Dimitri (clown)

Dimitri (clown)

Dimitri [1] (born September 18, 1935[2]; Ascona, Switzerland as Dimitri Jakob Müller). After changing his name, his official name is Jakob Dimitri. He is a well-known Swiss clown and mime.

Contents

Early life and training

Dimitri was born in Ascona, Switzerland in 1935[3]. When he was seven years old he decided he wanted to become a clown. After graduating from school, Dimitri became an apprentice potter while studying music and theater. He went to Paris to study under Etienne Decroux, then Marcel Marceau.

Career

In 1959, he was hired as an Auguste by Louise Maisse, a whiteface clown. He then created his own solo mime act which was received with much acclaim during the 1962 International Mime Festival in Berlin. In 1973, he was awarded the Grock prize, and appeared with New York's Big Apple Circus. He has also performed in many other countries across the globe. He was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1995.

Style

Dimitri prefers performing solo in theaters with a few props and no scenery. His act is motivated with his comic logic and playful spirit allowing him to incorporate a wide variety of circus skills. Interaction with the audience is an integral part of both his stage acts. The finale of his show is to play four saxophones simultaneously. He is a published author and songwriter, and operates a theater company with his wife Gunda, in Verscio, in the canton of Ticino in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.

External links

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dimitri (Clown) — Dimitri (* 18. September 1935 in Ascona als Dimitri Jakob Müller) ist ein Schweizer Clown. Sein bürgerlicher Name lautet seit einer Namensänderung Jakob Dimitri.[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Auszeichnungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dimitri (Clown) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dimitri. Dimitri (de son vrai nom Dimitri Jakob Müller), né à Ascona le 18 septembre 1935, est un clown et mime suisse. Sommaire 1 Sa vie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dimitri (clown) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dimitri. Dimitri (* 18 septembre 1935 à Ascona comme Dimitri Jakob Müller) est un clown et mime suisse. Depuis un changement de nom son nom civil est Jakob Dimitri. Le 1er mai 2010, Dimitri est tombé au …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dimitri — may refer to: Dmitry male given name, Slavic version of Greek name Demetrius Dimitri (clown) Swiss clown and mime Dimethyltryptamine an endogenous and hallucinogenic tryptamine more commonly known as DMT Dimitri from Paris a French DJ of Greek… …   Wikipedia

  • Dimitri — Dmitri, Dimitrios, Dimitri, Dimitris, Dimitrij, Dmitry, Dimitry, Dimitrescu, Dimi ist ein männlicher Vorname (Дмитрий,Δημήτριος), vom Heiligen Dimitrios, früher Demetrios ein Sohn der Demeter. Dieser Name kommt aus dem Griechischen und wird auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dimitri — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Démétrios. Dimitri est un nom propre qui peut désigner : Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dimitri — Dimitri,   eigentlich Dimitri Mụ̈ller, schweizerischer Clown, Pantomime, * Ascona 18. 9. 1935; Schüler von M. Marceau; seit 1959 Solodarbietungen; gründete 1971 ein eigenes Theater in Verscio (Kanton Tessin), wo er als Pantomime, Musikclown und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Clown —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Le Clown pour la série télévisée.  Le clown russe Oleg Popov Un clown est un personnage comique de l univers du cirque. Visages disparais …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Clown — Andrej Nikolajev gehörte zu den Clowns des Moskauer Staatscirkus und ist heute Professor an der Theaterakademie in Moskau Ein Clown ist ein Artist, dessen Kunst es ist, Menschen zum Erstaunen, Nachdenken und auch zum Lachen zu bringen. Der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clown — Narr; Spaßmacher; Schelm; Witzbold (umgangssprachlich); Zirkusclown * * * Clown [klau̮n], der; s, s, Clow|nin [ klau̮nɪn], die; , nen: Person, die im Zirkus oder im Varieté mit allerlei lustigen Vorführungen zum Lachen reizt: die Clownin brachte… …   Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”