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Vsevolod Meyerhold

Russian and Soviet director Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) helped reshape theatre through staging that placed the actor'...

Russian Historical Physical Theater Biomechanics

9.36 Excellent

2

Baptiste Deburau

Baptiste Deburau was the stage name of Jean-Gaspard Deburau, a Bohemian-French mime who performed at the Théâtre des Fun...

French 19TH Century Pantomime Pierrot

9.15 Excellent

3

Isabella Andreini

Isabella Andreini (1562-1604) was a renowned Italian actress and poet who became the leading performer of the Gelosi com...

Italian Historical 16TH Century Commedia Dellarte

9.08 Excellent

4

Wroclawski Teatr Pantomimy

The Wroclawski Teatr Pantomimy is a Polish theater specializing in classic mime performance. Established in Wrocław in 1...

Polish Classic Stage Pantomime

8.88 Great

5

Tristano Martinelli

Tristano Martinelli was an Italian actor and comedian of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who is credited with sha...

Italian Historical 16TH Century Arlecchino

8.84 Great

6

Tiberio Fiorilli

Tiberio Fiorilli was an Italian stage actor prominent in the 17th century, best known for his mastery of the commedia de...

Italian Historical 17TH Century Commedia Dellarte

8.53 Great

7

Giuseppe Domenico Biancolelli

Giuseppe Domenico Biancolelli (1636-1688), known as Dominique, was an Italian actor who achieved significant fame in 17t...

Italian Historical 17TH Century Harlequin

8.47 Great

8

John Rich

John Rich (1692–1761) was an English theatre manager and performer who played a central role in the development of Engli...

18TH Century Stage British Pantomime

8.38 Great

9

Angna Enters

Angna Enters was an American dancer, mime, and painter who became widely recognized for her solo theatrical performances...

Classical American Early 20TH Century Solo Performer

8.31 Great

10

Antonio Sacco

Antonio Sacco was an 18th-century Italian stage actor prominent in the Commedia dell'arte theatrical tradition. He is hi...

18TH Century Italian Historical Commedia Dellarte

8.12 Great

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Nathalie Pernette

Nathalie Pernette is a French choreographer and physical theater artist who founded her eponymous company, Compagnie Nat...

French Contemporary European Physical Theater

7.78 Good

12

Radim Vizváry

Radim Vizváry is a Czech mime, director, and choreographer who won the 2016 Thalia Award for his contributions to theate...

Contemporary Solo Czech Pantomime

7.65 Good

13

Pylades of Cilicia

Pylades of Cilicia was an influential performer of pantomime in ancient Rome during the Augustan period. Originally from...

Classical Tragic Pantomime Ancient Roman

7.55 Good

14

Cary Trivanovich

Cary Trivanovich is an American performing artist, director, and playwright who specializes in pantomime and physical co...

American Contemporary Solo Pantomime

7.47 Good

15

Séverin Cafferra

Severin Cafferra was a French mime born in Corsica in 1863, a leading Belle Epoque Pierrot who studied with Louis Rouffe...

French 19TH Century Theatre Pantomime

7.45 Good

16

Stefan Niedziałkowski

Stefan Niedziałkowski is a Polish mime artist, actor, and educator born in 1945, recognized for his extensive contributi...

Polish Teacher Contemporary Pantomime

7.35 Good

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Bathyllus of Alexandria

Bathyllus of Alexandria was a performer and freedman in ancient Rome who became one of the most celebrated pantomime dan...

Classical Comic Pantomime Ancient Roman

7.35 Good

18

Charles Deburau

Charles Deburau (c. 1829–1873) was a prominent French mime who popularized the Pierrot character in 19th-century Paris....

Stage French 19TH Century Pantomime

7.29 Good

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Félicia Mallet

Félicia Mallet was a French comedian, singer, and pantomime artist born in 1863 who became a prominent figure in the Par...

French 19TH Century Pantomime Pierrot

7.20 Good

20

Louis Rouffe

Louis Rouffe was a 19th-century French mime from Marseille who gained regional and national fame for his expressive Pier...

French 19TH Century Historical Pantomime

6.85 Fair