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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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Philippe Gaulier

Philippe Gaulier is a renowned French mime teacher and physical theatre artist. He developed his distinctive approach th...

Teacher French Contemporary Clown

8.7 Great

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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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Pierre Byland

Swiss mime and theater artist trained under both Étienne Decroux and Jacques Lecoq, known for integrating clown work int...

Swiss Teacher Contemporary Clown Mime

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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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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Bim Mason

British physical theater practitioner and co-founder of Circomedia in Bristol, a UK center for contemporary circus and p...

Teacher Contemporary British Clown Mime

7.2 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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Jean Asselin

Canadian mime artist and co-founder of Compagnie Omnibus in Montreal, one of Quebec's leading physical theater companies...

Teacher Contemporary Canadian Ensemble

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

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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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Giovanni Fusetti

Italian mime and performer trained at the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris who founded Helikos, a school for theatrical crea...

Teacher Contemporary Clown Mime Lecoq Lineage

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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Jon Davison

British clown and physical theatre educator trained in the Lecoq tradition, known for academic writing on clown and buff...

Teacher Contemporary British Clown

6.4 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

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Chuck Barbee

American mime artist and physical theater performer associated with the mime revival movement in the United States durin...

Teacher American Contemporary Solo

4.1 Poor