Tomas Kubinek - Palco Dimitri

Tomas Kubinek

A collision of theatre and music-hall, his exuberant one-man show is equal parts comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm.

"Hilarious and enormously talented!" trumpeted England's Time Out, after appearances at London's Royal Festival Hall.

"Physical Poet and Verbal Acrobat!
Needless Risk-Taker...Professor of Fantastically Useless Inventions...Arduous Advocate of The Commonplace Miracle.
Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible..."

EARLY YEARS

Tomáš Kubínek - (toh-mawsh koo-bee-neck), was born in Prague and at the age of three was smuggled out of the country by his parents to escape the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

After two months in a refugee camp in Austria, the Kubínek family was granted asylum in Canada and it was there, in St. Catharines, Ontario, that Tomáš, age 5, witnessed his first circus.

He became passionately interested in clowns, circus, theater and magic and his perplexed yet well-adjusted parents took him to see every show that passed through town.

At age 9 he presented his first performance before a circle of elderly magicians. By age 13 he had an agent. He performed in coffee-houses between folk-music acts and while still in his teens, he made his circus debut with a Brazilian clown duo as the rear half of a two-person horse. There was no turning back...

Working any and all jobs related to showbiz, the enterprising Mr. Kubínek was able to save money and travel to Europe to study with some of the world's greatest teachers of theatre including; Monika Pagneaux, Pierre Byland, Jaques Lecoq and Boleslav Polívka.

These studies, combined with his own tireless experiments in the art of live performance, led to the creation of his award-winning solo stage shows which play to capacity crowds at theaters, international arts festivals, and in television broadcasts throughout the world.

OTHER APPEARANCES

Besides his solo work, Mr. Kubínek has had the great fortune of working with brilliantly talented theatre artists around the globe. He has been featured on Czech National Television with the celebrated actor and clown Boleslav Polívka on Mr. Polívka's annual TV Specials.

With writer and comedian Frank van Keeken he has performed in numerous guerilla-style absurdist theater sketches at the HBO Workspace in Los Angeles.

With Britain's THE RIGHT SIZE physical theatre company Mr. Kubínek created "MOOSE", a surreal comedy about three men braving the elements of the Arctic Tundra. The play toured europe for one year and received Time Out Magazine's #1 Critic's Choice Award.

With director, writer and clown Jim Jackson, Mr. Kubínek co-created and starred in "BED" , a solo show about the nightmarish adventures of an insomniac cabaret artist imprisoned in his hotel room.

Mr. Kubínek has appeared with the U.S. theatrical circus CIRCUS FLORA. As "guest villain", he masterminded an elephant kidnapping, terrorized spectators and later plummeted 40 feet into the ring after fencing on the high-wire with Tino Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas.

Mr. Kubínek has also worked as a director, collaborating on the work of other solo artists and theater companies. Most recently he co-created and directed "NOT YET, AT ALL" , a one-woman show starring Edith Tankus.

Mr. Kubínek is the recipient of numerous international awards including; The Moers Comedy Prize from The International Comedy Arts Festival in Germany, The Schneestern Award from the International Festival of Humor in Arosa, Switzerland, and The Samuel Beckett Theatre Award from The Dublin Theater Festival in Ireland.

Perhaps his most illustrious award is "The Gold Fly-Swatter". He was proclaimed International Grand Champion of Housefly-Catching at the Moucheville Open in Moravia, beating competitors from twelve other nations.

Tomáš Kubínek – Miracle Man

Tomáš Kubínek’s internationally acclaimed solo performances play to packed theaters around the world. After a sold-out run on Broadway, The New York Times lauded his work as “absolutely expert!” His latest creation, Tomáš Kubínek – Miracle Man, is a rip- roaring revival of strong-man stunts, snake-healings and mass- hypnosis that leaves audiences dazed, beaming and in love with life once again.

A collision of theater and music-hall, his exuberant one-man show is equal parts comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm. Professor Tomáš Kubínek gives audiences an utterly joyous experience they’ll remember for a lifetime. With appearances in over 30 countries and a professional career spanning three decades, Mr. Kubínek has won the hearts of thousands in theaters, opera houses, television specials, on Broadway and at international festivals of culture. Transcending categorization, his work leaves audiences clutching their sides with laughter, breathless and madly in love.

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