The London Mime Festival is about to launch its 40th anniversary season in our home city. Artists include acrobat-genius
Mathurin Bolze (Cie MPTA),
Charleroi Danses’ Kiss & Cry and
Mossoux Bonté, German Mask-theatre experts
Familie Flöz, and
Gandini Juggling with a hugely expanded version of its glorious Pina Bausch tribute, Smashed.
But why watch mime? Because mime is the basis of great animation. If you can tell a story without words or dialogue, then you have the makings of great animation. Our student animators have to master the art of body language and facial expressions long before they learn lipsync and dialogue.
