Best Corporeal Mime
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Étienne Decroux was a pivotal figure in 20th-century theatre. He pioneered corporeal mime, emphasizing the actor’s physical presence and movement as the primary means of storytelling. His techniques, rooted in classical acting principles, are particularly relevant for performers seeking to explore n...
Théâtre de l'Ange Fou is a corporeal-mime company founded in Paris in 1984 by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum, former assistants to Étienne Decroux.
Étienne Decroux was a pivotal French mime artist of the 20th century. He developed corporeal mime, a rigorous technique emphasizing physical control, movement vocabulary, and theatrical expression. His systematic approach established a foundational method for training mimes and significantly influen...
Corinne Soum is a French mime artist deeply rooted in the tradition of corporeal mime. She represents a direct lineage from Étienne Decroux, a pioneer of this discipline. Her work with the Theatre de l'Ange Fou in London highlights her significant contribution to contemporary performance. Soum’s tra...
Thomas Leabhart is an American performer and scholar who specializes in corporeal mime, an art form developed by Étienne Decroux. He studied under Decroux in Paris from 1968 to 1972, becoming one of the leading practitioners and interpreters of his technique. Leabhart served as a professor of theate...
Adam Darius was an American dancer and mime who premiered his expressive mime style in 1967 and performed in more than 80 countries.
Mimus Companhia de Teatro is a Brazilian physical-theatre company founded in 2007 by Deborah Moreira and George Mascarenhas around Decroux's corporeal mime.
Ivan Bacciocchi, also written Yvan Bacciocchi, is a French mime teacher known for Decroux technique at the Studio de Belleville in Paris.
Michele Monetta is an Italian actor, mime and theatre teacher associated with mask, commedia dell arte and corporeal training in European theatre.
Maximilien Decroux was a French mime performer and son of corporeal mime founder Étienne Decroux, who participated in and helped transmit his father's influential method.
Marise Flach is a mime and movement-theatre performer associated with European physical-theatre training and repertory rather than spoken drama.
Pau Bachero is a Spanish mime and physical-theatre performer, noted in contemporary pantomime circles for stage work centered on gesture.
Sophie Kasser is a mime and physical-theatre artist associated with contemporary European gestural theatre and nonverbal stage performance.
