Mime artist Iimuro Naoki returns to Manila

February 27-28, 2013, 7:30 PM Time of Mime 2

Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)

March 1, 2013, 2:00 PM Contemporary Mime Workshop

Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater)

CCP Complex

Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:

Iimuro Naoki, mime

Continuing the celebrations for the 40^th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines present the return of Japanese mime artist Iimuro Naoki for a series of performances and workshops.

Iimuro Naoki performs Time of Mime 2 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater) this February 27 & 28, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The February 27 performance is invitational while the February 28 is open to the public.

On March 1, 2013 from 2:00-4:00 PM, Naoki will conduct a Contemporary Mime Workshop for professional theater actors at the CCP’s Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater).  Organized by the CCP Artist Training Division, the workshop is also open to observers, free of charge.

Mime artist Iimuro Naoki

According to the press relese, Naoki is an award winning mime actor who graduated from the Ecole International de Mimodrame de Paris Marcel Marceau and the Conservatoire Niedermeyer d’Issy Les Moulineaux Ecole Nationale de Musique de Dance et d’Art Dramatique. He learned mime from acclaimed French mime actor Marcel Marceau, the founder of modern pantomime. Since then, He has been actively performing in various festivals in the world and getting awards both in Japan and overseas. In 2009, he had won gold medal for the mime improvisation section at Delphic Games in South Korea, and received Special Prize in street performance competition at Kobe Biennale Festival in Japan.

Mr. Iimuro’s performance at the CCP Little Theater will be his tribute to the late mime legend Marcel Marceau who performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines back in 1970 and 1989.

Time of Mime 2 and the Contemporary Mime Workshop is presented by the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. These events are also supported by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines.

Tickets:

Free admission

For performance inquiries:

CCP Performing Arts Division 832-1125 local 1607

Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) 811-6155 to 58, email@jfmo.org.ph

For workshop inquiries:

CCP Artist Training Division 832-1125 local 1605, ccp.artist.training@gmail.com