In 2016 Yury has debuted a new solo clown spectical: "No Elephant Show " - a clown's journey into oneself with successful runs at the Clown Festivals in Montreal, Milan, and Toronto.
Circus Clown Cabaret Extravazanza - SCRAPS - opened in Alburquerque, NM in march 2018.
Recent graduate of The Second City Stand Up school
A one-man circus where Ruzhyev gets to be a ring master, a monkey, and a tent.
Halloween a Elite Grand
In sundry Languages at Studio N
Zinka Moroz for DRAG RACE CANADA
Viva Cabaret in Miami, FL
Red Nose Cabaret at MAY. February 9th
Winnipeg, MN Viva Cabaret show. Oct 12, Dec 1 & Dec 31
Highlihgt Motor corporate event, National
Filipp Kirkorov show. Set, props and backstage. Nov
Halloween party. at Elite Grand
Italy
Almonte, ON, YURA at Rag Bag Cabaret, July 30th
VIVA CABARET at the RIVOLI June 7 & 29
Revolutuons International Theatre Festival, Alburquerque, New Mexico SCRAPS - clown show
Vancouver. Viva Cabaret show.
Warsaw. Moscow
actor for Mayday18, TV Show
Joe Candy Theatre, Stand Up
Mooseman, Mindon, ON
Viva Cabaret in Edmonton, August 13th
Fringe Festival, Toronto. In Sundry Languages, Theatre Passe Muraille, July 5-16th
Stand Up debut at Joe Candy Theatre, The Second City, June
The Second city Stand up school
Toronto Festival of Clowns. Factory Theatre, May 31-June 4th
Yura & Viva Cabaret in Edmonton, AL, April
Venice, Florence, Piombino, Parma, Milan
Milan Clown Festival, Italy
Chicago
Viva Cabaret in Chicago, IL. New Year Show
Mary Poppins the Musical, Star School. National
weekly shows At Babushka Club
Sheinbar, Berlin
Berlin
Ecole Phillipe Gaulier, Paris (October-November)
Perfromance in Theatre Travesy, Paris
Paris
No Elephant Show at Montreal Clown Festival (September)
Viva Cabaret in Collinwood, ON
Clown Farm with John Turner, MCCP (August-September)
Mexico Cancun, Tulum. Ocean and Mojitos.
Electric Eclectic Festival
Montreal Cirque Festival
VIVA CABARET PRIDE SHOW at the RIVOLI
Viva Cabaret Port Hope, ON (une 16th)
Toronto Clown Festival, Luncay Cabaret at Factory Theatre
Viva Cabaret in Dallas, TX (June 10th)
Dallas,Texas
Fiming for Murodch Mysteries Season 10 Ep 1
Body Break 6.0 Theatre Passe Muraille
Circus Sessions at Harbourfront (May 20,21)
interview for TORONTOVKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qas0pby8Q2Y
Mime in a short film SUPERS (April)
Wedding MC website: http://ruzhyev.wix.com/yura
Embodied English
WICKED Magic, Card Tricks & Illusons website: http://ruzhyev.wix.com/wicked
Clown Level 2 with Allan Turner
Yura at the Mullet's Night Show at the Capital Theatre
In Sundry Languages - a play at Studio Theatre, UofT
Raw-Monroe in Montreal Les Clowns Cabaret. Wiggle Room
Montreal
Monthly Viva Cabaret shows at the Rivoli
Clown 1 with Allan Turner
Cherry Orchard a play by A. Chekhov. Yasha
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New Year show Viva Cabaret in Edmonton, AL
Alice in the Winderland. Musical. Dodo, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Luwis Carroll
Viva Cabaret, Wicked Magic in Vancouver, BC
premiered an Aerial Act for Lunacy Cabaret "Dancin' Zebra"
actor on TV Show BITTEN
premiered Magic show WICKED
became an ACTRA member
got kicked out of a Clown School
Raw-Monroe at Contemporary Circus Arts Festival Toronto
Actor for Feature Film: "Operation Insanity"
Hosted two concerts for ARCAF at Richmind Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Aerial Hoops classes
Bouffon worskshop with Adam Lazurus
Wedding MC and Viva Cabaret in Edmonton July 18
Las Vegas
Viva Cabaret in Vancouver July 11
Montreal. Circus Festival
Emcee for ZGC for Canada Day at Celebration Square, Mussissauga
YURY's THEATRE DEMO REEL: https://youtu.be/iE8wWGu-Z9w
In The Dark - theatre experience. Toronto. June 14
Montreal. FTA. Cirque. TOHU. Cirque.Atwater Marche
New York City. shows. biking. theatre.
Viva Cabaret in NYC, for Polish Festival. May 24th
Montreal. FTA
Toronto International Circus Festival. Host. May 16, 17, 18
learning an earial hoop
auditioned with two new acts: YUKA & duo YO! for ZGC
Theatre Experiment in multylanguages perfromance. UofT. May 16, 17
Scene Study with Sonia Norris, Odd Couple by Neil Simon. Felix
Viva Cabaret in Houston, Texas, April 17th
Viva Cabaret in Edmonton. March 7th
Hills, Wine, Hills, de Young museum, and more hiills of San Francisco.
YO-Luna Show in Vancouver. February 14th
Bricks, Beers, Mattress Factory. Pittsburgh.
Ocean. Mojito. Cuba.
Viva Cabaret's New Year's Eve show at Amulet / Arbat / Red Square / Arbat
celebrated 6 years perfroming in Canada. Dec 27th @ Moscow Nights Restaurant
premiered Yo-Luna Show with 4 perfromances on Dec 12th, 13th and 14th.
auditioned for and were accepted to Zero Grvity Circus
creating circus-cabaret show Yo-Luna! http://ruzhyev.wix.com/yoluna
Ocean. Beach. Mojito. Dominican Republic.
Stratford Festival: Mother Courage, Dream at Chamber, Hay Fever, Masks and Sonnets, Christina the girl King, Mid Summer's Night Dream... and I flew a plane.
Spanish centre has my face on the ad on Toronto subway.
Canadian Road Trip - Montreal - Quebec City - Camping on the Lakes and Rivers in New Brunswick - PEI - Halifax - Quebec - Montreal Pride.
People like you got accepted to Madonna's Arts for Freedom Festival.
Volcano Conservatory. Free Belarus Theatre. Chorus. Remaking History. Colective Creation. Improve.
18, 19, 20 of July, Komunka at Fringe Hamilton.
Komunka a play about crazy Russians at Fringe Festival Toronto, July 3 - 13.
Celebrating 6 years in Canada.
Became a Canadian!
Smashing success on 25, 26 of June. The Rivoli, Viva Cabaret. World Pride show.
InForming Content Theatre Workshop by Volcano Theatre.
Actor in "Dead Guy Walkng" Episode 5 "Price of Austria" (TV)
Participated in a vieo the "First Gay Hug"
Playing Andrei in "People Like You, short film by Ron Kennell. Stratford, ON
co-producing short film "People Like You"
Las Vegas trip: KA, Absinth.
March 8th Viva Cabaret in Vancouver, BC
NYC theatre trip: Sleep no more, Waitng for Godot, La Soiree, The Late Saow.
Feb 28th Viva Cabaret in NYC, USA
Feb 23rd Workshop performance of Komunka at Glad Day Book Store
Started Clown work with Sonia Norris
Road trip & beaches: New York - Miami - Key West - Tampa - Orlando - Jacksonville - Daytona Beach - Fort Lauderdale - Miami Beach - Los Angeles
the birth of HOOLIGANS THEATRE
3 shows on New Year's eve: Amulet, Elite, Arbat
Viva Cabaret live at the The Rivoli, Dec 15th.
Show's 9th season teaser: https://vimeo.com/80943875
Photo shoot with Drasko for Viva Cabaret, Season 9
First Unuon gig. Actor for Beaty and the Beast TV show.
Writing play Коммуналка to open in February 2014
Rehearsing new Viva Cabaret goes Cirques show
Taking accent classes for general American accent
Principal role in Asset Web Series: http://www.assettheseries.com
Mask and Le Jeu Workshop
Premiered Michael Jackson, Adriano Celentano, Жанна Агузарова acts
Playing two contrasting characters (Street trash whore and Film Noir film director) in Waak Revolt film
Gargantua Theatre Master Class, the biggining of the play...
Interviewd on CBC Radio, Metro Morning about gay Russian and Olympic Games
Auditioned for Stanley in StreetCar Named Desire
Volcano Theatre Conservatory - life chaning experience
Filming for TV: "Hardcore Heroes", WWII, Russian Special Forces, Milton
Winner of the Talent contest at Woody's, Toronto.
Sneak peak prevew of Viva Cabret the movie, New York, June 29th
Participating in Directig in the Performing Arts Summit at Humber College. June
Working as Assistant Director on a film set for "Allie has an affair"
Working in Art Department for a film "Monster Bash"
Studying Camera, Lights and Editing at LIFT June - July
Director of Events for Scarborough Film Festival June 4th- 9th
Actor in a TV show Motives and Murders
Trailer to a new movie "Life is a Cabaret": http://vimeo.com/62451784
Filming for Faces of Toronto. actor
VARIETY.TO performer / producer / director
Cuba for birthday.
Rehearsing Hamlet
Scarborough Film Festival - Director of Events. May
Private Event - Filming the short film at Loft 404
NYC and Long Island trip.
Road trip in California: Napa Valley - San Francisco - Santa Cruz - Montrey - Big Sur - Santa Barbara - Mlibu - Los Angeles - San Diego - Long Beach - Los Angeles
New Year show in Vancouver, BC
Christmas show. NYC
Amsterdam, Moscow, NYC
Red Party at Vlada Lounge. NYC. October
Saw musical Chaplin on Broadway
Visited Montreal and saw Cirque Eloize and Learned Ladies at Theatre of New World
I am reperesented by Hines Management
show for NYC PRIDE
Saw "At the End of the Rainow" about Judy Garland on her death anniversary
Visited Las Vegas and San Francisco
Viva Cabaret on tour in Vancouver
University of Toronto: Academic English
role of Puck in Mid Summer's Night Dream, NYC, USA and Stradford upon Avon, England
artisitic vacation
graduated from a bartending school
Cosmos, Brooklyn, New Year's eve
Viva Cabaret at Julius Bar, the oldest gay bar in New York
guest apperiance in Queen show at Industry bar, NYC, december
a part in TV show "SMASH" on NBC, november
Winner of the talent show, Therapy Bar, november
moved to NEW YORK CITY
Visited Moscow
Lead in TV film for Oprah Winfrey Network "Unfaithful"
(http://www.oprah.com/own-unfaithful/Unfaithful-Preview-Kristin-and-Chad)
Actor in SF "Encounter" for New York Film Academy
Actor (The Rat) in theatre/ dance performance of "Ella and the Rat". Transac, August, 13
Tour in Vancouver, BC. July & August
Live in concert at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. June, 29
The Gladstone Hotel presents ViVA CABARET monthly from may to november
Two Dancers join the show.
Viva Cabaret Press Preview. The Gladstone Hotel. Ballroom. March, 22
Yury's Cabaret changes its name to VIVA CABARET
Visited Mexico & visited and performed in Las Vegas
Yury’s Cabaret is in New York City on December 25th
Screenwriter and Director of a short film “Christmas Adventure”
Went to NYC to see musicals, Radio City Hall and make some kick ass costumes
Yury is an Opening Act for Rock of Ages the musical at The Royal Alexandra Theatre It was the scariest and the most exiting thing so far
Creator, director and star in So You Think You Can Dance with a Drag Queen
Yury’s Cabaret toursin Bermuda (Hamilton City Theatre)
Visited Cape Cod, Boston, Costa Rica and Bermuda
Actor. Dance Film “Pas Seulement Deux” screened in Toronto during Nuit Blanche (http://www.onestopallnight.com/10/ )
Actor. Documentary “Great Inventions” for Discovery Channel
Saw Liza, Tina and Kylie live in concert These girls rock!
Actor. “The Kitchen Party Nervous Break Down” Directed by Sky Gilbert Theatre debut in Canada
Lead. Suferian in a feature film “There is no undo” (www.thereisnoundo.com)
Yury’s Cabaret tours in Vancouver, BC (four times) and Seattle, USA (three times)
Lead. Suferian in a short film “Wrong Number” It was a female part, but I got it and they rewrote it for me
Actor. Johny in Bollywood feature “The Taste of Relations” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502960/)
Yury’s Cabaret featured in AGO, FLY, The Gladstone Hotel, Buddies at Bad Times Theater
Actor. Karma. short film for CFC (http://www.thereelchallenge.ca/video/?videoId=3416)
Visited London, UK, Barcelona, Spain and Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Actor. The Queen. Commercial video for Henry’s Cameras (link to the photo)
Actor. “Mirror Echo” short film for Ryerson Film School
Actor. “The Dream” short film. Humber College Productions
The great move to Canada
Degree in Fine Arts. Acting. Boris Shukin Theatre Institute (affiliated with Vakhtangov Theatre)
The Dream came true. Entered the best Drama school in Europe
Actor. Khlestakov in “Government’s Inspector” by N.V. Gogol
Saw Robbie Williams and George Michael live in concert
Actor. Tartuffe in “Tartuffe” by J.B. Moliere
Theatre debut. Misha Balsaminov in “Balsaminov’s Wedding” by Ostrovsky My only performance my mom watched so far and she was mo excited about coffee after
Hosted over 700 parties and events including 200 weddings as a Master of Ceremonies
Leading actor in Dream Factory show. Saw their show when I was 18 and felt in love. Now I am one of them!
Creator, director and leading actor in Cabaret show
Toured across Russia and performed on every major stage in Moscow
The beginning of Yury’s Cabaret show What supposed to be a joke, turned into a career
Freelancer in event planning business Had some pretty big clients, like Holiday Inn,GlaxoSmithKlein, Phillip Morris, MARS, LEGO
Graduating from Russian Performance Arts School
Lead. 12 episodes of photo comics for “Queer” Russian Gay Magazine
Event Planner for MARY KAY company
Workshop. Back stage management. Dallas, USA
Visited Cuba
DJ on Radio MEGA (No, not my thing really)
Event Planner. Election Campaign for Russian Democratic Party. St Petersburg, Russia
CEO of Atlas Mira. Travel Company
First visit to New York City, Chicago & Washington. Visited Switzerland
The Head of Marketing Department in travel company Atlas Mira
Visited Turkey, Egypt, Bulgaria, Tunisia
Head of Hotel Entertainment in Varna, Bulgaria
Started thinking about acting. Read a book of Stanislavsky’s while traveled in Sahara desert
Graduated from Moscow University of Business Administration. Finally
MBA in Marketing and Economics
Hosted the very first wedding. It was the very first paying gig as well
Came out. Left home and dived into independent life. Met some friends, whom I am still with
Marketing Manager in travel Company Atlas Mira
Head of Entertainment in a summer Hotel in Ukraine
Head of events department at Moscow Institute of Business Administration
Creator and director of city’s only independent dancers competition, Moscow
FCE. Cambridge exam in English language Such a smart thing to do
Diploma in Accounting & Office Management. Moscow College of Business Administration
Studying. Dreaming. Becoming
Dance School. Jazz & Ballroom. Theatre studio
I can only say, that I am very happy with and proud of and thankful to my parents. The way my parents brought me up, taught me and supported me in important things. Thank you Mom & Dad. Especially Mom.
The beginning