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Eugenio Barba

Eugenio Barba is an Italian theater director renowned for his pioneering work in Theatre Anthropology. He established Od...

Italian Contemporary Physical Theater Theater Researcher

9.1 Excellent

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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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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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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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Nola Rae

Nola Rae is an Australian-born British mime and clown who co-founded the London International Mime Festival, first held...

Modern Stage Solo British

8.1 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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Victoria Chaplin

Victoria Chaplin is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin and a Swiss-French circus and theater artist who co-founded the Cirq...

Stage Contemporary Clown Cirque Imaginaire

7.9 Good

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Geoff Hoyle

British-born American clown and physical comedian who performed with the Pickle Family Circus and appeared in several Br...

Stage Contemporary Clown British American

7.9 Good

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David Glass

British director who founded the David Glass Ensemble in 1988, creating visually striking physical theatre works often d...

Stage Contemporary British Ensemble

7.8 Good

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Bolek Polívka

Czech clown, mime, and actor who rose to prominence with Brno's Divadlo na provázku theatre company and later became a c...

Stage Theater Contemporary Czech

7.8 Good

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Angela de Castro

Brazilian-born clown and mime based in the UK, known since the 1980s for solo shows combining physical comedy with emoti...

Stage Contemporary Solo Brazilian

7.8 Good

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Guy Caron

Canadian mime and circus educator who trained under Marcel Marceau and co-founded Montreal's National Circus School (Éco...

Teacher Stage Contemporary Canadian

7.8 Good

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Bob Berky

American clown and mime known for his long creative collaboration with juggler Michael Moschen and for his inventive sol...

Stage American Contemporary Clown

7.7 Good

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Monika Pagneux

Monika Pagneux is a French physical theater teacher and collaborator of both Peter Brook and Jacques Lecoq, whose moveme...

Teacher French Contemporary Movement

7.6 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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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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Desmond Jones

British mime teacher who established the Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre in London, training generatio...

Teacher Contemporary School British

6.8 Fair