I am rereading some of the old textbooks to refresh and came across The Mime Book. It is a good revision of the basic skills for me. Mime has always been one of my favourite genres. It was my lead into physical theatre and it wasn't until I was a adult that my leanings to the physical was all to do with my hearing loss. I still love it today and for so many more reasons. I have been teaching it to my grade 6s who loved it. Especially the boys. I loved seeing them so engaged but also as we had Parent teacher conferences, hearing from parents whose children had been talking about Mime at home and showing them some of the basics such as the wall, the rope and climbing a ladder. I also love the fact that it transcends culture and language. It warms my heart.
The Mime Book's Chapters include:
Lucian(2nd Century AD) summarises why the study of Mime is still important - " This man, whose gestures are a universal language, Can make himself understood by any nation."
The Mime Book's Chapters include:
- The Body - Warm Up exercises
- The Illusion - Pressure, Immobility, Clic, Contact and Touch, Weight and Resistance, Manipulation, compensation, Push and Pull, Reactions; Walks and Runs' Climbs' Friction
- Creating the World - Pressure, Tendency, Pantomine, Imagination
Lucian(2nd Century AD) summarises why the study of Mime is still important - " This man, whose gestures are a universal language, Can make himself understood by any nation."
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