mime act
Wordless theatrical routine
A mime act is a performance using gesture, facial expression, and movement without speech—the signature style of theatrical mime.
The term often describes street performers or stage artists who pantomime scenarios like being trapped in a box or walking against wind: We watched a mime act in the plaza.
It can also refer to any exaggerated silent performance: His apology was a complete mime act.
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- silentProducing no sound
- silent movieDialogue-free film
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
invisible · invisible wall · box · wall · rope · white face · face paint · striped shirt · beret · black and white · exaggerated · expressive · trapped · glass · pulling · pushing · wind · walking against wind
mime actmonologue
Uninterrupted solo address
stand-up comedy · lecture · oratory · dramatic reading · radio play
mime actkitchen sink realism
Drama of everyday hardship
method acting · Broadway musical · film acting · television drama
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