Stage & the School Chapter 2: Pantomime

Hand and arm movements and facial expressions that help express an idea or an emotion

Setting up of an action with definite hand movements; the snap of a mime's hand around a glass

A term for the firmness or soliditay of an object in opposition to outside force

The bending of the body to the front, the side or the rear.

A combination of inner composure, mental awareness, and physical flexibitly; the act of "letting go all over"

The art of imitation real-life actions without using words

The Frenchman who is one of the best-know mimes in history

A silent film star who was a master of pantomime

A basic mime convention; the mime uses exaggerataed movement to appear to be walking

Expressing ideas and emotions without using words; the essence of pantomime and mime

The separation of parts of the body for individual development and expression

To move from one place to another onstage

The emotion conveyed when eyes widen, brows lift, and mouth forms the shape of an O

Emotion conveyed when eye narrow, outer brows and mouth turned downward, and facial muscles sag

The neuromuscular awareness that you feel when your body is in a particular positions

The body part where all arm movements must end

Turning or pivoting of a part of the body, such as the head or chest

The body part where most movements begin

A movement opposite to the action what the mime wants the audience to follow

The emotion conveyed when eyes narrow, brows furrow, and jaw sets firmly