| Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum combine
the experience of having been students and assistants
of Etienne Decroux, and having taught, developed and directed
Corporeal Mime with their Company and School for over
20 years. The Theatre de l’Ange Fou’s International
School of Corporeal Mime offers the possibility
to study Corporeal Mime in depth from a creative point
of view.
Students are trained in an ensemble situation, and
individual progress is carefully supervised throughout
the year.
The training method in the School
has two goals:
• Technical excellence
• Artistic and performing development.
Students will learn the precise and specific vocabulary
and technique relevant to Corporeal Mime, giving them
an incomparable tool to express themselves theatrically.
They will be challenged in learning to develop their
own personal performance material.
Students work in a theatre company atmosphere, collaborating
with one another and working towards a common goal:
building shows and projects together. The Artistic and
technical work of students is presented at the end of
each term, culminating in the end of the year school
performance. Students will find at the School the perfect
environment to build a future career through personal
supervision, encouragement and help in learning to share
ideas. At a later stage, if invited, there is the opportunity
to take part in a professional production of the Theatre
de l’Ange Fou.
The School Spirit
The School believes in the combination of technical
achievement and artistic realisation.Unlike other approaches
to teaching, the International School of Corporeal Mime
does not offer a myriad of different theatrical disciplines
disconnected from one another. The School offers the
possibility to study in depth one discipline: Corporeal
Mime. Through a number of different approaches from
Technique to Improvisation, Repertoire to Composition
and from theory to history, the student will strive
to experience a deeper understanding and assimilation
of Etienne Decroux’s conviction: Mime is the Art
of The Actor.
Commitment
Classes are taught by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum,
assisted by Kentaro Suyama and by members of the Theatre
de l’Ange Fou, all graduates of the School. All
our programmes are flexible. Enrolment is open throughout
the year, at the beginning of each month, and we will
do our best to consider every individual need in order
to make all programmes accessible to potential students.
The duration of study at the International School of
Corporeal Mime is open and adaptable to personal requirements.
A student’s decision to pursue further training
can be discussed with the teachers anytime during the
school year.
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