Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

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

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

Mrs Durling (my teacher of the Irene Mawer Method of Mime and Movement) loved this poem which was written by Irene Mawer and through Mrs Durling, I came to love it as well.   One day I hope to find out Mrs Durling’s history and how she came to train under

Me as Harlequin, 1986.  I made the costume myself!

Miss Mawer owned an extensive collection of information about the Commedia dell’Arte – including these postcards.