Todd Farley is the Artistic Director of YFX Physical Theatre and Young Fenix Fellowship in Detroit. He was raised in Hawaii and the West Coast, where he entered the theater world through the art of mime at the height of its popularity in the 70s. He is an internationally recognized performer, professor, and author. He received his theatrical education at Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris, Marcel Marceau (1984-1987). One of the great fathers of mime, Marcel Marceau referred to Todd's work as master's synthesis of mime and dance. Todd has a PhD in Theology and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he served as Artist-in-Residence and as an adjunct professor. In the 80s, he founded the international touring company Mimeistry and created the curriculum for their three year college.