Mime
What is mime? —Mime is a theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without word, using only gesture, expression and movement.
We look at the Mime concepts of:
We look at the Mime concepts of:
- Isolations
- Immobility
- Click/Toc
- Pressure
- Focus
- Object Identification
- Weight
Resources
BOOKS:
Farley,T.&M. (2002) The Mastery of Mimodrame: An In-Depth study of Mime Technique, Destiny Image; 2nd Revised edition edition
Kipnis, C.(1988 ) The Mime Book, Meriweather Publishing, USA
Lust, A.(2002) From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and Beyond, Scarecrow Press
“Wen, S.(2017) A Twenty Minutes Silence Followed by Applause, Sarabande Books
Websites:
Mime - Theatre links
Youtube - How to Mime
Farley,T.&M. (2002) The Mastery of Mimodrame: An In-Depth study of Mime Technique, Destiny Image; 2nd Revised edition edition
Kipnis, C.(1988 ) The Mime Book, Meriweather Publishing, USA
Lust, A.(2002) From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and Beyond, Scarecrow Press
“Wen, S.(2017) A Twenty Minutes Silence Followed by Applause, Sarabande Books
Websites:
Mime - Theatre links
Youtube - How to Mime
Silent storytelling - The Art of Mime - Northwestern
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau was born Marcel Mangel, 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French actor and mime most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. ( Wikipedia)
“Wen, S.(2017) A Twenty Minutes Silence Followed by Applause, Sarabande Books
Book review
Marcel Marceau's Obituary - New York Times
Encyclopaedia Britannia
“Wen, S.(2017) A Twenty Minutes Silence Followed by Applause, Sarabande Books
Book review
Marcel Marceau's Obituary - New York Times
Encyclopaedia Britannia