Mime Theater

What is Art of Mime?

Mime is an extensilde bio mechanism and body movement communication art. It can be portraying a character or of narration by body movement. Also can give liveness to the space and objective illusions. The father of modern mime is Etiene Decroux. Decroux’s findings gave to twentieth- century mime had repercussion throughout the world, opening dimensions in technique and expression unheard of since ancient Greek mime and Roman Pantomime. Decroux’s student, Marcel Mareau would convert corporeal mime into an art that could be readily communicated. His movement expression based on the observation of natural movement, opened up new directions for physical theatre.
While the actor’s total expressivity developed through the theories of theatre animators, stage directors’ and Master teacher’s such as jerzy Grotowski and Engenio Barba, who broadened the actor’s physicality by new training Methods.
Just as modern mime had revolted against existing artistic forms, so postmodern mime and movement theatre continued the anti- traditional wave against a modernism grown too limited. In Europe , as well as in America , Postmodern movement artists abandoned the pure forms of modern mime and classical Pantomime to search for broader expressions.
If you would like to know more about the art of mime and newly Actor’s seasoning method, read Jayantha Ranawaka’s “Rupana Praweshaya ( රූපණ ප්‍රවේෂය ) means; “ way of an acting” this book content Decroux Corporeal mime technique based physical theatre actors seasoning Method and Complimentary acting disciplines. Ranawaka has studied art of Mime and Pantomime at Volkhoch schulle (VHS) affiliated to the Freiburg university west Germany early 80’s. His Teacher was charls bonsoison student of father of modern mime “Etienne Decroux.”


What is the Work Shop

It is a Teaching Plan for Drama Teachers developing their Skill Standards and develop creativity talants by the child performers . Our work shop helps to understand how to be an Actor giving livenes to the empty Stage or a Space.


How to be an rich Actor ?

Discover the connection between movement and mind in person. Body Speak, teaches proven, Practical Techniques to unleash the creative power within you. Study and Practice to ten basic principles will improve your communication skills in order to achive integration of the mental, emotional and physical factors of being.

You will learn how to allow your mind and body to speak and act in unison. How to be the autor, Director and lead acto in your life. The art of mime workshop will gently provoke you to discover your unlimited possibihities beyond the creative edge.

You will also learn how to practice daily three powerfully integrative and essenlial exercises to enhance longevity and sensibility. “The longevity cycles” the flexibility cycle genthy limbers and focuses all parts of the body.

The Regenerative cycle hibricates and regenerates your whole organism and the intergrative cycle balances and focuses the life force.



Work shop held

at

Ranawaka Mime Theatre

belongs to Rupana School of Fine Arts.
406 – old Road , Mahalwarawa
Pannipitiya.
(14 Km away from Colombo)