London International Mime Festival 2010

 

 

Event Date:
13^th to 31^st Jan 2010

Venue:
Various Venues in London

The year 2010 celebrates the return of the famous London International Mime Festival to the capital city for 19 days, showing edge cutting performances. The first version of this Mime festival took place in the year 1977 in order to platform the works of British visual theater artists. The first ever mime festival was inspired by Amsterdam’s festival of foods and by Cologne’s Gaukler Festival.

This year’s festival will see professionals performing at various venues in Central London. Numerous acting workshops are hosted including performances at the Shunt Vaults, Barbican, Southbank Centre, Royal Opera House and other sites etc. Organized discussions will take place after the show. The Mime Festival features 15 theater companies from 10 different countries such as Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Britain, Denmark etc. Moreover, this year’s programme embraces 13 UK premiers.

Highlights of the 2010 LIM festival includes:

· At Öper Öpis at Barbican Theater from 13 to 16^th Jan - Zimmermann & de Perrot (Switzerland)

· At the Royal Opera House from 19 to 21^st Jan - Ockham’s Razor (UK) – The Mill, Linbury Studio Theater

· At the Southbank Center’s Purcell Room from 20 to 23^rd Jan - Okidok (Belgium) – Slips Inside

· At the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from 23 to 24^th Jan - Circus Klezmer (Spain)

· At The Pit, Barbican Centre from 27 to 30^th Jan - Compagnie Bal/Jeanne Mordoj (France) – Eloge du Poil (In Praise of Hairiness)

Apart from these shows, various workshops and post-show discussions have also been organized. Last Years festival featured multi-talented entertainers. Let’s check it out for this season’s gala. This would be a great 19 day event for those fascinated by theater, art and performance. As far as the cost of the shows, time and age restrictions are concerned, these are completely venue dependant.