YURY RUZHYEV & ViVA CABARET

Yury is originally form Moscow, Russia where he was trained as film and theatre actor at Boris Shukin Theatre School. After MBA in marketing and satisfied mother he flees into the field of arts. Although he is only 29 Yury has 15 years of performance experience in theatre, dance, films and performing arts all around the world. Yury plays villains in films, devilish characters in theatre and divas in Cabaret. He has a dream and a plan and that is more than enough to keep one’s life busy and interesting. Life keeps happening every day and he simply says yes to all. Yury believes in love and is sure love is the answer and the savior.

H I S T O R Y

2012 ...

Viva Cabaret on tour in Vancouver, march

Yury Ruzhyev on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3833201/

U of T

Puck in Mid Summer's Night Dream, NYC, US and Stradford upon Avon, UK

artisitic vacation

2011 going big

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

2010 first significant achievements

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)

2009 films and tours

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

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByzbIuH3VFn_OTQxMGQ2NzQtMjRhYy00ZjY5LWEzN2UtODJiZTVmN2UzZWIy&hl=en&pli=1

2008 new life / new world

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

2007 theatre

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

2006 performing is the true calling

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

2005 radical career change

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

2004 corporate world

Event Planner for MARY KAY company

Workshop. Back stage management. Dallas, USA

Visited Cuba

DJ on Radio MEGA (No, not my thing really)

2003 freelancing begins

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

2002 business career and travels

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

2001

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

2000 a year off school

Marketing Manager in travel Company Atlas Mira

Head of Entertainment in a summer Hotel in Ukraine

1999 first time director and producer

Head of events department at Moscow Institute of Business Administration

Creator and director of city’s only independent dancers competition, Moscow

1998 new language means new life

FCE. Cambridge exam in English language Such a smart thing to do

Diploma in Accounting & Office Management. Moscow College of Business Administration

1993-2001 student years

Studying. Dreaming. Becoming

1993

Dance School. Jazz & Ballroom

1982 – 1993 childhood

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.