The Mime Masterclass - Learn Skills in Mime & Physical Storytelling - Brisbane

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 04:00 pm UTC+10:00

Metro Arts | West End

Jesture Movement
Publisher/HostJesture Movement
The Mime Masterclass - Learn Skills in Mime & Physical Storytelling - Brisbane
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What if you could make worlds out of thin air?
Dive into a rare opportunity to learn mime from international artists flown straight from New York City!
This mime masterclass builds your skills in mime & physical storytelling

You'll learn a unique style of mime.
β€œA feast of physical storytelling.”
Ran Xia - 'Theatre Is Easy'

Taught by award-winning artists.
"Theatre at its finest."
Meagan Meehan - 'AXS.com'

Designed for artists of all backgrounds, experience levels, and access needs.

We've teamed up with the award-winning Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) to bring this original mime masterclass from New York City to Brisbane!

BKBX performs original work entirely through movement.

You'll be taught body language, mime techniques, staging metaphors, efficiencies in storytelling, and how to devise work.

Teaching you will be Becky Baumwoll, Artistic Director of BKBX.
She is a 2020 BRIClab Artist, 2021 ITAC Innovator, and 2021 NYC Women’s Fund grantee.

Tasha Milkman will be joining Becky as Educational Lead of BKBX.
She is a teaching artists responsible for developing innovative, body-empowering curriculum and performance pieces at their theatre in NYC.

Mime is a rich skillset for any artist, and your two day mime masterclass will follow this method:

Day 1: BKBX Technique Foundations

10AM - 12:30PM

πŸ–πŸΌ Establishing invisible objects
πŸ–πŸΌ Physical isolation and precision
πŸ–πŸΌ Mimed environment - establishing storytelling foundations
πŸ–πŸΌ Character building blocks

1:30PM - 4PM

πŸ–πŸΌ Narrative beat work in mime
πŸ–πŸΌ Transformations - Time, Scale and Space
πŸ–πŸΌ Using cinematic storytelling on stage
πŸ–πŸΌ Group builds


Day 2: The Body as a Storyteller

10AM - 12:30PM

πŸ–πŸΌ Building ensemble culture in silence
πŸ–πŸΌ Superpowers of mime technique
πŸ–πŸΌ Writing for silent storytelling
πŸ–πŸΌ Staging metaphor

1:30PM - 4PM

πŸ–πŸΌ Developing silent solos
πŸ–πŸΌ Workshop silent solo & refine with notes and feedback
πŸ–πŸΌ Discussion and applications to personal art practice

Are you ready to join?

You've got one chance to learn mime with international artists from an award-winning company

We invite you to come explore this unique artform with us, to 'show the world the invisible' in a masterclass of storytelling.

Start mime today - Enrol Now!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Metro Arts, Ippin Japanese Dining, Boundary St, West End QLD 4101, Australia,Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, West End

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