Mime
Pantomime - or mimepănˈtəmīm [Gr.,=all in mimic], silent form of the drama in which the story is developed by movement, gesture, facial expression, and stage properties. It is known to have existed among the Chinese, Persians, Hebrews, and Egyptians and has been observed in many other cultures. Pantomime was popular in ancient Rome, where it was Read More...
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The Mime
by Jean Dorey, Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcel Marceau, Robert Speller Jr., Pierre de Fontnouvelle. 116 pgs.
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Festive Revolutions: The Politics of Popular Theater and the San Francisco Mime Troupe
by Claudia Orenstein. 192 pgs.
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The Choreographic Art: An Outline of Its Principles and Craft ("Mime and Acting" begins on p. 108)
by Peggy van Praagh, Peter Brinson, Robert Bruce Church . 390 pgs.
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Reflections on the Theatre (Discussion of mime begins on p. 26 and "Concerning Mime and Dance" begins on p. 155)
by Jean Louis Barrault. 191 pgs.
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On Stage: A History of Theatre (Chap. 4 "Imitations and Innovations of the Romans")
by Vera Mowry Roberts. 536 pgs.
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Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook ("Jean-Louis Barrault" begins on p. 71)
by Vicki K. Janik, Emmanuel S. Nelson. 552 pgs.
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Dance as Education: Towards a National Dance Culture (Chap. 5 "Whose Arts, Whose Community?")
by Peter Brinson. 234 pgs.
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Acting (Re)considered: A Theoretical and Practical Guide (Chap. 10 "Etienne Decroux's Promethean Mime")
by Phillip B. Zarrilli. 396 pgs.
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Contemporary Feminist Theatres: To Each Her Own ("Black Mime Theatre Women's Troop" begins on p. 166)
by Lizbeth Goodman. 313 pgs.
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Theatre for Working-Class Audiences in the United States, 1830-1980 ("History I: The Pioneers" begins on p. 201)
by Bruce A. McConachie, Daniel Friedman. 272 pgs.
