Marcel Marceau - Wikipedia
Marcel Marceau was a French mime artist and actor most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years. As a Jewish youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3,000 troop… See more
BornMarcel Mangel · 22 March 1923 · Strasbourg, FranceDied22 September 2007 (aged 84) · Cahors, FranceAlma materCharles Dullin's School of Dramatic Art
A History of Mime, the most oh so French of art forms
Aug 9, 2019 · Mime – or the acting out of a story using gesture but no speech – definitely hit the big time in France but where did this peculiar performance style come from? Who were the Frenchman that made it their own? And what does …
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Fascinating History Behind France's Hilarious Art of …
Dec 19, 2017 · Discover the fascinating history behind this hilarious art form – including its real place of origin and original creators. It’s a story that goes all the way back to Ancient Greece and aboriginal tribes. The most shocking fact is …
Marcel Marceau | Pantomime, Bip, Mimeograph
6 days ago · Marcel Marceau was a preeminent 20th-century French mime whose silent portrayals were executed with eloquence, deceptive simplicity, and balletic grace. His most-celebrated characterization was Bip—a character half-Pierrot, …
How French Mime Marcel Marceau Got His Start Smuggling …
Dec 14, 2021 · Before he became the world's most famous French mime, Marcel Marceau was a WW2 resistance fighter who smuggled Jewish children to safety.
Marcel Marceau: Biography, French Mime, Artist
In 1948 he founded the Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau, developing the art of mime, becoming himself the leading exponent. His white-faced character, Bip, based on the 19th-c French Pierrot,...
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Jan 2, 2019 · Marcel Marceau was known worldwide as a master of silence. The world-famous mime delighted audiences for decades as “Bip,” a tragicomic figure who encountered the world without words. But during...
The World of Mime Theatre * Library * Marcel Marceau
Jan 11, 2008 · Universally considered the world's greatest contemporary mime artist, Marcel Marceau was a true legend. Born Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923, in the French town of Strasbourg, on the French-German border, …
The World of Mime Theatre * Library * Marcel Marceau
May 27, 2014 · Throughout a career spanning nearly sixty years, the French-born Marceau achieved notoriety beginning in the late 1940's, and brought the art of mime to audiences …
Marcel Marceau - The Art of Mime
· French actor and mime artist. He is well known for his persona Bip the clown, for which he wore a striped pullover and a battered top hat with a flower sticking out of the top. Marcel was born in Strasbourg, France, …Up to24%
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