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Mime and Pantomime

Mime and Pantomime. Mime. Mime – the silent art of using body movements to create an illusion of reality Comes from the Greek word mimeses meaning “to imitate an activity” Teaches the theatre performer to communicate physically as well as vocally. Pantomime.

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Mime and Pantomime

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  1. Mime and Pantomime

  2. Mime • Mime – the silent art of using body movements to create an illusion of reality • Comes from the Greek word mimeses meaning “to imitate an activity” • Teaches the theatre performer to communicate physically as well as vocally

  3. Pantomime • The use of mime techniques, acting without words to tell a story • Comes from the Latin word pantomimus meaning “all gestures used in support of a theme” • Example: I love you

  4. A mime uses NO sets or props • The only means of communication is through his own body • Therefore an expressive body and face is a mime’s best asset

  5. A mime must project (show) whatever he/she is feeling or thinking using only the body • Things a mime does to make an image clearer to the audience: • Magnify actions (makes them larger than life) • Complete one gesture before beginning another (separates actions) • Wind up for each action

  6. Sound – mimes may make the sound of an object, but NEVER of people • Touch – mimes do not touch the other actors on stage, everything is an illusion • Gesturing – a mime must never repeat a gesture unless he/she does it in a different way

  7. A mime works towards gaining control of each separate part of the body • A good mime can tell a story using just his eyes alone

  8. This is Jackie Gleason, a famous mime. What story do his eyes tell?

  9. What do these pictures seem to have in common?

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