FROM THE DRESSING ROOM Reflections on the (Silent) Art of Mime

About Author

Combining a Spanish temperament with eloquent silence, Carlos travels constantly, presenting amusing, thoughtprovoking, personally challenging, and laugh-out-loud performances on a multitude of platforms.

He is a master of movement, a connoisseur of human emotion, an avid observer of life – and, above all, a consummate storyteller

Here is silence. In this, the actor speaks in all the languages of the world.

But here is also the fullness of life, with its ups and downs, flowing from the stage.

The mime must, with poetic agility, dodge the obstacles of life or leap in triumph over them.

After more than 30 years on stage, Carlos Martínez has decided to break his silence and, in this book, gently transform his world of gestures into letters and words.

Reviews, Interviews, and Mentions

Perhaps the most important mime in Europe these days is the Spanish actor Carlos Martínez.

The artistically crafted silent gesture of the mime helps an attentive audience hear the many unspoken voices in the reservoir of silence: deep misery, whimsical joys, human cunning, sudden surprise.

Now, Carlos Martínez has put into words his personal reflections about making invisible realities visible.

From The Dressing Room is a publishing artwork: gentle, ingenious, and very wise.

– CALVIN SEERVELD