Dimitri Jakob Muller (September 18, 1935 â€" July 19, 2016), known as
Dimitri was a Swiss clown and mime artist. He later changed his name
to Jakob Dimitri.Dimitri was born in Ascona, Switzerland in 1935. When
he was seven years old he decided he wanted to become a clown. After
graduating from school, Dimitri became an apprentice potter while
studying music and theater. He went to Paris to study under Etienne
Decroux, then Marcel Marceau.In 1959, he was hired as an Auguste by
Louise Maisse, a whiteface clown. He then created his own solo mime
act which was received with much acclaim during the 1962 International
Mime Festival in Berlin. In 1971, Dimitri founded with his wife Gunda
a theater. In 1975, he founded the Scuola Teatro Dimitri in Verscio,
now Terre di Pedemonte. It is a small performing arts college in the
Swiss national higher education system. In 1973, he was awarded the
Grock prize, and appeared with New York's Big Apple Circus. He has
also performed in many other countries across the globe. He was
inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1995.He died at
the age of 80 on July 19, 2016 in Borgnone, Ticino.
Dimitri was a Swiss clown and mime artist. He later changed his name
to Jakob Dimitri.Dimitri was born in Ascona, Switzerland in 1935. When
he was seven years old he decided he wanted to become a clown. After
graduating from school, Dimitri became an apprentice potter while
studying music and theater. He went to Paris to study under Etienne
Decroux, then Marcel Marceau.In 1959, he was hired as an Auguste by
Louise Maisse, a whiteface clown. He then created his own solo mime
act which was received with much acclaim during the 1962 International
Mime Festival in Berlin. In 1971, Dimitri founded with his wife Gunda
a theater. In 1975, he founded the Scuola Teatro Dimitri in Verscio,
now Terre di Pedemonte. It is a small performing arts college in the
Swiss national higher education system. In 1973, he was awarded the
Grock prize, and appeared with New York's Big Apple Circus. He has
also performed in many other countries across the globe. He was
inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1995.He died at
the age of 80 on July 19, 2016 in Borgnone, Ticino.
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