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Annual Overview of Institute of Mime. December 1938

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

March 29, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Institute of Mime. overview 1936

Dancing Times, December 1936 THE INSTITUTE OF MIME This newspaper article gives a run-down of what had been happening within the Institute of Mime during the preceding year (1935-36). Described as making steady progress, the Institute had some twenty lectures/demonstrations/schools and the Women’s Institute had shown a lot

February 22, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Institute of Mime – Michel Saint-Denis, 12 June 1936

Friend London 12 June 1936 The Institute of Mime; Michel Saint-Denis Guest Lecturer This clipping is from 1936 and states that Michel Saint-Denis gave a lecture to the Institute of Mime. This was not the AGM, which was held two days later. Then, four days after that (on 18th June),

July 27, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Michel Saint-Denis

Michel Saint-Denis Today’s blog post information came not from a book, but rather from a podcast, which is a relaxing-on-the-eyes way to learn the history of the British drama school, and in particular the history of actor training in British drama schools. Robert Price’s podcast, episode 16 of Season One,