BKBX’S mission is to ACTIVATE the imagination of our audiences, CONTEMPORIZE the art of mime, and remind us all of the power of SIMPLE STORYTELLING.
Our Art
BKBX (Broken Box Mime Theater) is a contemporary physical theater company that tells original stories beyond language barrier. Set to rich lighting and a heart-thumping soundtrack, our narratives range from realistic to metaphorical, heart-wrenching to hilarious, and cinematic to intimate, held together by a dedication to the empowered imagination and the collective artistic voice of our diverse company.
Based in NYC and founded in 2011, BKBX is reimagining the medium for contemporary audiences, redefining mime through the lens of US-American theater.
Our Artists
BKBX’s 19 company members are all professional theater artists; they are diverse in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, training, background, mental health identity, and writing style. We have graduates of Lecoq training, the Northwestern mime troupe, Meisner, and Georgian-style Synetic Theater Company in D.C. Our members are practitioners of clown, parody, musical theater, and spoken-word poetry; they come from Jamaica, Switzerland, Australia, New York City, and hometowns across the U.S. We work with a resident stage manager, lighting designer, graphic designer, photographer, and filmmaker.
Collaborations
Past collaborations include University of Colorado Boulder, Cambridge University, BricLab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Alliance Francaise, New York Deaf Theater, Viceland, The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert, MTV, Manhattan Mini Storage, First Responders Children’s Foundation, ASTEP, Madison Square Park Conservancy, Saratoga Arts, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, Bennington Center for the Arts, University of Cambridge, BMCC, CUNY, The New School, Tufts University, Bowdoin College, Actors Gymnasium, Indy Fringe, Minnesota Fringe, Frieze Art Fair, MAC, People’s Improv Theater, BRIC, the Korean Ministry of Food and Agriculture, The Gathering Place (Tulsa), PACE University Department of Psychology.
“THEATER AT ITS FINEST.”
— Meagan Meehan, axs.com
“MIME REMINDS US THAT HUMAN TRUTH EXISTS AND MORE, THAT IT’S COMMUNICABLE. THAT IN ITSELF IS CAUSE FOR JOY.”
— Victoria Ordin, Broadway World
“A FEAST OF PHYSICAL STORYTELLING.”
— Ran Xia, Theater Is Easy
“THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR AND FACILITY WITH THE OFT-MALIGNED ART OF MIME IS POSITIVELY INFECTIOUS.”
— Nicole Gluckstern, Stage-Rush.com
BKBX is supported by A.R.T./New York, NYSCA, Lower Manhattan Community Council, and the Emma Sheafer Fund.