Physical Storytelling (International Workshop)

Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime 

Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in USAmerican narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? 

CLASS SIZE

14 students maximum

PREREQUISITE

None

LOCATION

Sol Latte Studio (Pearl's Hill Terrace), S168976

Instructor: Becky Baumwoll (USA)

-Artistic Director of Broken Box Mime Theater, a nonprofit which modernizes French pantomime for contemporary audiences through original nonverbal theater.

-Executive Producer of PhysFest NYC, the first Physical Theater Festival in New York City and second of its kind in the USA.

-Teaching Artist for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP), Clowns Without Borders, and Opera on Tap

Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) is a collaborative theater company that performs original work entirely through movement. Our mission is to activate the imaginations of our audiences, contemporize the art of mime, and remind us all of the power of simple storytelling. Based in Brooklyn and founded in 2011, our version of “mime, redefined” blends techniques of French pantomime, cinema, performance art, and contemporary theater. The artists who call BKBX their artistic home believe in making innovative, provocative theater that erases the spoken language barrier and champions the power of simplicity in performance.

At Luke Yu Comedy, we believe that the supportive community and personal growth opportunities of our art form should be accessible to all. If finances are a barrier, please reach out to us at luke@lukeyucomedy.com