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A tribute to Marcel Marceau. Marcel Mangel (March 22, 1923 – September 22, 2007[1]), better known by his stage name Marcel Marceau, was a well-known mime artist, among the most popular representatives of this art form world-wide. He performed all over the world in order to spread the "art of silence" (L'art du silence). He first toured the United States in 1955 and 1956, close on the heels of his North American debut at the Stratford Festival of Canada. After his opening engagement at the Phoenix Theater in New York, which received rave reviews, he moved to the larger Barrymore Theater to accommodate the public demand. This first US tour ended with a record breaking return to standing room only crowds in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities. His extensive transcontinental tours included South America, Africa, Australia, China, Japan, South East Asia, Russia and Europe. His last world tour covered the United States in 2004, and returned to Europe in 2005 and Australia in 2006. (source: Wikipedia)

1Re: A tribute to Marcel Marceau - who passed away on September 22, 2007

"Mime, like music, knows neither borders nor nationalities,” he once said. “If laughter and tears are the characteristics of humanity, all cultures are steeped in our discipline.” Marceau said, gestures express the essence of the soul’s most secret aspirations. “To mime the wind, one becomes a tempest. To mime a fish, you throw yourself into the sea.”

Posted on October 5, 2007 02:18:27 AM
Posted by Shivaji Mitra

2Re: A tribute to Marcel Marceau - who passed away on September 22, 2007

I really didn't know very much about him, except for the name. Thank you for posting this and showing me his work. I've got a new appreciation for his art and it's spurred me on to find out more about what he's done. This is amazing. A real loss for the world.