Bip Hunts Butterflies

Mimes the activity of catching a butterfly--the chase, the anticipation, and the capture; the sheer delight of holding the fluttering wonder; the despair at disturbing the delicate balance of life and death; and the wonderment of recovery and freedom. Opens with comments by Marcel Marceau on the pantomime. Uses musical accompaniment to contribute to the changing moods.

Credits

John Barnes; Adam Giffard; Marcel Marceau; Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Episode of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Tragic comic mime by Marcel Marceau in which his character Bip discovers how fragile life can be - as is the fragile butterfly held in his hands. His concern for the dying butterfly is expressed with a range of emotional responses.

More in Art of Silence: Pantomimes with Marcel Marceau Series

  1. Bip As A Skater 1975
  2. Bip as a Soldier 1975
  3. Bip at a society party 1975
  4. Bip Hunts Butterflies 1975
  5. Pantomime - The Language Of The Heart 1975
  6. The Cage 1975
  7. The Creation of the World 1975
  8. The Dream 1975
  9. The Mask Maker 1975
  10. The painter 1975

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