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Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau was a prominent figure in the history of mime art. Born in France, he developed a distinctive style chara...

Classic Stage French Whiteface

9.8 Brilliant

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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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Grock (Charles Adrien Wettach)

Charles Adrien Wettach, known as Grock, was a Swiss mime performer active throughout the 20th century. He achieved inter...

Swiss Stage 20TH Century Legendary

9.2 Excellent

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Jean-Gaspard Deburau

Jean-Gaspard Deburau was a prominent French mime active primarily at the Théâtre des Funambules in Paris during the earl...

Stage French Historic Whiteface

9.1 Excellent

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Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault was a prominent figure in 20th-century theatre and cinema. He developed his distinctive style throug...

Classic Stage French Film

8.9 Great

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Marceau and Noiseless Theatre

Marceau and Noiseless Theatre refers to Marcel Marceau's wordless stage tradition, centered on his 1947 character Bip an...

Classic Stage French Company

8.8 Great

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Charlie Rivel

Spanish-born clown (1896–1983) internationally celebrated for his tragicomic "Akrobat schööön" act, performing across Eu...

Stage Spanish International 20TH Century

8.8 Great

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Emmett Kelly

American circus clown (1898–1979) who created the iconic sad tramp character "Weary Willie," most closely identified wit...

Stage American 20TH Century Circus Clown

8.8 Great

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Harry Langdon

American silent film comedian (1884–1944) whose baby-faced innocent persona made him a major 1920s star, with key films...

Stage American 20TH Century Comedy

8.6 Great

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Paolo Nani

Paolo Nani is an Italian mime and physical theater performer internationally recognized for his one-man show The Letter,...

Italian Stage Danish Visual

8.5 Great

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Otto Griebling

German-American circus clown (1896–1972) renowned for his silent tramp character with Ringling Bros., regarded alongside...

Stage 20TH Century Legendary German American

8.5 Great

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Pierre Etaix

Pierre Etaix (1928–2016) was a French clown, mime, and filmmaker who collaborated with Jacques Tati and directed celebra...

Stage French 20TH Century Clown

8.4 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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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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Paul Legrand

Paul Legrand was a 19th-century French mime who reshaped Pierrot after Deburau into a sentimental figure and performed i...

Classic Stage French Historic

8.1 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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Marta Carrasco

Marta Carrasco is a Spanish physical theater director and performer recognized for her visually distinctive productions...

Stage Spanish Visual Solo

8.1 Great

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Maximilien Decroux

Maximilien Decroux was a French mime performer and son of corporeal mime founder Étienne Decroux, who participated in an...

Stage French 20TH Century Corporeal

7.1 Good

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Philippe Pillavoine

Philippe Pillavoine is a French mime artist working in the corporeal mime tradition, contributing to physical theater pe...

Stage French Contemporary Solo

6.2 Fair