Theatre de l'Ange Fou
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Theatre de l'Ange Fou is a theatre company based in London
, England
. Its artistic directors are Steven Wasson
and Corinne Soum.
It was created in Paris in 1984, the last assistants of "the father of Modern Mime
", Etienne Decroux
, and relocated to London in 1995.
The Theatre de l'Ange Fou and the International School of Corporeal Mime (formerly known as the Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique) were created in Paris in 1984 by Steven Wasson
and Corinne Soum, the last assistants of "the father of Modern Mime" Etienne Decroux, and relocated to London in 1995. The International School of Corporeal Mime is devoted to the development of the technique, growing Repertoire and dramaturgy of Corporeal Mime
, and offers a full range of professional training programmes.
The company, the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, has toured throughout Europe, Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and the Middle East. The Theatre de l'Ange Fou has created over 20 original plays, devised pieces, as well as adaptations, ranging from duets to large ensemble works: The Little Dictator - parts I & II, Beyond the Garden, Crusade, Entangled Lives, The Government Inspector and their latest, The Orpheus Complex... revealing different aspects of the spiritual and human quest, portraying the frailty and complexity of relationships between individuals longing for love.
Impressions of the mind, the absurdity of life and the resulting questions are a constant source of inspiration for both the directors and the actors. Using Corporeal Mime as the base of their creative work, the dramaturgical construction of their plays takes the form of a voyage where the characters traverse varied landscapes and lifetimes, some real, some imaginary.
The world of the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, this visionary world of contrasting light and darkness, of metamorphosis, is populated by a family of invented archetypes in unknown yet familiar settings. Throughout their various productions, the Theatre de l'Ange Fou explores the infinite possibilities of the interaction between the corporeal score and the spoken text, music and film.
Alongside this personal artistic development, Steven Wasson
and Corinne Soum, in 1992, took up the challenge of re-introducing to the public the Repertoire of tienne Decroux] with their reconstruction, and performances by the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, of most of his major pieces (including La Meditation, Les Arbres, L'Usine...) in The Man Who Preferred to Stand, and more recently, Passage of Man on Earth and Resonance. This was the beginning of the transmission process that is today the base of the teaching in the International School of Corporeal Mime.
London
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, England
England
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. Its artistic directors are Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson , is the director of Theatre de l'Ange Fou, and the International School of Corporeal mime. He studied literature and drama at the University of Northern Colorado with Dr. Lloyd Norton, and mime with Dr. E. Reid Gilbert and Thomas Leabhart at the Valley Studio in Madison, Wisconsin...
and Corinne Soum.
It was created in Paris in 1984, the last assistants of "the father of Modern Mime
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...
", Etienne Decroux
Étienne Decroux
Étienne Decroux studied at Jacques Copeau's Ecole du Vieux-Colombier, where he saw the beginnings of what was to become his life's obsession–Corporeal Mime...
, and relocated to London in 1995.
The Theatre de l'Ange Fou and the International School of Corporeal Mime (formerly known as the Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique) were created in Paris in 1984 by Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson , is the director of Theatre de l'Ange Fou, and the International School of Corporeal mime. He studied literature and drama at the University of Northern Colorado with Dr. Lloyd Norton, and mime with Dr. E. Reid Gilbert and Thomas Leabhart at the Valley Studio in Madison, Wisconsin...
and Corinne Soum, the last assistants of "the father of Modern Mime" Etienne Decroux, and relocated to London in 1995. The International School of Corporeal Mime is devoted to the development of the technique, growing Repertoire and dramaturgy of Corporeal Mime
Corporeal mime
One subgroup of physical theater is corporeal mime. Its objective is to place drama inside the moving human body, rather than to substitute gesture for speech as in pantomime. In this medium, the mime must apply to physical movement those principles that are at the heart of drama: pause,...
, and offers a full range of professional training programmes.
The company, the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, has toured throughout Europe, Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and the Middle East. The Theatre de l'Ange Fou has created over 20 original plays, devised pieces, as well as adaptations, ranging from duets to large ensemble works: The Little Dictator - parts I & II, Beyond the Garden, Crusade, Entangled Lives, The Government Inspector and their latest, The Orpheus Complex... revealing different aspects of the spiritual and human quest, portraying the frailty and complexity of relationships between individuals longing for love.
Impressions of the mind, the absurdity of life and the resulting questions are a constant source of inspiration for both the directors and the actors. Using Corporeal Mime as the base of their creative work, the dramaturgical construction of their plays takes the form of a voyage where the characters traverse varied landscapes and lifetimes, some real, some imaginary.
The world of the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, this visionary world of contrasting light and darkness, of metamorphosis, is populated by a family of invented archetypes in unknown yet familiar settings. Throughout their various productions, the Theatre de l'Ange Fou explores the infinite possibilities of the interaction between the corporeal score and the spoken text, music and film.
Alongside this personal artistic development, Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson
Steven Wasson , is the director of Theatre de l'Ange Fou, and the International School of Corporeal mime. He studied literature and drama at the University of Northern Colorado with Dr. Lloyd Norton, and mime with Dr. E. Reid Gilbert and Thomas Leabhart at the Valley Studio in Madison, Wisconsin...
and Corinne Soum, in 1992, took up the challenge of re-introducing to the public the Repertoire of tienne Decroux] with their reconstruction, and performances by the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, of most of his major pieces (including La Meditation, Les Arbres, L'Usine...) in The Man Who Preferred to Stand, and more recently, Passage of Man on Earth and Resonance. This was the beginning of the transmission process that is today the base of the teaching in the International School of Corporeal Mime.