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The Evolution of Mime
Mime has similar origins to both drama and the dance. When the storyteller was at a loss for words, gesture took over. Because of its character as an instinctive part of the makeup of a…
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The Mime Experience
The Mime Actor must have in his head the material of a Novelist, and in his body the muscles of a Gymnast, and above all an ideal in his heart. Etienne Decroux (1) To fulfill…
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The Unique Art of Pantomime
“In the age of noise we live in, it is sometimes wise to listen to what silence has to tell us.“ Avital It is no paradox that in a world full of noise, of commercial…
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A Dot in Space
(Transcribed from live session January 14, 1975 – 7:30 p.m.) In the beginning was the word.” Before the word, there was vibration, movement and Silence – The source of all life. Samuel Avital We have…
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Children, Animals and Clowns
“What I’m doing now is pouring the cup into you,” Samuel said, as we sat down for the interview. “So, that you may pour it again with the symbols we call words.” A Morroccan-born mime, Samuel Avital…
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Emptiness and Fullness
“It’s OK to fight, but then go back to work.” “The line of your work is parallel to the line of your life.” (Session of Thursday, May 2, 1974. Boulder, Colorado) OK, today we will…
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The Three Pillars of Becoming an Artist
A Journey from Thought to Action by Samuel Avital INTRODUCTION It is not innate in the human character to dwell deeply in the heart of any subject by inquiring into it, research and truly mastering…
