Samuel Ben-Or Avital is a professionally trained mime artist, teacher of mime, kinesthetic awareness, and Kabbalah. In 1971, Mr. Avital founded Le Centre du Silence Mime School (See, “History of Le Centre du Silence Mime School”) in Boulder, Colorado. He is author of He is the author of The Invisible Stairway: Kabbalistic Meditations on The Hebrew Letters. He is also author of The BodySpeak Manual.
Here he describes his background studying mime in Paris. He points out that, unlike other artists, virtually all mimes compose their own pieces. He notes that subtle movements can convey enormous emotions. He also points out that every part of the mime’s body becomes an instrument of expression. Certain principles of Avital’s “BodySpeak” method are actually derived from the mystical teachings of Kabbalah. In particular, it is important for the mime to work from an inner center of silence.
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is past-president of the Intuition Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate their inner, intuitive ability.
(Recorded on July 19, 2017)
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