Lecture Performance about Clown, Failure and Essence. This project was born out of research into the essence of clowning and my personal journey into the world's rarest profession. I asked myself - what is really essential? If I remove the big shoes, the red nose, the make-up etc., what is left? What is comedy? How is clowning different from theatre practice and circus today? Starting from this research, I asked myself the even deeper question - why am I interested in clowning, why it fascinates me, what motivated me and still motivates me to continue, etc. I arrived at the urge to investigate my own history towards this profession. So I created a lecture performance FROM RUSSIA TO VERSCIO to conclude my Master studies at the Dimitri Theatre Academy, which got me the diploma. The duration of the performance was 25 minutes. Following my own feeling and the feedback from the Master teachers at the Academy Dimitri, I've moved towards a more complete version of this research - starting with my personal story about becoming a professional and then concluding with my own research on the topic of "Poor Clown", that is why the performance now is called - TOWARDS A POOR CLOWN. What are the principles of a poor clown? Is the poor clown really poor? What is his richness? What are the tools of the poor clown to involve his audience? All these and many other questions I will try to answer with this performative proposal. There is also a printed book with my Master thesis "Towards a Poor Clown" is available after the performance.