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World Mime Academy 2022:

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The WORLD MIME (Summer) ACADEMY took place in Belgrade, Serbia from June 30th to July 10th 2022. It was organized by the World Mime Organisation and hosted by Student City Cultural Centre and Pinocchio Puppets Theatre in Belgrade as well as the municipality of Vrnjačka Banja (200km south of Belgrade) and Vrnjačka Banja Tourist Organization.

Part of the program was the World Mime (OpenAir) Festival happening on the Student City Cultural Centre Summer Stage and the Pinocchio Puppets Theatre as well as in the Culture Square in the town of Vrnjačka Banja.

The concept of the WM Academy is to tour the world and enrich the program with different workshops so that the participants can experience different cultures through movement.

If you want to participate or organize the WM Academy you can find out more by following the links bellow :

REPORT

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WORLD MIME (Summer) ACADEMY

Belgrade, Serbia from June 30th to July 10th 2022

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES

1) LECTURES (Hosted by the Student City Cultural Centre and Pinocchio Puppets Theatre; organized by the WMO):

"Principles and Poetics of Etienne Decroux's Corporeal Mime" by prof.dr. George Mascarenhas (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil)

Length: 2 hours
Date: 01.07.2022.

"International Theatre Institute - Brief History and Importance" by Tobias Biancone, Director-General of the International Theatre Institute

Length: 1 hour
Date: 02.07.2022.

2) WORKSHOPS (Hosted by the Student City Cultural Centre and Pinocchio Puppets Theatre; organized by the WMO):

Length: 4 x 10 hours
Dates: 02-06.07.2022.

Audience: World Mime Academy (WMA) participants (22 persons) and guests (5-10 persons. The workshops were closed for the public. Only members of delegations could attend)

A) CORPOREAL MIME (Basic Etienne Decroux Technique) by prof.dr.George Mascarenhas (Brazil)
B) ACTING BODY (Acting + Basic Marcel Marceau Technique) by prof.Marko Stojanović (Serbia / World Mime Organisation)
C) SHOW ON - SHOW OFF (Street mime & performing mix) by prof.Ofer Blum (Israel)
D) DANCING BODY (Serbian folk dance) by Aleksandar Danilović, choreographer of the "KUD Abrašević", the oldest traditional cultural and artistic society in Serbia

Additional WORKSHOP of "Mime Praxis" by Vladimir Cvejić (Serbia / World Mime Organisation) for a group that did not participate in the World Street Mime Festival in Vrnjačka Banja.

Length: 3 hours
Date: 08.07.2022.

Additional REHEARSAL with prof.dr.George Mascarenhas for the Final Presentation of Work:

Length: 2 hours
Date: 07.07.2022.

3) Final PRESENTATION of Work as part of the World Mime Festival:

Place: Student City Cultural Centre Summer Stage

Length: 1.5 hours
Date: 07.07.2022.

Audience: Members of the delegations and open to general public.

4) World Mime (OpenAir) Festival 02-09.07.2022. in Belgrade and Vrnjačka Banja:

A) World Mime Festival (Hosted by the Student City Cultural Centre; organized by the WMO):

Place: Student City Cultural Centre Summer Stage and Puppet Theatre "Pinocchio"

Dates: 02 & 04-07.07.2022.

Audience: Members of the delegations and open to general public

Participants: Danka Sekulović (Serbia), Dimitra Pappa (Greece), Ilker Kilicer (Turkey), Ivan Olmo (Puerto Rico), Ekaterina Varlakova (Russia), Randy King (Russia).

Note: The Festival was opened by Tobias Biancone, Director-General of the International Theatre Institute.

At the opening ceremony of the Festival on July 2nd young oud player Fares Nehlawi the Fujairah Fine Arts Academy (FFAA, UAE) student performed as well as young Serbian flautist Staša Zokić a student of the "Mokranjac" Secondary Music School. Ofer Blum from Israel performed two mime pieces.

Prof.dr. George Mascarenhas and Ofer Blum received the Special WMO Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mime and prof. Ali Obaid, General Manager of the FFAA received the Certificate of Gratitude and Tobias Biancone Director-General of the International Theatre Institute received specially embroidered white mime gloves as the symbol of friendship and gratitude.

B) World Street Mime Festival (Hosted by the Municipality of Vrnjačka Banja and the Vrnjačka Banja Tourist Organization; organized by the WMO):

Place: the Culture Square in Vrnjačka Banja

Dates: 08-09.07.2022.

Participants: Marko Stojanović (Serbia), Ofer Blum (Israel), Dimitra Pappa (Greece), Ilker Kilicer (Turkey), Randy King (Russia), Mohamed Meeky (UAE, Egypt), Iman Hamidou (UAE, Egypt), Saeed Alharsh (UAE), Sha'ban Rashid (UAE)

5) Specially guided VISITS TO MUSEUMS happened on 03.07.2022.:

A) NATIONAL MUSEUM (relation to mime: to see how body movement and pose and facial expressions are captured by artists on the canvas)

B) ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM (relation to Serbian folk dance: to see the historical costumes, shoes, props and how people were living in the past in Serbia)

6) SPECIAL MEETINGS with (general) managers of theatrical, film, music and educational institutions, productions and festivals in Belgrade arranged by Marko Stojanović for heads of delegations depending on their interest and ideas for potential bilateral cooperation.

7) COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS

The event was truly multinational and multicultural with participants, professors and guests from the UAE, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Japan, USA, Russia, Switzerland, Greece, Israel, Turkey and Serbia.

The program of the World Mime (Summer) Academy was very intensive even for the experienced professionals. During 6 days we had 3 to 4 workshops per day of hour and a half to two hours each and rehearsals for the final presentation, coming at the end to more than 40 hours of intensive work in one week.

On top of that in the evening of most days we had the World Mime (OpenAir) Festival, visits to museums and very little free time.

The tempo was exhausting for both participants and professors but the feedback that we had was very positive. Everyone was happy and enthusiastic and felt they have learned something new, redefined some knowledge and thoughts they had and accomplished something professionally.

This program was designed for adult professionals and those who want to become professionals. The work demanded full concentration, commitment and discipline and was very tiring both physically and mentally.

Belgrade, Serbia, 28.07.2022

Marko Stojanović

President

About Lecturers

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George Mascarenhas (Brazil)

PhD in Performing Arts, Professor of drama and physical theatre at the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil), theatre director, actor and certified mime artist specialized in Etienne Decroux's corporeal mime with over 30 years experience in performing arts. Corporeal mime training with Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum at the International School of Corporeal Mime (Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique in Paris and London).

Artistic Director of Mimus theatre company, dedicated to the artistic research of corporeal mime and dramaturgy. Author of the book "A Ação Mímica " (The Mime Action - Principals and poetics of Etienne Decroux's Dramatic Corporal Mime; in Portuguese language)

Ofer Blum (Israel)

Graduate of the European Academy for Corporal Theatre Magenia by Ella Jaroszewicz in Paris (Académie européeenne de Théâtre corporel Studio Magenia). Also studied mime at the Paris International School of Mimodrama Marcel Marceau. Clowning workshops with legendary clown Slava Polunin (Slava's Snowshow on Broadway). He is the only Israeli that did his high school graduation in mime at the Rubin Music and Dance Academy high school of arts. Performed and lectured for more than 35 years in festivals, theaters, circuses, schools, on TV and in the streets on three continents. Vice-President and co-founder of the World Mime Organisation and co-initiator of the World Mime Day (March 22).

Marko Stojanović (Serbia)

Award wining actor and mime artist, university professor of Acting and Stage Movement with more than 30 years of professional experience in theatre, film and television. Expert in non-verbal communication and public speaking coach. Studied mime at the Paris International School of Mimodrama Marcel Marceau (Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris Marcel Marceau). President and co-founder of the World Mime Organisation and co-initiator of the World Mime Day (March 22). Author of the book "Komunikator = Gladijator" ("Communicator = Gladiator" a handbook in public speaking for politicians, managers and artists; in Serbian language)

Original Concept

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WORLD MIME ACADEMY

The concept

About WMA

World Mime Academy is not (yet) an institution of higher education. It is an international educational project aiming to provide high quality intensive workshops of mime, acting, dance, physical theatre and any type of corporeal expression in theatre, film and other media to professionals and those who want to become ones.

Traveling & culture

The idea behind the WMAcademy is to be a mobile, traveling educational event with the aim to bring quality mime education to different corners of the world and to have participants experience different cultures.

PROGRAM CONCEPT

Program is based on four different 90-100 minutes workshops during the day in 5-7 days with additional consultations and/or mentorship that will result in at least 40 working hours in one week.

Culture & movement

At least one lecturer/workshop will be provided by the WMO and at least one should be local and specific to the culture of the people of the host country, region or city. Acting or classical ballet is something we can find everywhere but folk dance is specific to peoples and regions, Commedia dell' Arte is specific to Italy, Tango to Argentina, Beijing Opera to China, Butho to Japan.

Different Mime Techniques

Two workshops should be in mime/physical acting different techniques to help participants experience and/or improve different mime/physical acting skills and broaden their creative expression tools.

Additional activities

All additional activities should be linked to improvement of understanding of the movement, non-verbal communication and corporeal expression, mime, acting, theatre, media, organizations.
Lectures, talks, visits to museums, hubs, studios, theaters, media...

WORLD MIME FESTIVAL

The program will finish with a public presentation of work done during the WMAcademy and possibly with performances of previous works of participants and special shows of lecturers, which altogether will come under a title of the World Mime Festival with a duration of one to several days.

WMO Video Archives

All the workshops and other activities and events should be recorded for the WMO Video Archives and for possible use not only for research but as an online learning tool.

REQUIREMENTS

Space

For workshops a dance rehearsal room or a theatre stage, even a Pilates/Aerobics room or a PA hall in school will do.
For lectures and presentations a suitable space with necessary computer/video/internet equipment and capabilities.
For WM Festival a theatre and/or an open-air stage in summer and/or a busy square for street-mime shows.

Accommodation

A nice 2* or 3* hotel or a good hostel offering rooms with 1-3 beds at a special rate for participants.
A single room or a suit for lecturers.

Print

Basic printed materials are: certificates, roll-ups and/or back walls for interviews, T-Shirts for all participants and other souvenirs.
Tourist maps, tourists and cultural prospects.

Transportation

Free organized transportation from and to the airport.
Free transportation for organized tours and visits.
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World Mime Academy Example:

Report on the World Mime (Summer) Academy 2022 in Belgrade (Link)
Program (Link)
First info (Link)

World Mime Organisation