Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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Oh dear! And I pride myself on my research. Ha ha ha. I wanted to visit the Olympia Theatre in Athens, as the Ginner-Mawer School performed there as part of the second Delphic Festival, in 1930. However, it was only the keen research brain of Greek archeologist, Chloe, that picked
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In 1930, Miss Mawer went to Athens! About 40 people, all connected with the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama, went with her. The school gave performances at two theatres, one of which was (and still is) an open-air theatre on the Acropolis, next to the Parthenon. My husband, Andy,
Continue readingMy mini-pilgrimage to Irene Mawer’s beloved Greece continues with a visit to Olympia – ancient home of the original Olympic Games. Andy and I nearly missed Olympia. We confused it with Mount Olympus, which is on the far side of the country, many miles away. It was only by pure
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Milton Keynes, 3 November 2024 I was extremely pleased and honoured to be invited to the Ruby Ginner Awards. I had never been before and it was an extremely interesting day. The event is held by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) Classical Greek Faculty. The ISTD is
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Hi Everyone Sorry for the scary photo, but some of my supporters have been wondering what I look like! Well, here you go. People have also been saying they would like to know a little bit more about me and I thought I could explain about this selfie. The pic
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