CLOWN MUZZARELLA
CLOWN TEACHER, ACTOR, AND PROFESSIONAL JUGGLER
Rafael Senna , besides being a talented clown and actor, also stands out as a clown teacher and professional specialized in juggling . His career is marked not only by artistic performances, but also by his dedication to teaching circus arts and the world of comedy.
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Rafael Senna has extensive experience as an educator in the field of clowning, having trained and mentored many new artists. He teaches workshops and courses aimed at developing the skills of aspiring clowns, focusing on technique, improvisation and connecting with the audience. His teaching method is recognized for being practical and interactive, helping students explore their creativity and develop spontaneity , which are essential characteristics in the work of a clown . Rafael believes that clowning goes beyond laughter, being a form of communication with the audience, where emotion and humor meet.
CLOWNING TEACHER
ACTOR
As an actor , Rafael Senna has a solid career in theater and television, and is known primarily for his ability to mix drama and comedy, as well as his great ability to transform himself on stage. His work as Palhaço Muzzarela is one of his most famous trademarks, but he also ventures into several other forms of acting. Facial expressiveness , mastery of physical comedy and interaction with the audience are central points of his work.
JUGGLING PROFESSIONAL
Rafael is also an expert in juggling , one of the most iconic elements of circus arts. Throughout his career, he has perfected the juggling technique, using it in both circus shows and solo performances. His knowledge and skill with juggling allows him to incorporate the art into his unique style of clowning, creating comical and impressive visual moments for the audience.
CLOWN
As a clown, Rafael Senna, also known as Palhaço Muzzarela, is renowned for his skill in blending physical comedy, improvisation and genuine humor . His performances are marked by a unique ability to connect with audiences of all ages, creating laughter and joy with his facial expressions, comical gestures and spontaneous moments. Rafael’s style of clowning is deeply rooted in tradition, but carries a modern and vibrant energy that captivates audiences around the world. His commitment to making people laugh while also touching their hearts has made him a beloved figure in the world of circus arts .
Clown Muzzarela is a well-rounded artist, renowned for his expertise in comedy, improvisation and juggling , providing a unique and fun experience for audiences of all ages. In addition to his work as a clown, Rafael is also an actor and clown teacher , passing on his passion and knowledge to new generations of artists. His talent and charisma guarantee a show full of laughter, emotion and magic, making any event unforgettable.
BELOW IS THE TEASER OF THE BRILLIANT SHOW
With an innovative approach that is at the same time respectful of circus traditions, Rafael Senna has impacted generations of artists and professionals. He has helped to keep the essence of this art alive while adapting it for contemporary audiences. The combination of his talent, refined technique and dedication to teaching has made him a fundamental reference in the circus arts and comedy scene in Brazil.
TESTIMONIALS
THE Clown Muzzarela is well-known to the people of Rio de Janeiro. Played by the charismatic Rafael Senna, Muzzarela is a clown with multiple possibilities. In addition to being a master in the art of improvisation, he has a vocal quality that shows that he is an artist who always invests in improving the quality of his expression. With a broad background that includes international travel and trips throughout Brazil, this clown has been winning over fans wherever he goes. Everyone who knows him cannot help but notice the impeccability of his costume, the perfection of his makeup and the extreme accuracy of his beautiful repertoire. At the Cabo Frio sketch festival, we had the pleasure of watching him. With a packed audience, Muzzarela drew laughter, applause and even tears. Each scene, each moment, was accompanied by a generous look from the artist who loves his audience and tries to do everything in the best way possible. In the end, there is a mixture of innocence and truth, in a world that drags us into the arms of fantasy, of joy, but that calls us to reflect on our condition, our daily life, our moments! Good news, Rafael, continue giving us this great gift that is your true poetic creation, the poetry of the soul, the true gesture of the clown Muzzarela!
Jiddu Saldanha (Director and Mime)
I have known Rafael Senna since the work he did at the National Circus School in Rio de Janeiro. I saw the creation of the clown Muzzarela and I am very happy with his permanence, with his resilience. The art of perseverance has everything to do with the history of circus art. Rafael Senna, our dear Muzzarela, is a builder of friendships, he is a provocateur of encounters. I think that is why he is a clown. He really manages to bring together all the trends, all the aesthetics, all the circus movements in Rio de Janeiro and in many parts of Brazil. His international season gave him maturity, gave him charisma, gave him elegance, gave him the certainty that he will be in the ring forever. The maturity and splendor of the clown Muzzarela, today, is certainly one of the most important things that the Brazilian circus has. Renewing the art of clowning is very difficult, and Rafael Senna leads this work, this era, this time of renewal of circus activity in Brazil as a clown. Mozzarella is eternal and its presence certainly illuminates the work of the Free Circus University. Good luck, congratulations and may there be another 15, 20, 30, 40, 50 years of profession.
Marcos Frota (Actor on Rede Globo and General Director of Unicirco – Free Circus University)
(Statement from the DVD celebrating Palhaço Muzzarela’s 15th anniversary).
The great Mozzarella! A fascinating and fun show with an ending that is pure poetry!
Anselmo Vasconcellos (Actor at Rede Globo and Director of the Martins Pena Theater School)
I watched the complete show of Muzzarela, my dear Rafael Senna, and I had the pleasure of seeing a complete clown on stage! Beautiful, hilarious and in control of the stage and the audience. I cried like an idiot seeing my little friend transformed into a complete clown!
Alice Viveiros de Castro (Theater Director, researcher specializing in Circus and Mental Acrobat)
Every month, Cia CircoLo de Criação will bring a special attraction. For the premiere and during the month of September, Palhaço Muzzarela is the guest artist. With his red nose standing out in his all-white costume, Muzzarela conveys the true soul of a circus clown, enchanting the audience with his contagious joy.
Aline Santana (Journalist at Tocha Jornal – Maricá RJ)
I want to make clear here my emotion and admiration for the show Brincante. It was an ecstatic feeling to watch Muzzarela for the first time in this show Brincante e Brilhante. I was very happy! And while I laughed and had fun with each of Muzzarela's micro comic pauses, I was enchanted by the control that Rafael had over the show in dealing with the mishaps that occurred, putting the clown on top of the situation. It was incredible! I thought the direction was very clean. The end, with the gesture of the little box and the applause, was a moment that left me very emotional. I left there wanting more and I think that's how it should be: The show grows and grows and grows and grows, the audience is already completely in Muzzarela's hands with all the codes and jokes established and suddenly... it ends. It was perfect! I'm very happy!
Arthur Guedes (Actor, Student at the AristoClowntas Clowning School – Numerical Clown)
Yesterday, I went with some friends to the last day of the Cabo Frio sketch festival to see the finalists perform. I was immediately enchanted by an actor dressed as a clown who didn't say a single sentence at the festival's opening. A man who, even without saying a single word, made dozens of people laugh, communicate and understand him. And while everyone laughed at his improvisations and extremely clear and spontaneous expressions, I watched the look in the eyes of that man, the excellent actor who existed inside that costume, and I noticed that he was so... human. His eyes had no mystery at all, so expressive that he didn't need anything else, he was a lively look that wasn't afraid to show that he was a person. He was an actor and yet he wasn't pretending like the rest of us. His eyes hid nothing, I swear I could even hear his thoughts if I looked closer. He was a person like I had never seen before, and I was immediately and irreversibly enchanted.
Aline Mochten (Spectator)
The other day I saw a performance by Muzzarela. The audience, made up mostly of adults, applauded with smiles. The applause was nothing more than the irresistible impulse dictated by what was going on in the souls of all those people who, at that moment, were being children in their most extensive, sublime and moving sense. A beautiful performance, not so much for what he did (excellent!), but for the energy that emanated from the clown. Purity and strength. The purity of innocence and the strength of immortality. When he stretched out his arm and made the young man in the audience help him up the stairs, I saw my one-year-old daughter begging, with the strength and certainty that only immortals possess. Touching.
Luis Enrique Garcia (Theatre Director; Editor at Rede Globo in the 90s)
