| Born in France (1956), Corinne
Soum is the co-director of the Theatre de
l’Ange Fou and the International School of
Corporeal Mime. She studied mime with Etienne Decroux,
and became his assistant, sharing in his research,
teaching and creations. Decroux created three pieces
on Corinne: La Femme Oiseau, Le Fauteuil
de l’Absent and Le Duo dans
le Parc St. Cloud. She studied classical
dance with Yves Casati of the Opera Comique, modern
dance with Jeanne Jolly, graduated from the Ecole
Irene Popard in gymnastics and contemporary dance,
and studied voice with Georges Roiron. Corinne has
a long collaboration with Steven Wasson in directing,
creating and playing many leading roles for their
company. She was the professor of Corporeal Mime
at the Ecole de Mimodrame Marcel Marceau for seven
years, and travels throughout the world as an invited
lecturer and writer on Etienne Decroux and corporeal
mime.
Born in the United States (1950), Steven
Wasson is the director of the Theatre de
l’Ange Fou, and the International School
of Corporeal Mime. He studied literature and drama
at the University of Northern Colorado with Dr.
Lloyd Norton, and mime with Dr. E. Reid Gilbert
and Thomas Leabhart at the Valley Studio in Madison,
Wisconsin. Coming to Paris, he was a student of
Etienne Decroux and later became his assistant,
participating in Etienne Decroux’s teaching,
research and creations. Decroux created two pieces
on Steven: Le Prophete and Le
Duo dans le Parc St. Cloud. Steven has
created and directed all of the plays for the
Theatre de l’Ange Fou, and has performed
in many of them. He has worked as an actor in
film, TV and live radio in the U.S. and France.
In 1996, he reconstructed and directed the mime
scenes for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production
of Les Enfants du Paradis. He has also worked
with The Birmingham Repertory and in India with
the Avatar Meher Baba Theatre. As the director
of Shadow Films Ltd., Steven creates artistic
and pedagogical films for the company and the
school.
Born in Japan (1974), Kentaro
Suyama began his study at the Desmond Jones
School of Mime, and in 1997 joined the Ecole de
Mime Corporel Dramatique directed by Steven Wasson
and Corinne Soum. He graduated from the school
in 2000, and joined the Theatre de l’Ange
Fou for their production of The Government
Inspector touring England, Scotland,
Ireland, Spain and Israel. Today Kentaro is a
principle actor and a teacher for the Theatre
de l’Ange Fou and the International School
of Corporeal Mime. He performs the title role
in the company’s latest production The
Orpheus Complex touring England, Germany,
Italy, France and Brazil. Kentaro also works frequently
doing voiceovers, publicity and TV and documentary
film.
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