Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) is a collaborative theater company that performs original work entirely through movement. Our mission is to activate the imaginations of our audiences, contemporize the art of mime, and remind us all of the power of simple storytelling. Based in NYC and founded in 2011, our version of “mime, redefined” blends techniques of French pantomime, cinema, performance art, and contemporary theater. The 20 multiply-diverse artists who call BKBX their artistic home believe in making innovative, provocative theater that erases the spoken language barrier and champions the power of simplicity in performance.

What’s cooking for BKBX?
Through our ensemble-devised performances, teaching residencies in Physical Storytelling, and our community-led festival, PhysFestNYC, BKBX seeks to provide meaningful and accessible artistic experiences to New Yorkers across our 25+ programs per year. Now, we are returning to the studio to build new work, and responding to the world we find ourselves in. Thanks to so many large-scale crises in concert, it’s easy to feel distanced from one another. Mime has a knack for inverting this phenomenon; we leave empty spaces and silent gestures so you can fill them in, co-creating in your own imagination. Body Rhyme will activate this audience co-creation as we debut some fresh creations in progress. In the spirit of reigniting our sense of community, the evening will also feature two artists who deeply inspire BKBX and continue to impact our journey: musician-songstress Arga Reath @argareath and popper Ice-O @king.ice.o.