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VISUAL AND POETIC COMEDY
Benoît Turjman, “The Revelation of Mime in France”
The Théâtre de Poche’s review:
The art of making the invisible visible.
All it takes is a few gestures for everything to come to life. Beno%EEt Turjman possesses this fascinating power to bring forth before our eyes a world that we eventually see as clearly as if it %E9were real. With the precision of a goldsmith and infinite poetry, he restores mime to its full modernity.
Perhaps that, too, is what talent is all about: making us believe in the impossible.
After winning over audiences in Cuba, Macau, Cape Verde, and on numerous European stages, Benoît Turjman returns to the Théâtre de Poche with the third installment featuring his iconic character, Le Voisin. Trained at the Marcel Marceau International School of Mime, he pursues work of rare artistry, blending poetry, humor, and virtuosity
With short, velvety hair, greasy locks, and grumpier than ever, “Le Voisin” is back and embarks on yet more new misadventures.
A show of maturity? Not a chance! Once again, Le Voisin goes out of his way to have you in stitches with a chaotic mix of: the worst plane in the country, a surprise birthday party, a chase through a living room, a potential romance, and some unlikely dance moves. Elusive and indestructible, Le Voisin is back again for a third episode. A comedy that’s funny at heart and tender in spirit. An hour of pure joy!
Ten years of touring across four continents, a run at the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris, winner of the SACD Humor/One-Man Show Grant, and a multiple award winner in France and abroad, Benoît Turjman has established himself as one of the leading figures in contemporary mime.
