Mime Festival at Southbank Centre

Showcasing the very best in wordless theatre from across Europe, the events for the London International Mime Festival at Southbank Centre feature everything from acrobatics and modern clown techniques to mask theatre and dance.

Baccala Clowns
Events in the mime festival at Southbank Centre programme start off with the Baccala Clowns from Switzerland, featuring the talents of two young circus artists, Camilla Pessi and Simone Fassari. Their show, titled Pss Pss, combines both classic and modern clown techniques into a charming and engaging show that is suitable for all ages.

Pss Pss by the Baccala Clowns takes place from Saturday 14th January - Monday 16th January 2012. Performances take place from 7.45pm on Saturday and Monday, and from 4pm on Sunday.

Autour De Mime
Also taking place as part of the London International Mime Festival at Southbank Centre is Tell Me the Truth and Other Stories, by French mime artists Autour De Mime. The performance has been inspired by a poem by Jacques Prevert, and portrays a couple's dysfunctional and loveless relationship.

Tell Me the Truth and Other Stories by Autour De Mime takes place at 7.45pm, Tuesday 17th January - Wednesday 18th January 2012. This show is suitable for ages 12+.

Toron Blues
Inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre's drama Huis Clos (No Exit), Tendre Suie by French circus theatre duo Toron Blues is also making a special appearance at the mime festival at Southbank Centre. With the two women performing around a rope hanging centre stage, the audience are left to decide whether the pair are sisters, lovers or shadows.

The performances of Tendre Suie are suitable for ages 12+, and takes place from Thursday 19th January - Sunday 22nd January 2012. The show takes place at 7.45pm apart from Sunday, when it begins at 4pm.

NoFit State Circus
Wales' internationally renowned NoFit State Circus is also making a welcome return to London for the mime festival, to perform its Mundo Paralelo show. Click below for more information.

NoFit State Circus London

Claudio Stellato
Italian acrobat-dancer and magician Claudio Stellato will be bringing L'Autre to the Southbank Centre during Mime London, a show that sees the artist manipulate objects on stage, the audience's sense of perspective and his own body. See the artist fold himself into four and incorporate circus and magic routines into his act.

L'Autre takes place from 7.45pm, Monday 23rd January - Wednesday 25th January 2012. The show is suitable for ages 10+.

Kulunka Teatro
The final show taking place at the Southbank Centre for Mime London is Andre and Dorine, a contemporary mask theatre production by Spanish company Kulunka Teatro. The show follows the lives of an elderly couple who, when faced with Alzheimer's, explore the themes of remembrance and identity.

Andre and Dorine takes place from Thursday 26th January - Sunday 29th January 2012. The show takes place at 7.45pm apart from Sunday, when it begins at 4pm. The show is suitable for ages 12+.

The events for the London International Mime Festival at Southbank Centre take place from Saturday 14th January - Sunday 29th January 2012. Tickets for NoFit State Circus cost £15.00 - £20.00. Tickets for all other shows cost £15.00.

For more information and to buy tickets, call the Southbank Centre ticket office on 0844 875 0073.

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