The Mime Book
Author: Claude Kipnis
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781435262287
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From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and Beyond
Author: Annette Lust
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780810845930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the few studies covering the historical flow of mime from its beginnings to postmodern movement theatre, this book explores the evolution of mime and pantomime from the Greeks to the 20th Century, depicting the role of mime in dance, clowning, the cinema, and verbal theatre throughout the centuries. With over sixty illustrations, this worldwide study is indispensable for the student, teacher, or fan of mime.
A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause
Author: Shawn Wen
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: 2017-07-11
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 194644801X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Threading the subtle seam between what lives and what remains, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause succeeds in conjuring the poetry of Marcel Marceau's performance as both a character on stage and in history. . . . Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor." —Thalia Field Part biographic inquiry, part lyric portraiture, radio producer Shawn Wen reanimates world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau's silent art. The book opens in darkness, a single figure standing in the spotlight. It's Marceau in his signature hat, painted face, black clothes, and ballet slippers. Over time, the text accumulates objects: dolls, paintings, icons, wives, children, cities, and performances. By turns whimsical and melancholic, this spare volume takes shape through capsule histories, interview clips, vivid scenes, and archival research. Shawn Wen is a writer, radio producer, and multimedia artist. Her writing has appeared in The New Inquiry, The Seneca Review, The Iowa Review, The White Review, and the anthology City by City: Dispatches from the American Metropolis (Faber and Faber, 2015). Her radio work broadcasts regularly on This American Life, Freakonomics Radio, and Marketplace. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Ford Foundation Professional Journalism Training Fellowship and the Royce Fellowship.
Mime Very Own Book
Author: Scott Allen Perry
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1605422568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hilarious visual smorgasbord, this vibrant photo narrative offers a quiet, introspective look into life as a silent emoter. Replete with images of actor and mime artist Doug Jones shot against an array of artistic and real-world backdrops, this social commentary spoofs pop culture and fairy tale favorites. Witty photo parodies include Frank ‘n mime, Marilyn Mime-roe, Mime-hammad Ali, Mime a Llama ding-dong, and Mimeageddon, as well as the “Once Upon a Mime” tales in which the big bad wolf gets bested in a series of mime encounters based on Little Red Miming Hood and the Three Little Pigs—poking fun at legendary personalities, characters, and moments while showcasing photographer Eric Curtis's trademark vision.
Mimes on Miming
Author: Bari Rolfe
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06-10
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780921845515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver sixty selections on mime from the writings of famous mimes, theater people, dancers, choreographers, critics, historians, and teachers. Ms. Rolfe traces the historical development of mime and its present-day manifestations in theater, film, and dance. Mimes will find the art represented by Marcel Marceau, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Lecoq, Dmitri the Clown, Buster Keaton, Etienne Decroux, Angna Enters, Lotte Goslar, Jacques Tati, Dick Van Dyke, Woody Allen. All selections are set into an historical context that outlines the history of the art.
Marcel Marceau
Author: Gloria Spielman
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0761339612
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecounts the life and accomplishments of the master of mime.
Mime Spoken Here
Author: Tony Montanaro
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo Tony Montanaro, mime is "eloquent gesture", with or without words, with or without props. For 40 years, Tony has been a celebrated mime, at the top of his field, but his approach in this book is more than a lesson in theatre -- it's a lesson in communication. Actors, musicians, and performers of all types will benefit from Tony's techniques and insight.
Mime, Music and Drama on the Eighteenth-Century Stage
Author: Edward Nye
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-07-21
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1139497499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than dramatic dance, musical drama rather than dramatic music. Most modern critical studies of the ballet d'action treat it more narrowly as stage dance and very few view it as part of the history of mime. Little use has previously been made of the most revealing musical evidence. This innovative book does justice to the distinctive hybrid nature of the ballet d'action by taking a comparative approach, using contemporary literature and literary criticism, music, mime and dance from a wide range of English and European sources. Edward Nye presents a fascinating study of this important and influential part of eighteenth-century European theatre.
Off the Ground
Author: Francis Edward Sparshott
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2017-03-14
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 1400886953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is dance, as seen from a philosopher's point of view? Why has dance played little part in traditional philosophies of the arts? And why do these philosophies of the arts take the form they do? The distinguished aesthetician Francis Sparshott subjects these questions to a thorough examination that takes into account all forms and aspects of dance, in art and in life, and brings them within the scope of a single discussion. By showing what is involved in deciding whether something is or is not dance, and by displaying the diversity of ways in which dance can be found meaningful, he provides a new sort of background for dance aesthetics and dance criticism. At the same time he makes a far-reaching contribution to the methodology of the philosophy of art and practice. In a witty and personal style that will be familiar to readers of his earlier books, Professor Sparshott makes a distinction between dance and its neighbors (such as work, sports, and games) and points out that it is more profoundly connected to questions of self-knowledge than the other arts. Dance differs from any of the fine arts in that it can be seen, not as the manipulation of a medium, but as self-transformation. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Theatre of Movement and Gesture
Author: Jacques Lecoq
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-08-31
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 113424097X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. Interviews with major theatre practitioners Ariane Mnouchkine and Jean-Louis Barrault by Jean Perret, together with chapters by Perret on Étienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, fill out the historical material written by Lecoq, and a final section by Alain Gautré celebrates the many physical theatre practitioners working in the 1980s.
