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NEW ARTICLE
Celebrated Mime Emerges from Shadows for One-Night Stand
By Daniel Gesmer, Camera Dance Critic
The Daily Camera, Sunday, August 27, 2000
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NEW ARTICLE
Celebrated Mime Emerges from Shadows for One-Night Stand
By Daniel Gesmer, Camera Dance Critic
The Daily Camera, Sunday, August 27, 2000
On August 11, 2000, Samuel was interviewed by Kathryn Bernheimer, Boulder Correspondent for the Intermountain Jewish Newspaper. The interview began with Avital sharing a few glimpses of his Jewish heritage; and the years growing up as a youth in Morroco.
He believes these events assisted in forming his being and development as a productive artist of the community. Samuel learned at an early age, the value of silence. He found silence to be an impressive and powerful way to communicate which eventually lead to studying the art form of mime.
His grandfather taught him to "speak only when necessary," and he also learned to "never raise the voice for any reason."
I invite you to read Kathyrn's article, "Ssh!......Mime from Morroco," which weaves a tale of Samuel's cultural heritage with the learning and development of the art form - Mime; with the development of his work, BodySpeak™ - Moving Mind and Body.
Below is a short excerpt from one of his teachings, "Word Economy." This story was shared with his students in 1972, in Boulder, Colorado.
Word Economy
"My grandfather once told me that we are born with a certain number of words in our word bank. If one uses too many words (like overspending too much), it empties our word bank account that can become overdrawn, or we can become mute. So, when we use words only when necessary, we practice word economy."
"Words are only one of the ways to communicate. Ninety-nine percent of our real communication, however, occurs in silence through your body language."
"I highly recommend to practice one day of silence a week to achieve the ability to speak less and do more, produce more and consume less - practicing consistently the active wisdom of Word Economy."
I am confident you will find this article inspiring and a good learning experience.
Samuel
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NEW ARTICLE
The Evolution of Mime:
Towards Expansiveness of Being
THREE PILLARS OF BECOMING AN ARTIST
A Journey from Thought to Action by Samuel Avital
Mime Over Matter
By Tricia Brick
In this new article about the work at LCDS, Boulder Weekly columnist Tricia Brick talks with Samuel Avital about the similarities and differences between mime training and athletic training.
NEW BOOK
By Mark Olsen
Read about Mark's new book "The Actor of a Thousand Faces"
includes a forward by Samuel Avital
Read A Students Account Of The Workshop
BodySpeak™ Workshop At Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
5 DAY WORKSHOP begin Monday at 9 a.m. and end Friday at noon..
OMEGA Institute
July 26 -- 30, 1999
LCDS was featured on the cable television program "INTERNET TONIGHT" tonight March 20, 1999 - 10:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Pacific.
It repeated the next day at 11:00 AM Eastern/8:00 AM Pacific, 1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 PM Pacific, 5:00 PM Eastern/2:00 PM Pacific
Take a visual tour of some of the history of LCDS.
A collection of photos of Samuel Avital in various situations, performances and events.
LCDS Gets CCI Link of the Week Award !!
"Your site has been chosen based on its originality, content and quality.."
CCI LOTW Editor
other LCDS Award
This is a comprehensive article presenting a new look at the Art of Movement.
This article is an excellent piece attempting to introduce some aspects and examples of Samuel Avital's work, his discoveries and development of BodySpeak™ - The Avital Method.
The author links Samuel's personal experiences and stories with his work in sections like: Early Life, Teachers and Lessons, The Workshop Laboratory, The Sixth Sense, Kinesthesia and The Mind/Body Split, The Return to the Body and Notes.
The purpose is to introduce the BodySpeak™ Method and to inspire and stimulate a new way of thinking. It is a fresh new way of looking at the essence of the Art of Movement. It also attempts to describe the use of the human body as a vehicle for awakening and artistic production.
PRACTICAL HAPPINESS:
My Journey from Thought to Action By Samuel Avital
A collection of observations, instructions, and reflection of various subjects in workshops, lectures, public seminars and privately with friends worldwide.
(From Live Teaching Situations)
by Samuel Avital.
Attend a Workshop in Your Area
If you are interested in sponsoring a BodySpeak™™ Seminar or any
Le Centre du Silence workshop program in your community.
Please Call: (303) 661-9271, write,
or email Samuel at
Read Le Centre du Silence Newsletter 1991 - 1992
To Produce, Connect, Create and Integrate the Essence of Life Energy
The articles were publshed in Moving Edge! Newsletter during 1991 - 92, to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of Le Centre du Silence.
Also a new article: "Comments On Facing the Mask" By Poli Masens
A New Article in the "From Ecstasy to Lunch" Series by Samuel Avital.
While you're there, be sure to read the other great short articles from Samuel.
NEW: BodySpeak™ Training Program
NEW! Cafe-Salon Philosophique"Samuel Avital launches Boulder's first philosophical cafe
to examine life's deeper questions and connect with others"*
Philosophique made its debut November 1, 1997 in Boulder, CO at the well-known coffee shop called, "Bubb's." Host and moderator for the evenings' topics was Samuel Avital, a world famous Mime and also known as "a Provocateur Extraordinaire."
Cafe-Salon Philosophique Home Page
*Article about the Cafe in the Boulder Daily Camera
QUIDAM is a feast for the senses.
A Review by Samuel Avital
Reviewed by Samuel Avital On Saturday October 4th, 1997 in Denver, Colorado, the matinee performance, I saw the great and excellent performance the western world has ever created in modern times - "QUIDAM" the new production of Le Cirque du Soleil in Denver.
"The Portugal Event Workshop Experience" by Samuel Avital
Read in Samuels own words about the first European Mime Workshop of Le Centre du Silence
LCDS Voted "The Best Brain Friendly Site on the Web"
Read this great review by Jessica Todd.
LCDS Gets Cool Site Award !!
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"Cool Central is devoted exclusively to the best sites the Web has to offer,
and yours is definitely one of them."
The Staff at coolcentral.com
Look great and support LCDS and mime by wearing one of these high quality T-shirts.
"First 10 ordered will be autographed by Samuel"
A View Of A MimeE.J. Gold Presents Samuel Avital (June 1977)
From the Forward to Samuel's first book Mime WorkBook
NEW!! LCDS GUESTBOOK!!!Now you can sign the LCDS guestbook with your comments Sign Guestbook
View Guestbook to see who has been here and what they said.
New Section - Letters to LCDS!Now you can read letters sent to Samuel, LCDS, and friends on this web page.
Samuel Avital has written a humorous, insightful and inspirational article. The article comprises brief stories about Samuel and other teaching stories like The Dancing Egg, and the beautiful prose of The Gazelle of the Dawn. Enjoy From Ecstasy to Lunch.
Long time student and friend, Mark Olsen, has just completed a new article about working with Samuel and LCDS. Check out Mark, My Words About SamuelSamuel and Mark co-authored the wonderful book, The Conception Mandala: Creative Techniques for Inviting a Child Into Your Life.