Local mime invited to participate in History of Mime performance in Ann Arbor
As part of Ann Arbor’s Bicentennial, the Ann Arbor District Library has invited Michael Lee to give a special performance on Sunday Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. focusing on the history of mime in Ann Arbor. This event will be held at the library’s downtown Ann Arbor location.
Lee, a resident of Stockbridge, Michigan, is enthused about this event leaving its own mark on the history of mime.
“Just think, the event will be recorded and archived so folks in the year 2224 can take a look too,” Lee shared.
The show will include some of Lee’s favorite pieces, and include discussion of the mime masters they represent. One of Lee’s earliest pieces, “Masks,” was originally inspired by Marcel Marceau’s “The Mask Maker.”
In addition to Lee, the History of Mime in Ann Arbor will include special guests O.J. Anderson and Perry Perrault (Lee’s first teacher). Both have left powerful marks on mime and theatre in Ann Arbor.
The event will include interviews with the mimes in attendance as well as time for them to take questions from the audience and each other.
