biography/title> <meta name="description" content="Dit is de lege voorbeeld pagina van Educatie Team 2.0"> <meta name="keywords" content="leeg, inhoudsloos, voorbeeld, template, invulbaar, ziemaarwatjeermeedoet, whatever"> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow"> <meta name="revisit-after" content="3 month"> <link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="favicon.ico"> <link href="styles/standaard.css" type="text/css" rel="StyleSheet"> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <td> <h1>BIOGRAPHY MIR</h1> <br> <br> <h2>Mirjam Langemeijer: Modern Puppeteer of Visual Theatre</h2> <p>Mirjam creates images and characters that carry stories within them. She has been doing this ever since she got her (then little) hands on her tools: a crayon, a sheet of paper, a kingdom full of possibilities. For many years she worked with the 2-dimensional field, using different on the art academy ‘The Rietveld’ in Amsterdam amongst other places. Soon enough the 2 dimensional field was reaching its limits. The depth of the etch grooves wasn’t deep enough anymore and gradually the paper itself took on 3 dimensional forms and shapes in her hands ··· and all kinds of sculptures were created. But only when she discovered the magical dimensions of puppetry all boundaries disappeared, and a whole new world opened up. Ever since Mirjam has immersed herself in visual storytelling with her enchanting puppets and unusual objects (see photos!). Her underlying theme being: ‘Visual Storytelling’. </p> </td> <td> <img style="border-width: 0px;" src="beeld/mirnkap.gif" width="323" height="480" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img style="border-width: 0px;" src="beeld/aramarkt.jpg" width="300" height="242" /> </td> <td> <p>Together with her twin sister, Mischa Langemeijer, a professional musician and composer, she has produced a number of original performances: ‘Lord blubberbelly and Catty catterpillar’ (Dutch title: ‘Sjeik Oliepietje en Rietje Rups'), ‘a Little bird told me...’ (Dutch title: ‘Rikketik’) and ‘Ocean in a Spider’s Web’ (Dutch title; ‘Zeestorm in een spinnenweb’). In these performances the two sisters developed their own poetic language, replacing words with an imaginative mix of visual treats, streams of sounds and musical images. Together they traveled throughout Europe, erasing the borders of language and captivating people with their dreamlike stories.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Ever since her discovery of puppetry (in 1999) Mirjam has experimented extensively with the art of puppet theatre, in particular on the street. In autodidactic fashion, in other words, a little stubborn and hugely determined she made the art of puppetry her own. Not without a little help on the way, from master-puppeteers, mime artist and storytellers, while she played the role of pupil or observer. Above all the street has been her school, with its audience being her best teacher. With its directness, honesty and freedom - street theatre matched Mirjam’s style. She continued focusing on street (puppet) theatre with, amongst others her show ‘The Grand Mini Theatre’ (2004) and her collaboration with Fred Abels.</p> </td> <td> <img style="border-width: 0px;" src="beeld/minitheagent.gif" width="300" height="528" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img style="border-width: 0px;" src="beeld/mirmonosnuf.jpg" width="300" height="373" /> </td> <td> <p>Since 2004 Mirjam has been working with artist/inventor Fred Abels. Together they pioneer new approaches to puppetry. The combination of both their specialties - mechanized techniques, modern electronica and authentic puppetry makes for miraculous creations. They create mechanical puppets, technically very close to robots. Like for example ‘Dirk, the mechanical tramp’ (2004) and ‘Mono the monkey’ (2006). With these 2 unique street theatre shows they have been invited all over the world, under the name ‘Electric Circus’.</p> </td> </tr> </table> </pre> </body> </html>