His life
What country was Jean-Louis Barrault born in?
France
What is mime?
Communicating through movement without spoken words
Which country has a particularly famous tradition of classical mime
France
What is the name of the famous film Barrault appeared in as a mime?
Les Enfants du Paradis
What theatrical art form is Barrault particually assosiated with?
Mime
What year was Barrault born in?
1910
What part of the body helps communicate through expressions?
The face
Which theatre practitioner taught Barrault mime?
Étienne Decroux
Who directed Les Enfants du Paradis?
Marcel Carné
What did Barrualt help demonstrate about physical expression?
That the body can communicate meaning and emotion?
What was Barraults profession?
Actor, Theatre director and mime artist
What is the theatrical term for communicating through body movements
Physical expression
What was the name of the theatre company Barrault and Renaud founded?
Compagnie Renaud-Barrault
What character did Barrault portray in the film?
Baptiste Deburau
Name one person who influenced Barrault's mime training?
Étienne Decroux
What was the name of his wife who was also an actress?
Madeleine Renaud
What is the technique of pretending to interact with invisible objects called?
Illusions or object mimes?
In what year was their theatre company founded?
1946
When was the children of paradise released?
1945
What does the term total theatre refer to?
Combining different theatrical elements and art forms into one preformance
In what year did barrault die?
1994
Why is body movement important in mime?
It communicates stories, emotions and meaning without relying on speech
Which theatre institution did Barrault become director of in 1959?
Théâtre de France in Odéon
Which novel by William Faulkner did Barrault adapt into a mime preformance?
As i lay dying
How did Barault contribute to the development of modern theatre?
He experimented with combining physical movement, mime , spoken langauge and other theatrical forms