MMR
International mime company by Romberg & Wilcox
unspoken theater that will move your mind

MMR -

 two mimes on the world stage

MMR   is   a   mime   duo.   So   it   is   more   than   the   sum   of   its   parts.   Both   Eric   Wilcox   and   Jan   Romberg   are educated    in    classical    pantomime    but    combine    additional    skills    and    styles    -    and    different    cultural backgrounds. „MMR“   by   Eric   Wilcox   and   Jan   Romberg   was   found   in   Warsaw   and   resides   in   Theaters   in   Dresden ( Mimenstudio )   and   Istanbul   ( Sanat   Odasi ).   The   name   expresses   our   approach   of   pantomime   and development.   It   is   about   mind,   it   is   using   movement   but   just   to   stimulate   the   imagination.   I   think therefore I am (a mime). Their   actual   performance   is   named   "Imagine!   Now!".   A   small   taste   of   it   we   serve   you   on   youtube. Beside performances MMR runs mime trainings and workshops.
MMR participates in an international arts project called heaven upside down www.movingpoets.org/concrete5/index.p hp/programs/heavenusd
Summer school of MMR together with  Ewelina Czisewska and Aleksander Acev in Berlin.  school.mind-movement.org
"Imagine! Now!" is wordless theater that let you forget time and space and widens your imagination. The performance starts with slapstick to break the ice. The actors introduce facets of relationships in short vignettes – the first are comic but they move to poetic. Also the style of mime acting changes frequently. From the modern style it switches to the 1900 style of literary pantomime and moves forward to satirical and even grotesque. The dramatic climax is reached by showing conceptually the cruelty of war just by light projection on one actor while he projects his thoughts to the audience. “MMR“ present situations and gestures that are never purely aesthetic but are movement phrases that pull to an inner authenticity.

for children

“Pronk”
"Pronk" is a wordless and funny performance which is full of action and fantasy. It tells the story of a young boy, Pronk, who struggles with his adult antagonist. The poor boy does not own anything but has made a puppet for his own pleasure and in his fantasy the puppet has a special power and is able to controll other people. Of course he will have some very nice and some very funny but also some unsatisfying adventures. He finds out how to get free ice cream, how to fly but he also gets the lesson that getting controlled by others is quite annoying. At the end Pronk and the man spend a peaceful day at the beach. However, it was so much fun to compete and struggle that they start again. “Pronk”   is   joyful   to   watch   for   both   children   and   adults.   But   our   young   friends   will   for   sure   more   identify with the smiling child on stage.
Workshops
Teaching   is   passion   –   our   passion.   We   not   only   love   to   share   our   experiences   and   developments   in   mime   and physical    theater,    but    combine    that    with    a    long    term    practical    knowledge    in    teaching.    So    mind    movement research offers some overview and specialized workshops for children and adults. - Mime basics (1-3 days, all ages) - Phrasing / play writing (1-2 days, adults) - Using and learning from literary pantomimes (1-3 days, adults) - Buffon and grotesque theater (1-3 days, adults) - Transitions – the magic in mime (1 day, all ages) Eric Wilcox taught at The Golston Moriyama Mime Intensive in Berlin June 24 - July05. For more information visit goldmime.com This workshop has been coordinated by Jan Romberg. Eric also gave a workshop during the 32nd International mime festival Dresden on Nov 07 2014. In 2015, MMR invitged Reza Keshavarz from Iran to create a new summer school “mime>summer” in Berlin. Students came from all across Europe. In 2016 we conitnue this activity together with Dr. Ewelina Cisewska from Poland and Aleksandar Acev from Croatia. In the European Union fanced project „UnderCreative“ Eric was giving Workshops in Italy, Romania and Czech Republic.
our history

Eric Wilcox arrived to the Goldston School for Mimes in 1983, inspired by the dazzling technique, in-depth curriculum

and expansive vision for mime art, he ran with his hard won skills for more than 1500 performances across the

US   over   fifteen   years.      In   San   Francisco   he   produced   the   SF   Buffoons,   receiving   grant   support   and   residencies   to create five original productions in a unique grotesk style. Currently   living   in   Istanbul,   Turkey,   Eric   presents   his   English   language   historical   solo   play   ‘Oscar   Wilde   in   San   Francisco’ to   sold   out   audiences   and   teaches   theater   to   young   people.   He   is   working   in   Europe   as   MMR   -   Mind   Movement Research   with   German   partner   Jan   Romberg.   They   are   celebrating   the   true   cross-cultural   possibilities   of   pantomime, performing their wordless shows "Imagine! Now!" and "Pronk" for German, Italian, Armenian, and Turkish audiences.   Jan   Romberg   started   learning   mime   with   Giselle   Schwenk   in   Stuttgart   and   started   to   perform   in   the   ensemble   of   the International   Pantomime   Theater   in   Stuttgart.   With   the   time   he   became   the   backbone   of   the   theater   until   it   was closed   in   2012.   He   performes   in   the   Mimenbühne   with   Ralf   Herzog   were   he   also   cares   for   the   theater   administration and   long   term   strategy.   Jan   also   learned   with   Gregg   Goldston,   Bartlomiej   Ostapczuk,   Dr.   Radim   Vizvary,   Gyöngyi   Biro, Pau   Bachero   and   others.   Since   2010   he   coordinates   the   International   mime   festival   Dresden   what   includes   fund raising and creating the artistic program.

MMR thanks

 Mimenstudio Dresden PAPA / AKADEMIA SZTUK SCENICZNYCH W POZNANIU Gregg Goldston Warsaw Mime center sanat odasi Istanbul (by Haydar Zorlu) Pablo Zibes Netzwerk der Mimen Teatralna Das halbrunde Zimmer Club Novitatis MMR performed during modern mime evening / International mime festival Warsaw 2012 (part of the programme) Studententage Dresden in novitatis club (premiere of Imagine! Now!) 2013/04/27 city hall Toricella di Sabina (parts of the programme) 31 st  International mime festival Dresden Sahne Cihangir, Istanbul, Saturday 12/28/2013 Teatro Talia in Tagliacozzo, 01/09/2014 city hall Toricella di Sabina, 01/10/2014) Teatro della Bottega, Rom, 01/11&12/2014 Mimenbühne Dresden, 3/29/2014 Heinrich Schliemann grammar schol, Berlin, 5/8+9/2014 Studententage Dresden in novitatis club 5/10/2014 Mekan 315, Istanbul 5/31/2014 closing event of the GMI 2014 in Berlin Mellowpark 7/5/2014 Yengibaran International Mime Festival 2014: opening, Imagine! Now! and Closing - August 10, 13 and 14) 32nd International Mime Festival Dresden Nov 6-9 2014 - Pronk Poznan Akademia of Performing Arts  - 31.12.2014 & 30.5.2015 Refugees welcome celebration in Berlin Wuhlheide 22.8.2015 33rd Mime Theatre Meeting Dresden 8.11.2015 ACUD Theater 14.4.2016

Contact

Phone: +491621979137 E-mail: office@mind-movement.org Ordinary mail / parcels: Jan Romberg Britzer Damm 123 12347 Berlin, Germany

Performance

“Imagine! Now!”

MMR
International mime company by Romberg & Wilcox
unspoken theater that will move your mind

MMR -

 two mimes on the world stage

MMR   is   a   mime   duo.   So   it   is   more   than   the sum    of    its    parts.    Both    Eric    Wilcox    and    Jan Romberg   are   educated   in   classical   pantomime but   combine   additional   skills   and   styles   -   and different cultural backgrounds. „MMR“   by   Eric   Wilcox   and   Jan   Romberg   was found   in   Warsaw   and   resides   in   Theaters   in Dresden    ( Mimenstudio )    and    Istanbul    ( Sanat Odasi ).   The   name   expresses   our   approach   of pantomime   and   development.   It   is   about   mind, it   is   using   movement   but   just   to   stimulate   the imagination. I think therefore I am (a mime). Their   actual   performance   is   named   "Imagine! Now!".   A   small   taste   of   it   we   serve   you   on youtube.   Beside   performances   MMR   runs   mime trainings and workshops.
"Imagine! Now!" is wordless theater that let you forget time and space and widens your imagination. The performance starts with slapstick to break the ice. The actors introduce facets of relationships in short vignettes – the first are comic but they move to poetic. Also the style of mime acting changes frequently. From the modern style it switches to the 1900 style of literary pantomime and moves forward to satirical and even grotesque. The dramatic climax is reached by showing conceptually the cruelty of war just by light projection on one actor while he projects his thoughts to the audience. “MMR“ present situations and gestures that are never purely aesthetic but are movement phrases that pull to an inner authenticity.
"Pronk" is a wordless and funny performance which is full of action and fantasy. It tells the story of a young boy, Pronk, who struggles with his adult antagonist. The poor boy does not own anything but has made a puppet for his own pleasure and in his fantasy the puppet has a special power and is able to controll other people. Of course he will have some very nice and some very funny but also some unsatisfying adventures. He finds out how to get free ice cream, how to fly but he also gets the lesson that getting controlled by others is quite annoying. At the end Pronk and the man spend a peaceful day at the beach. However, it was so much fun to compete and struggle that they start again. “Pronk”   is   joyful   to   watch   for   both   children   and adults.   But   our   young   friends   will   for   sure   more identify with the smiling child on stage.

for children

“Pronk”
Teaching   is   passion   –   our   passion.   We   not   only   love to   share   our   experiences   and   developments   in   mime and   physical   theater,   but   combine   that   with   a   long term    practical    knowledge    in    teaching.    So    mind movement     research     offers     some     overview     and specialized workshops for children and adults. - Mime basics (1-3 days, all ages) - Phrasing / play writing (1-2 days, adults) - Using and learning from literary pantomimes (1-3 days, adults) - Buffon and grotesque theater (1-3 days, adults) - Transitions – the magic in mime (1 day, all ages) Eric Wilcox taught at The Golston Moriyama Mime Intensive in Berlin June 24 - July05. For more information visit goldmime.com This workshop has been coordinated by Jan Romberg. Eric also gave a workshop during the 32nd International mime festival Dresden on Nov 07 2014. In 2015, MMR invitged Reza Keshavarz from Iran to create a new summer school “mime>summer” in Berlin. Students came from all across Europe. In 2016 we conitnue this activity together with Dr. Ewelina Cisewska from Poland and Aleksandar Acev from Croatia. In the European Union fanced project „UnderCreative“ Eric was giving Workshops in Italy, Romania and Czech Republic.
Workshops

Eric Wilcox arrived to the Goldston School for Mimes

in 1983, inspired by the dazzling technique, in-depth

curriculum and expansive vision for mime art, he ran

with his hard won skills for more than 1500

performances across the

US   over   fifteen   years.      In   San   Francisco   he   produced the     SF     Buffoons,     receiving     grant     support     and residencies   to   create   five   original   productions   in   a unique grotesk style. Currently   living   in   Istanbul,   Turkey,   Eric   presents   his English   language   historical   solo   play   ‘Oscar   Wilde   in San    Francisco’    to    sold    out    audiences    and    teaches theater   to   young   people.   He   is   working   in   Europe   as MMR    -    Mind    Movement    Research    with    German partner   Jan   Romberg.   They   are   celebrating   the   true cross-cultural possibilities of pantomime, performing their   wordless   shows   "Imagine!   Now!"   and   "Pronk" for      German,      Italian,      Armenian,      and      Turkish audiences.   Jan    Romberg    started    learning    mime    with    Giselle Schwenk   in   Stuttgart   and   started   to   perform   in   the ensemble   of   the   International   Pantomime   Theater   in Stuttgart.   With   the   time   he   became   the   backbone   of the   theater   until   it   was   closed   in   2012.   He   performes in   the   Mimenbühne   with   Ralf   Herzog   were   he   also cares   for   the   theater   administration   and   long   term strategy.    Jan    also    learned    with    Gregg    Goldston, Bartlomiej    Ostapczuk,    Dr.    Radim    Vizvary,    Gyöngyi Biro,     Pau     Bachero     and     others.     Since     2010     he coordinates   the   International   mime   festival   Dresden what   includes   fund   raising   and   creating   the   artistic program.

MMR thanks

 Mimenstudio Dresden PAPA / AKADEMIA SZTUK SCENICZNYCH W POZNANIU Gregg Goldston Warsaw Mime center sanat odasi Istanbul (by Haydar Zorlu) Pablo Zibes Netzwerk der Mimen Teatralna Das halbrunde Zimmer Club Novitatis MMR performed during modern mime evening / International mime festival Warsaw 2012 (part of the programme) Studententage Dresden in novitatis club (premiere of Imagine! Now!) 2013/04/27 city hall Toricella di Sabina (parts of the programme) 31 st  International mime festival Dresden Sahne Cihangir, Istanbul, Saturday 12/28/2013 Teatro Talia in Tagliacozzo, 01/09/2014 city hall Toricella di Sabina, 01/10/2014) Teatro della Bottega, Rom, 01/11&12/2014 Mimenbühne Dresden, 3/29/2014 Heinrich Schliemann grammar schol, Berlin, 5/8+9/2014 Studententage Dresden in novitatis club 5/10/2014 Mekan 315, Istanbul 5/31/2014 closing event of the GMI 2014 in Berlin Mellowpark 7/5/2014 Yengibaran International Mime Festival 2014: opening, Imagine! Now! and Closing - August 10, 13 and 14) 32nd International Mime Festival Dresden Nov 6-9 2014 - Pronk Poznan Akademia of Performing Arts  - 31.12.2014 & 30.5.2015 Refugees welcome celebration in Berlin Wuhlheide 22.8.2015 33rd Mime Theatre Meeting Dresden 8.11.2015 ACUD Theater 14.4.2016
our history

Contact

Phone: +491621979137 E-mail: office@mind-movement.org Ordinary mail / parcels: Jan Romberg Britzer Damm 123 12347 Berlin, Germany
MMR participates in an international arts project called heaven upside down www.movingpoets.org/concrete5/index.p hp/programs/heavenusd
Summer school of MMR together with  Ewelina Czisewska and Aleksander Acev in Berlin.  school.mind-movement.org