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Mime Over Matter
May is International MIME month! Let's go M.A.D!
Join us in a celebration of the International Mime Awareness Day (M.A.D!) the third Sunday in May on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall!
There will be a FREE Performance DVD for all MIMES! Mimes can even perform their routines on our special outdoor stage for a FREE High-Definition video shoot complete with theater props!
The Le Centre du Silence's Director Samuel Avital will represent the leading school for MIME celebrating it's 37th year with the International Summer Mime Workshop.
Come one - Come all!
International Mime Awareness Day!
Sunday
May 18th, 2008
Downtown Mall, Boulder
Noon - 6pm
FREE Performance DVD for all MIMES!
FREE HDV video shoot!
Great exposure, promotion, and fun!
Go M.A.D!
The mime today is an endangered species being misinterpreted by public misconception. There are even hate sites on the internet devoted to the mime. Of course, mimes everywhere have remained silent about this disturbing trend but have resolved to take matters into their own gloves.
One way of spreading the "word" is to make humans more aware of mime through the performing arts. Although misunderstood, the mime today is enjoying a well deserved resurgence.
A relative to the mime gaining popularity now is the human or living statue. These costumed entertainers stand perfectly still and remain silent only to move when a coin or note is dropped into the hat. They can move slowly, robotically, or even wildly dance only to return to their inert state.
Marcel Marceau once said, "Don't ever get a mime talking. They'll never quit!" He also noticed that other mimes copied his routine without any regard to context. They would, indeed, be "trapped in a box" but without explaination of how they got there to begin with. The complete telling of a story in pure silence was Marcel's forté born from his childhood love of the silent cinéma era.
Put on your whiteface and prepare to perform at the Mime Awareness Day in Boulder, Colorado Sunday May 18th!
Since mimes don't talk, you may call their official "spokesperson" for more information at 720-890-8650 or drop us an email.
Please remember that a Mime is a terrible thing to waste!
See you there!
