John Jacobs

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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 Ffrance and South Africa.

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

He founded the company John Jacobs Mime Entertainment

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

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