The World Mime Organisation has decided to present the "Special WMO Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mime" to professor Corinne Soum the co-director of the Theatre de l'Ange Fou and the co-founder and director of the International School of Corporeal Mime.
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FIRST WORLD MIME CONFERENCE
FINAL PROGRAM
DAY 1, MARCH 21ST , WEDNESDAY
Venue: Rectorate of the University of Arts in Belgrade
DISCUSSIONS:
09:15-11:15MIME AS A TOOL OF INTEGRATION (Mime and Deaf Community)
Introductions by:
§ Marko Stojanović (“Music of Silence” Project)
§ Bo W Lindström, co-founder of the Pantomimteatern (Sweden)
§ LepaPetrović (Director of the School for the Deaf “Stefan Dečanski” in Belgrade”)
§ Ivan Beader (Deaf Mime Artist)
§ JulijanaLekić (Serbian Association of Court Sign Language Interpreters)
§ Wolfgang Neuhausen (Pantomime NEMO, "Mime Art for Life" Project, Germany)
11:15-13:15MIME & DANCE
Introductions by:
§ Stanislaw Brosowski (Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts)
§ MiodragKastratović (International Dance Organisation)
§ Ella Jaroszevicz (European Academy for Corporeal Theatre “Studio Magenia”)
§ Shi Jing Xin (Founding/ Artistic director/ Choreographer of XIN-ART-LAB; Associate Professor at the Shanghai Theater Academy)
13:15-14:15OPENING of the conference& Special WMO AWARD CEREMONY
Speeches by:
Prof.dr.ZoranErić, Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade
Ofer Blum, Vice-President of the World Mime Organisation
Prof.Msc.MarkoStojanović, President of the World Mime Organisation
14:15-16:00Lunch Break
16:00-18:00 Presentations:
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TITLE |
Presenter |
Length |
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International Monodrama and Mime Festival in Zemun |
TadijaMiletić (Serbia) |
20 minutes |
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ASSITEJ |
Diana Kržanić-Tepavac |
25 minutes |
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“About the environments for Japanese reception of Mime” |
KAKUMOTO Atsushi (Japan) |
40 minutes |
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European Academy for Corporal Theatre “Studio Magenia” |
Ella Jaroszewicz (France) |
40 minutes |
20:30h-23:00h Official Dinner with live music at “Dvajelena” (Two Dears) Restaurant in the old bohemian street of Skadarlija
DAY 2, MARCH 22ND WORLD MIME DAY
Venue: Serbia Korea Information Access Centre (Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government)
09:00-11:00 Wikipedia EDIT-A-THON for ALL participants
11:30-15:00 Wikipedia EDIT-A-THON for Serbian volunteers (continuation)
DISCUSSIONS:
11:30-13:40FUTURE OF MIME AS AN ART AND BUSINESS
Introductions by:
§ Jean-Daniel von Lerber, agent (PROFILE Productions, Switzerland)
§ Carlos Martinez, mime artists and professor from Barcelona, Spain
§ AmiranShalkashvili Jr. mime and general manager of the Georgian State Pantomime Theatre
§ Ofer Blum, co-founder and vice-president World Mime Organisation, Israel
§ Marko Stojanović, president World Mime Organisation, Serbia
13:50-16:00 MIME IN HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Introductions by:
· Lena Stefenson, professor of mime (Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mime Acting Department; Sweden)
· YoramBoker, Professor of Theatre (Tel Aviv University)
· George Mascarenhas, Professor of Drama and Physical Theatre (Federal University of Bahia; Brazil) / Skype Video
· Mira Felner, Professor of Theatre (Hunter College of the City University of New York) / Skype Video
16:00-16:15 Presentations:
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TITLE |
Presenter |
Length |
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The White Church Project |
Corinne Soum and Steve Wosson (USA) |
Video 10 minutes |
16:30-18:00 Lunch Break
18:00-22:00FIST World Mime Students FESTIVAL + Short Performances
FIST WORLD MIME STUDENTS FESTIVAL
March 22nd 18:00-22:00
Venue: Students Cultural Centre
Technical rehearsals will take place from 12:00 to 17:00 and each artist will have 30 minutes for doing all the sound, lights and rehearsal.
STUDENTS PARTICIPANTS:
- KrishanthaJayabahu from Sri Lanka (University of Colombo) / 20 min.
- Emerson Vergel from Colombia (National University of Colombia, Bogota) / 25 min.
- MaksymLytvynenko from Ukraine (Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts) / 35 min.
- FilipDonchev from Bulgaria (KrastyoSarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia) / 40 min.
Short Performances that became “WMC Participants Festival”:
1. “The Child of the Abyss”, Marko Nektan (Serbia)
2. “Ex – Roommates”, Marko Nikolići Stefan Stanojević, students of the Faculty of Contemporary Arts (Serbia)
3. “Beautiful nature / Romantic morning / Freedom fighter”, NadezhdaFarzana (Bangladesh)
4. “Our World” / PavloVyshnevskyi&MaksymLytvynenko, students of the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts, Pantomime Department (Ukraine)
5. “Utensil and Spirit”, Shi Jing Xin (XIN-ART-LAB and Shanghai Theatre Academy Acting Department , Shanghai, China)
22:00 WMO STUDENTS AWARD CEREMONY
The WMO Students Grand Prix was awarded to MaksymLytvynenko of Ukraine.
Members of the FIST World Mime Students Festival Jury:
· prof.StanislavBrosowski (Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts) President of the Jury
· AmiranShalikashvili (Georgian State Pantomime Theatre)
· Vladimir Cvejić (Serbian mime artist and actor)
22:30-24:00Partyat the“Azbuka” Jazz Club
DAY 3, MARCH 23RD , FRIDAY
Venue: Tango Naturalis
09:00-10:00 WMO members meeting (presentation of the certificates to new members)
WORKSHOPS:
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Time |
TITLE (Level) |
Teacher |
Length |
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10:00-11:00 |
“CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AS THE FOUNDATION OF PHYSICAL THEATRE” (basic) |
KakumotoAtsushi (d’UOMO ex machina & International Theatre Institute Japan) |
60 minutes |
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11:15-12:15 |
“MIME WITH OR WITHOUT WORDS” |
Prof.StanislawBrosowsky Prof.LenaStefenson (Mime Acting Department Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts) |
60 minutes |
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12:15-13:15 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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13:15 – 14:15 |
“CLOWNS IN HOSPITALS” (basic) |
Ofer Blum (Israel) |
60 minutes |
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14:30-15:30 |
“TYPES OF PHYSICAL MOVEMENT: FROM SIMPLE TO DIFFICULT" (basic) |
Prof.NataliiaUzhvenko Ass.NataliyaSkryabina Pantomime Department of Kiev Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts (Ukraine) |
60 minutes |
16:00 Venue: Students Cultural Centre(Address: KraljaMilana 48)
Presentations:
1. NataliyaSkryabina, (Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts, Pantomime Department; Ukraine) / 15 minutes
2. AnastasiiaLiubchenko (Ukraine/Netherlands)/ Mime Wave Project / 15 minutes
3. Marko Nektan / Festival of Performance / 10 minutes
4. ShahidulHasan / Mime in Bangladesh / 15 minutes
17:00 NEW MEMBERS CEREMONY
18h “At the End of the Forest” children’s mime play by Pantomimeteaternfrom Stockholm in “Pinokio” children’s theatre in New Belgrade
"WE HAVE A WINNER!
The winner is a logo designed by Mirjana Stanković, a student of the ITAcademy in Belgrade who was our partner in this project. Out of three logos in the final round her design received 50% of the votes casted by WMO Official Members.
We thank the ITAcademy, all their students that participated in this small competition and we congratulate Mirjana Stanković for her design of the logo for the First World Mime Conference.
We also would like to thank all of the people that voted in the first round when we had a choice of 6 logos and WMO Official Members that chose the winner out of 3 logos in the finals."
CALL FOR APPLICATION
Dear applicants,
FIST World Mime Students Festival as part of the Festival of International Student Theatre (FIST) is looking forward to invitingyour University/Facultyto apply for participation atthis years festival. This is the first time that FIST officially contains a specific and separate mime program organized in partnership with the World Mime Organisation celebrating the World Mime Day on 22nd of March. In this letter you will find details about this year’s Festival and how to apply for participation. If you have any questions after reading this document, please feel free to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Kind regards from Belgrade,
World Mime Organisation&FIST 13 Team