Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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Dancing barefoot and free, beneath the huge domed roof of the Rotunda must have been an exhilarating experience. During the previous one hundred years distinguished socialites had whirled around the ballroom, but from 1947–1954 the Ginner-Mawer students danced on the wooden floor with bare feet, bare legs and bare arms.
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Of course, everyone reading this post is likely to have heard of David Attenborough in one way or another – he is a hugely well known British naturalist and campaigner for protecting the environment. During the Second World War, Sir David’s parents cared for two Jewish refugee girls. One of
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Today, Tuesday 1st December 2020, is the 58th anniversary of the death of Irene Mawer. Here is a very brief timeline of Irene Mawer’s life. There WERE of course many more events in Irene’s life, and I have picked out just of few of them: TIMELINE 13 March 1893 born
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Irene Rose Mawer was born on 13th March 1893, to Henry Mawer (known as Harry) and Rosina Alberta Mawer (nee Turner). As the sixth and final child, Irene was born into an affluent family in the Wandsworth borough of Surrey which, following boundary changes, later became part of London. One
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From my research, I have learned that Irene Mawer (an English expert on the art of mime 1893-1962) used her mime skills to help people. The Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama as well as Irene in a solo capacity, both raised funds for many and varied charities. Irene also
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