Survival Kit

Marcel Marceau

Sunday, July 14, 2002

Marcel Marceau has always seemed removed from the hubbub of modern life; his timeless “mimodramas” possess an otherworldly poetry and serene dignity that make us feel that we have been transported to an earlier century.

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Yet he is also an extremely successful and busy artist, constantly touring, developing new works, appearing on television and in films as well as directing his own mime troupe and school. So it didn’t surprise me that he agreed to get away from it all, and go on a retreat. Let’s find out what he would include in his cultural survival kit for such a journey.

Marcel Marceau 's Survival Kit:

1. Silence
2. A book of Taoist poetry
3. Mozart’s 21st Concerto
4. The works of William Blake
5. Painting materials
6. Bach’s Air in G String
7. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata