Paroles sur le Mime

The foundational work by Étienne Decroux. A philosophical and technical reflection on the art of mime.

(If you come across a copy, don’t let it slip away…)

A few pages to explore Decroux’s thinking

Paroles sur le mime is now difficult to find, so this short document brings together a selection of excerpts from Étienne Decroux’s book.

The aim is not to replace the book, let alone summarize it, but simply to offer a way into his thinking. The selected passages touch on the origins of corporeal mime, his vision of theatre, the actor’s work, the relationship between mime and speech, and Decroux’s distinctive way of considering the body as the raw material of art.

Download: Paroles sur le mime – Selected Excerpts

And if these few pages inspire you to explore further, all the better. That is precisely what they are here for.