Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Marcel Marceau (French Mime Artist)

Marcel Marceau (1923–2007,) originally Marcel Mangel, was a French mime artist whose silent portrayals were executed with eloquence, deceptive simplicity, and balletic grace. He is commemorated for performing as the white-faced ‘Bip the Clown,’ a character he developed from the French Pierrot character.

Born in Strasbourg, Marceau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts.) In 1948, he founded and directed the Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau (1948–64.) He specialized in promoting the art of mime; he was its most preeminent exponent.

Marceau’s white-faced character ‘Bip’ became famous worldwide from his appearances on stage and television. Marceau based Bip in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Among the several innovative performances he devised are the mime-drama Don Juan (1964) and the ballet Candide (1971.) He became head of the École Mimodrame Marcel Marceau in 1978.

In 1999, Marceau revived his solo show in America. He produced Le Chiipeau Melon (‘The Bowler Hat,’ 1997) and Les Contes Fantastiques (‘Fantastic Tales,’ 2003.)

Time magazine photographer Ben Martin compiled Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime (1978.)

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Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?
Marcel Marceau
Topics: Words, Silence

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