Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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Birmingham Gazette, 17 September 1937 1937 – it was two years before the start of World War 2 and Irene Mawer was flying high. In this newspaper article, we learn that she visited Birmingham. As mentioned in the article, Mawer already had close connections with the Birmingham School of Speech
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In previous blog posts, I have discussed Miss Mawer’s love of using imagined fairies and mythical creatures as a way for teaching movement to little children. However, when those same children grew into adults, they, like all young people, rebelled. Out went the fairies, and in came the murderers! One
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From an article in The Link, July 1934, p.6, we learn that there was to be a Summer School of the Central School of Speech Training at the Royal Albert Hall. It was to be attended by delegates of the Drama League. The inaugral lecture-demonstration in Mime was to be
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Dancing Times This round-up of activities of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama opens with the bold news that Her Majesty Queen Mary attended a performance which included members of the Ginner-Mawer School, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Queen attended as patron of the Girls’ Friendly
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Dancing Times, London In this newspaper clipping, we can see that the Institute of Mime is going from strength to strength. The year had focused on educational aspects of mime, whereas in 1937 the focus had been on the artistic and stage side of things; and 1935/36 had
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