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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Latin]] ''mimus'', from [[Greek]] ''mimos''

[[Latin]] ''mimus'', from [[Greek]] ''mimos''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1616]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1616]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: an ancient dramatic [[entertainment]] representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous [[manner]]

*1: an ancient dramatic [[entertainment]] representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous [[manner]]

*4: pantomime -  the art or [[genre]] of conveying a [[story]] by bodily movements only  

*4: pantomime -  the art or [[genre]] of conveying a [[story]] by bodily movements only  

==Description==

==Description==

A '''mime''' artist (from [[Greek]] "μίμος"—mimos, "imitator, actor") is someone who uses mime as a [[theatrical]] medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a [[story]] through [[body]] motions, without use of [[speech]]. In earlier times, in English, such a performer would typically be referred to as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummer mummer]. Miming is to be distinguished from [[silent]] [[comedy]], in which the artist is a seamless character in a film or sketch.

A '''mime''' artist (from [[Greek]] "μίμος"—mimos, "imitator, actor") is someone who uses mime as a [[theatrical]] medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a [[story]] through [[body]] motions, without use of [[speech]]. In earlier times, in English, such a performer would typically be referred to as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummer mummer]. Miming is to be distinguished from [[silent]] [[comedy]], in which the artist is a seamless character in a film or sketch.

The performance of ''pantomime'' originates at its earliest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece Ancient Greece]; the name is taken from a single masked dancer called ''Pantomimus'', although performances were not necessarily [[silent]]. In Medieval Europe, early forms of mime such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_Play mummer plays] and later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbshow dumbshows] evolved. In early nineteenth century Paris, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Gaspard_Deburau Jean-Gaspard Deburau] solidified the many attributes that we have come to know in modern times—the silent figure in whiteface.

The performance of ''pantomime'' originates at its earliest in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece Ancient Greece]; the name is taken from a single masked dancer called ''Pantomimus'', although performances were not necessarily [[silent]]. In Medieval Europe, early forms of mime such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_Play mummer plays] and later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbshow dumbshows] evolved. In early nineteenth century Paris, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Gaspard_Deburau Jean-Gaspard Deburau] solidified the many attributes that we have come to know in modern times—the silent figure in whiteface.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Copeau Jacques Copeau], strongly influenced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte Commedia dell'arte] and Japanese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh Noh] theatre, used masks in the training of his actors. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Decroux Étienne Decroux], a pupil of his, was highly influenced by this and started exploring and developing the possibilities of mime and developed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporeal_mime corporeal mime] into a highly sculptural form, taking it outside of the realms of [[naturalism]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lecoq Jacques Lecoq] contributed significantly to the development of mime and physical theatre with his training methods.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mime]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Copeau Jacques Copeau], strongly influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte Commedia dell'arte] and Japanese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh Noh] theatre, used masks in the training of his actors. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Decroux Étienne Decroux], a pupil of his, was highly influenced by this and started exploring and developing the possibilities of mime and developed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporeal_mime corporeal mime] into a highly sculptural form, taking it outside of the realms of [[naturalism]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lecoq Jacques Lecoq] contributed significantly to the development of mime and physical theatre with his training methods.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mime]

[[Category: Theatre]]

[[Category: Theatre]]