From the age of five, Marcel Marceau knew he wanted to be a silent actor, just like Charlie Chaplin. When World War II intervened, he joined the resistance, helping to get young Jews to safety during this dangerous time. But Marcel never forgot his dream of being a mime artist and entertaining the world.

Before he was the world’s most famous mime, Marcel Marceau used the power of silence and his artistic talent to resist tyranny and save hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis.Marcel was born in 1923 in the French city of Strasbourg. He was drawn to the flickering images of Charlie Chaplin in the movies, and he had a gift for imitating the birds around him, the people, and even the wind!But his safe, creative childhood was shattered by the advent of Worl...

Quels sont les piliers de l’éloquence gestuelle ? Comment est né le mime ? Quelles sont les impulsions qu’un corps génère pour transmettre des émotions ?Dans cet ouvrage où le protagoniste est Marcel Marceau, vous retrouverez un ensemble de références historiques, de réflexions, de déductions à travers le regard curieux et attentif de Patrizia Iovine.Comme la musique, la poétique du geste vit en chacun de nous, il suffit de savoir l’écouter.Embarquez pour un voyage ...

The origins of theatre date back to 500 b. C. with religious rituals of ancient Greece. Mime drama dates back to Theocritus, to performances of folk life, to gatherings in honour of the God Dionysus, during which the use of a mask was introduced. The Romans used to mime political situations inventing satirical pantomimes. A silent genre developed in the town of Atella, the Atellan Farce, with fixed characters, ancestors of the stereotypes of the Commedia dell’Arte or theatre of the Zanni. ...

Le origini del mimo risalgono al '500 a. C. ai riti religiosi dell'antica Grecia. Il mimodramma si può far risalire a Teocrito, a rappresentazioni di vita popolare, alle Dionisie cittadine nel corso delle quali si iniziò ad utilizzare la maschera. Gli antichi romani mimavano situazioni politiche inventando pantomime satiriche. Anche nella città di Atella, tra Napoli e Capua vi era un genere di teatro muto cosiddetto farsa atellana con tipi fissi, antenati degli stereotipi della Commedia de...

There once was a boy named Marcel, who was gifted at many things. He could draw anything. He could act. He could dance and move his body to imitate all kinds of animals and people; he could even become the wind! His family clapped and laughed when he performed.But before Marcel could even grow up, his country was invaded by an enemy that meant to harm his people. Their lives were in danger.So the boy used his art to forge documents to help others escape. He used his talent ...

Der Meister der Pantomime im Gespräch mit Wolf Gaudlitz, dessen Gespräch mit Elisabeth Mann Borgese seit Jahren einer der Erfolgstitel von AUDIOBUCH ist, hat nun das erste Tonportrait des großen Pantomimen geschaffen. Zahlreiche Interviews aus dem Jahr 2005 und Original-Aufnahmen von der letzten großen Tournee. Atmosphärisches, Zuschauerreaktionen und Statements des Impressarios werden musikalisch miteinander verbunden. Ein lebendiges, berührendes Klangbild, welches uns den großen Meister ...

Dans "Le roman du grand Condé", Marcel Dhanys propose une exploration vivante et riche de l'une des figures les plus emblématiques du XVIIe siècle français, le prince de Condé. À travers un style narratif flamboyant, mêlant émotion et précision historique, Dhanys retrace les hauts faits militaires tout en offrant un aperçu des conflits politiques et des intrigues de cour qui ont marqué la France d'antan. Le livre, inscrit dans un contexte littéraire qui célèbre les récits biographiques rom...

Dans "Les Demi-Vierges", Marcel Prévost explore les tumultes de l'âme humaine à travers le prisme des conventions sociales et des désirs inavoués. Ce roman, publié en 1893, se distingue par son style réaliste et son approche psychologique, offrant une peinture saisissante des mœurs de la Belle Époque. Prévost brosse le portrait de femmes tiraillées entre leurs aspirations personnelles et les attentes sociétales, dans une narration fluide et incisive qui met en lumière les paradoxes de la c...