Adam Darius

Adam Darius (May 10, 1930 – December 3, 2017) was an American dancer, mime artist, writer and choreographer. As a performer, he appeared in over 85 countries across six continents.The extensive archives of Adam Darius´s career as dancer, mime artist and author are now housed in Espoo, Finland and at the Royal Academy of Dance in London. As a writer, he published 19 books and wrote 22 plays.
A full catalogue of Adam Darius' publications can be seen at the Mime Centre  . He was born in New York City. He was known for creating plays based on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Anne Frank.

In Britain he has taught, among others, mime artist, dancer and director, Kazimir Kolesnik,Interview with Kazimir Kolesnik in Darius, A Acting: A Psychological and Technical Approach, Helsinki, 1998 (p.150) rock star Kate Bush,Interview with Kate Bush in Darius, A The Adam Darius Method, Latonia, 1984 (p.236)Jovanovich, Rob Kate Bush: The Biography, Portrait, 2006 and Hollywood movie star Kate Beckinsale.Interview with Kate Beckinsale in Darius, A Acting: A Psychological and Technical Approach, Helsinki, 1998 (p.144)

Darius retired in October 2016.

Darius died on December 3, 2017 in Espoo, Finland of a heart attack at the age of 87.

References

Other websites
 Adam Darius at the mimecentre.com
 Adam Darius on Facebook
 Dansmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden

Category:1930 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:American dancers
Category:Educators from New York City
Category:American choreographers
Category:American playwrights
Category:Entertainers from New York City
Category:Writers from New York City