Legendary French mime Marcel Marceau said, "A magician makes the visible invisible. A mime makes the invisible visible." For Bill Bowers — actor, educator and world-renowned mime — his mission in life is to elevate and bring to light the beauty that lies within the invisible spaces and behind the silences of life.
'Hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation," a press release said, "the 65-year-old Bowers performs and teaches the art of physical storytelling throughout the world. His methods and exploration of universal truths transcend the spoken word to educate and touch his audiences." On Thursday, Nov.
7, experience the ancient art form of mime through a modern lens during Bowers' performance of "Between Us" at The Myrna Loy. The family-friendly show begins at 7:30 p.m.
"It's fun to have people realize that mime is something we all do," Bowers said. "Everybody is communicating with their bodies all the time." "This is the art form of that," continued Bowers.
"Everybody uses gestures. Everybody makes expressions. Everybody is doing mime all the time.
It's our first language." The youngest of six kids, Bowers was born and raised in Missoula among what he calls "the big quiet of Montana." As a fourth-generation Montanan, Bowers explained the state's quiet nature is practically a part of his family's DNA.
Bowers, who also grew up being gay in a small Montana town at a time before such things were talked about, learned early on to interna.
