THE 70-year-old maestro is still energetic. His body is slim and his bodily movements remain graceful and expressive. On stage, without speech, he easily changed from one role to another, impersonating a ballet dancer, a violinist, a harpist, and a kabuki dancer. The great pantomimist might have dozens or even hundreds of roles in his repertoire, inspired by holy books, Noh, European operas and dramas, stories from comedia de l’arte, and mythol