ALL MIME.(Ohio State's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design work to capture legacy of Marcel Marceau)(Technology Information)

A university accrues a digital archive of Marcel Marceau's movements

When you think of legendary dancers, a few people may come to mind--Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Mikhail Baryshnikov. The same holds true for musical talent. But when it comes to pantomime, there is only one universally acclaimed genius--Marcel Marceau. "He is one of the few undisputed masters of an art form," says Jeanine Thompson, a theater professor at Ohio State University and one of the artist's few proteges. "When you think of who it is that will be handing down the codification of the art form, it will be Marcel Marceau."

To ensure that Marceau's legacy is preserved for generations ...