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Etienne Decroux

Étienne Decroux was a pivotal figure in 20th-century theatre. He pioneered corporeal mime, emphasizing the actor’s physi...

Teacher Classic Stage French

9.3 Excellent

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Jacques Lecoq

Jacques Lecoq developed a unique approach to acting rooted in physical theatre and movement. His intensive training meth...

Teacher Classic Stage French

9.2 Excellent

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Michael Moschen

Michael Moschen is an American contemporary mime known for his groundbreaking approach to stage performance. He develope...

Stage American Contemporary Kinetic Sculpture

8.9 Great

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Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney is a British stage performer and director recognized for his innovative work in physical theater. He co-e...

Stage Contemporary British Physical Theater

8.9 Great

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Philippe Gaulier

Philippe Gaulier is a French theater teacher and clown who studied under Jacques Lecoq and founded the École Philippe Ga...

Teacher French Contemporary Clown

8.7 Great

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Gilles Ste-Croix

Canadian circus artist and co-founder of Cirque du Soleil (1984), originally a stilt-walker whose street performances in...

Contemporary Canadian Founder Circus

8.5 Great

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Avner Eisenberg (Avner the Eccentric)

American physical comedian known as Avner the Eccentric, who appeared in the 1985 film 'The Jewel of the Nile' and creat...

Stage American Contemporary Solo

8.3 Great

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Jogesh Dutta

Indian mime artist widely credited with pioneering and popularizing the art of mime in India, establishing it as a recog...

Teacher Classic Stage Indian

8.2 Great

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Radim Vizvary

Radim Vizvary is a Czech mime and physical theater artist working within the strong Central European tradition of mime t...

Stage Contemporary Solo Czech

8.2 Great

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Dimitri (Dimitri Müller)

Swiss clown and mime (1935–2019) celebrated for blending circus skills, music, and silent comedy across a performance ca...

Swiss Stage Contemporary Circus

8.2 Great

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Gilles Maheu

Canadian theater director and mime who founded Montreal's Carbone 14 company in 1981, pioneering a visceral, image-based...

Stage Contemporary Canadian Ensemble

8.2 Great

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David Shiner

American clown and mime who gained wide recognition through Cirque du Soleil and co-created the Broadway show 'Fool Moon...

Stage American Contemporary Clown

8.1 Great

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Ctibor Turba

Czech mime artist and director, a student of Ladislav Fialka, who became a prominent figure in Czech physical theatre an...

Classical Teacher Stage Contemporary

7.5 Good

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Yves Lebreton

Yves Lebreton is a French corporeal mime artist and teacher trained directly by Étienne Decroux, known internationally f...

Teacher Stage French Contemporary

7.4 Good

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Jeff Raz

American clown who performed with Cirque du Soleil and founded the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center...

Teacher Stage American Contemporary

7.3 Good

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Steven Wasson

Steven Wasson is an American corporeal mime artist who trained in the Decroux technique in Paris and has since performed...

Teacher Stage American Contemporary

7.1 Good

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Ronlin Foreman

American mime and physical theatre performer long associated with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, later teaching physical...

Teacher Stage American Contemporary

6.9 Fair

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Paul Gaulin

Canadian mime artist and teacher associated with Quebec's physical theater tradition, trained in France and active in sh...

Classical Teacher Stage Contemporary

6.6 Fair

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Bernard Kramer

American mime artist and educator who contributed to the study, teaching, and promotion of mime performance arts in the...

Teacher Stage American Contemporary

6.5 Fair

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Janet Carafa

American mime artist and choreographer who contributed to the integration of mime technique with dance and physical thea...

Teacher Stage American Contemporary

6.3 Fair