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Apostles of Silence: The Modern French Mimes

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"The ancient mime tradition had so dissipated by the turn of the century, that it appeared an exhausted art. The last fifty years have witnessed a worldwide resurgence of the form. The apostles of silence - Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcel Marceau, and Jacques Lecoq - are responsible for this renaissance of mime in the twentieth century. These four Frenchmen are descendants of a long and venerable tradition, yet each believes he has created a new approach to the art and seeks to distinguish his work from the mime of other eras. This work analyzes their individual contributions toward defining a new mime aesthetic."

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: January 01, 1985

ISBN: 0838631967

ISBN 13: 9780838631966

Apostles of Silence: The Modern French Mimes

4/5 ( ratings)

"The ancient mime tradition had so dissipated by the turn of the century, that it appeared an exhausted art. The last fifty years have witnessed a worldwide resurgence of the form. The apostles of silence - Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcel Marceau, and Jacques Lecoq - are responsible for this renaissance of mime in the twentieth century. These four Frenchmen are descendants of a long and venerable tradition, yet each believes he has created a new approach to the art and seeks to distinguish his work from the mime of other eras. This work analyzes their individual contributions toward defining a new mime aesthetic."

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: January 01, 1985

ISBN: 0838631967

ISBN 13: 9780838631966

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