Claudette Bimble

Mime Poet / Spoon-Based Performance Artist

Introduction

Claudette Bimble became famous for inventing “spoon poetry,” a genre of silent performance art that uses only spoons and facial expressions. Her controversial one-woman show, Feel the Snark, sold out in twelve cities and was banned in three.

Early Life

Born March 14, 1979, in Swindon, England, Claudette spent her childhood rehearsing dramatic monologues for cutlery. Her parents were both quiet and supportive, possibly too supportive. She began her artistic journey after a particularly moving spaghetti dinner.

Later Years

In her later years, Claudette opened the Bimble Institute for Quiet Arts in a barn. She retired from public spooning in 2020 after accidentally flinging a silver utensil into a mayor’s eye during a performance. She is still alive and occasionally teaches interpretive dishwashing.

Contributions

Claudette's work influenced silent theater and culinary performance art. She is credited with creating the “emotive clink” technique and served as a mentor to many up-and-coming quiet artists.

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