Mgr. Irena Schubertová
or Eugenie the Clown
She has been involved in theatre since childhood. She graduated from the drama department at the Klimkovice Elementary Art School, then she devoted herself to pantomime for several years and finally graduated from DAMU – teacher for drama education. She has been involved in theatre for children since 1993. She began her artistic activity in the clown theatre MIMO Ostrava, with which she successfully represented the Czech Republic on a tour of Japan. For several years she worked at the Ostrava Cultural Centre, where she performed theatre for children and prepared various programs for them. In 1996 she became a freelance actress. When she met her future husband Vladimír Galusek (musician and actor) they created a theatre company – Divadélko Modrý slon (Blue Elephant theatre). It was in 1997 and since then they have been performing together under this brand. Since 1998 she has also been a teacher of literary and drama at the Vilém Petrželka Elementary Art School.
Vladimír Galusek
Clown Mr. Emil
He graduated from the Secondary Industrial School of Electrical Engineering in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (graduation, 1983), from the People's Conservatory in Ostrava, majoring in guitar in the class of Luděk Šebesta (graduation, 1991), four semesters in solo singing in the class of Mgr. Miloslava Soukupová
(1997–1998). Multi-instrumentalist and actor, uses many musical instruments (e.g. violin, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, banjo, drums, dilruba, sitar, etc. He teaches classical, electric and bass guitar and ensemble playing at the People's Conservatory and the Ostrava Music School.
Other activities:
Active in many musical groups since 1978.
e.g. Delusions of Advertising, Marx's Mother-in-law
Currently – Zpocený voko, Gamosvar, H.U. (Musical Event), etc.
Actor and musician in the children's theatre MIMO Ostrava ( 1994-2000 ) with which he toured Japan in 1998.
Theatre "Blue Elephant" Ostrava since 1998
Concert activities, music workshops and music therapy for schools, kindergartens and social care institutions for children, youth and adults with disabilities.