farewell, marcel

[lapietra]

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[Jack Flanders]

ya beat me!!! I was just going to put up a thread for him. I'm not fond of circus clowns or most mimes, but he was so cool. I saw him perform twice while I was in college (he came to Purdue every few years) and was always in awe of his physical presence and emotional dedication to his craft. RIP. Bip!

[auntie aubrey]

i heard his last words were

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[Anna]

http://www.misdirections.com/images/wilting_flowers2.gif

[lapietra]

ya beat me!!! I was just going to put up a thread for him. I'm not fond of circus clowns or most mimes, but he was so cool. I saw him perform twice while I was in college (he came to Purdue every few years) and was always in awe of his physical presence and emotional dedication to his craft. RIP. Bip!

*jealous*

I've only ever seen him on film/TV, but I agree - what he did was far beyond what your average street mime does (or Shields & Yarnell - they were fine for kids, but pretty shallow)... something more akin to ballet/great physical comedy/commedia dell'arte. There was, as you say, real emotion there, and a complete mastery of his body. A great joy to experience, and a great loss today.

[Bman]

People should commemorate his death by observing a moment of noise.