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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He founded the company [[John Jacobs Mime Entertainment]]
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He founded the company [[John Jacobs Mime Entertainment]], producing shows such as ''[[My Passie vir Jesus]]'' ([[Aardklop]] Festival, 2016), 
  
 
He is also works internationally on film sets to assist actors in the technique of fencing and movement.
 
He is also works internationally on film sets to assist actors in the technique of fencing and movement.

Revision as of 07:13, 11 September 2022

John Jacobs is a mime artist.

Biography

Born in Cape Town, he started out as a performer for his father's Cape Coons team, and then received a bursary from the French Consulate to study at the world renowned Marcel Marceau School of Mimicry in Paris. There he achieved great success under Marceau and established himself as a mime in France and South Africa, having lived and worked in Paris, France, for the last 20 years.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He founded the company John Jacobs Mime Entertainment, producing shows such as My Passie vir Jesus (Aardklop Festival, 2016),

He is also works internationally on film sets to assist actors in the technique of fencing and movement.

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-leibner-42889a6/?originalSubdomain=za

https://www.facebook.com/JohnJacobsMimeEntertainment/about/?ref=page_internal

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