Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 2012

7.02

An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

2012

Shakes the Clown

Shakes the Clown 1991

5.40

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

1991

Victory To The Mimers

Victory To The Mimers 1970

1

A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a Mime performer desperately rallies the troops for a silent revolution, vowing to save the art form from facing the final curtain.

1970

...In with the New

...In with the New 2023

1

A passionate mime practices her daily rituals and performs for people, as well as being reminded of her insecurities.

2023

Mimes

Mimes 2017

10.00

Two mimes are preparing for the evening's show, but one of them has got something more sinister in mind.

2017

The Painter

The Painter 1975

1

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible and the visible invisible. Marceau’s sometimes comical - but always graceful - interpretation of The Painter in Central Park allows the viewer to “see” objects which are not there.

1975

The Art of Silence: The Cage

The Art of Silence: The Cage 1975

1

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he describes this pantomime as having a theme that goes beyond time, an allegory showing a man trying to escape an enclosure of invisible walls. He also suggests that it stands for our freedom of choice, stating that for the limited span of our life on earth, we must struggle for the enlightenment of humanity and search for a way out of the cage

1975

Bip as a skater

Bip as a skater 1975

1

This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau.

1975