Janet Fizz Curtis – Page 42 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

THE GREATEST ENGLISH EXPONENT OF MIME

This plaque is held in the “Victoria and Albert Museum” in London. It shows Irene Mawer in her most famous role: Pierrot, from a mime play called “L’Enfant Prodigue”. The inscription reads “The Great English Exponent of the art of mime”. Hopefully, after Covid-19 I will be able to go to London

July 28, 2020 Biography / Blog / Mime

THE MYSTERY OF THE INSTITUTE OF MIME

My research shows that Irene Mawer founded the Institute of Mime in 1933, in England. I have discovered only one source of information relating to the Institute of Mime, and apart from that – the trail is cold. Have you heard of the Institute of Mime – do you have

June 30, 2020 Biography / Blog / Mime

DAISY BELLIS

In the mid-1980s I was teaching the Irene Mawer method of mime in small classes around the Leeds area of West Yorkshire. One class was held in a church hall, another in a Victorian community centre building. I also taught private classes at my home: a shared student house in the

June 23, 2020 Biography / Blog / Mime

THE TREE IN THE WIND

Following on from my previous posts, this week continues with another of Irene Mawer’s ‘word rhythms’. Miss Mawer was a ‘born mime’, famous in her day for her ability to express emotions and to show occupations – all without speaking. However, to Miss Mawer mime was not a stand-alone subject, but

June 9, 2020 Biography / Blog / Mime

WRITHING IN AN ELEMENTAL ANGUISH

Last week I posted about Irene Mawer’s poem “Carven as in Marble” and its associated frieze lines which are a formalised type of movement, albeit they can done differently to express different emotions. This week, I am writing about a very different type of movement – nature rhythms. From my