Meeting with Mime Art - 12.10.2024 Saturday - 12.00- Mrożek room - free entrance
The idea behind these long-standing meetings is to highlight the profiles of the most important creators in the art of mime theater. We do this by engaging in conversations with actors from theaters founded by the subjects of our meetings, students from the schools they led, and theater scholars. Invited guests present the concepts of mime theater developed around the world and share their own experiences from working with masters, often possessing significant artistic achievements themselves.
Our guest will be Carlos Agudelo Plata—a Colombian creator of mime and visual theater, whose performance can be seen during this year's edition of the festival. You can also participate in theater workshops that he will prepare especially for us.
Led by: Bartłomiej Ostapczuk
The meeting will be conducted in Spanish with translation into Polish.
Juan Carlos Agudelo Plata
Theater director, playwright involved in visual arts, and physical actor.
Founder and artistic director of the National School of Physical Theater in Colombia, "LE GESTE." He began his studies in 1979 at the El Globo theater and graduated from the Instituto Popular de Cultura de Cali. He completed his studies in dramatic arts at the Universidad del Valle. In 1992, he graduated from the International School of Mimodrama in Paris under Marcel Marceau and was part of that ensemble from 1992 to 2002.
In Colombia, he teaches the technique of Corporeal Mime by Etienne Decroux and showcases the legacy of Master Marcel Marceau, which forms the foundation of actor education. He has lectured at the most important universities and theater schools in Colombia. In 1997, he founded in Bogotá the Cultural Association "Casa del Silencio – Maison du Silence," a Colombian ensemble specializing in physical theater.
