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"Mime: A Silent Art That Speaks Volumes" Step into the enchanting world of mime, where silence becomes a language and gestures convey emotions

Background imageMime Collection: Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Background imageMime Collection: French mime artist Marcel Marceau during rehearsals at the Picca

French mime artist Marcel Marceau during rehearsals at the Piccadilly Theatre in London 1962

Background imageMime Collection: CHILDREN OF PARADISE, 1945. French poster for the film Les Enfants du Paradis

CHILDREN OF PARADISE, 1945. French poster for the film Les Enfants du Paradis ( Children of Paradise ), 1945, directed by Marcel Carn

Background imageMime Collection: Leaving the Masqued Ball. Artist: Garcia y Ramos, Jose (1852-1912)

Leaving the Masqued Ball. Artist: Garcia y Ramos, Jose (1852-1912)
Leaving the Masqued Ball. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Background imageMime Collection: Theatre National de l Opera, Grand bal de la Mi-Careme, 1921

Theatre National de l Opera, Grand bal de la Mi-Careme, 1921. Private Collection

Background imageMime Collection: People wearing masks and costumes at the Venice Carnival

People wearing masks and costumes at the Venice Carnival
Carnival goers take to the streets dressed in their finest costumes and masks to parade around St. Marks Square, celebrating the Venice Carnival in Italy. The theme for 2013 is Live in Colour

Background imageMime Collection: Siegfried Forges Notung

Siegfried Forges Notung
Instructed by Mime, Siegfried forges the magic sword Notung with which he will slay the dragon Fafner

Background imageMime Collection: Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon)

Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989

Background imageMime Collection: French mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello, 1823

French mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello, 1823
French comic dancer and mime artist Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello in Polichinelle Vampire by Theodore de Banville at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 1823

Background imageMime Collection: A fool with parrot, 1875

A fool with parrot, 1875. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageMime Collection: Pantalone, Arlecchino, Capitano, c. 1680

Pantalone, Arlecchino, Capitano, c. 1680. Found in the collection of Theatre Museum, Vienna

Background imageMime Collection: Faces

Faces
Dragoslav Sekulić

Background imageMime Collection: Perspectives

Perspectives
Ilse Noordhof

Background imageMime Collection: GAME : BOOMAN

GAME : BOOMAN
All form a circle : the one chosen to be Booman lies down in the middle and pretends to be dead, the others mime mourning, burial and grave decoration. Cheerful ! Date: 1900

Background imageMime Collection: Bathyllus, Roman dancer and performer of pantomimus (pen and ink)

Bathyllus, Roman dancer and performer of pantomimus (pen and ink)
7186264 Bathyllus, Roman dancer and performer of pantomimus (pen and ink) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathyllus, Roman dancer and performer of pantomimus)

Background imageMime Collection: Pantomimes Lumineuses, 1892 (lithography)

Pantomimes Lumineuses, 1892 (lithography)
397487 Pantomimes Lumineuses, 1892 (lithography) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Musee Grevin, Pantomimes Lumineuses, Theatre Optique de E)

Background imageMime Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pantomime; Pantomimik (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pantomime; Pantomimik (engraving)
7196953 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pantomime; Pantomimik (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pantomime; Pantomimik)

Background imageMime Collection: Erwin Dominik Osen (1891-1970) as Nude with Crossed Arms par Schiele, Egon (1890-1918)

Erwin Dominik Osen (1891-1970) as Nude with Crossed Arms par Schiele, Egon (1890-1918)
FIA5404974 Erwin Dominik Osen (1891-1970) as Nude with Crossed Arms par Schiele, Egon (1890-1918). Black chalk, watercolour on Paper, size : 44, 7x31, 5, 1910, Leopold Museum, Vienna by Schiele

Background imageMime Collection: Illustration of Cham (1819-1879) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-6 - Prive of speech

Illustration of Cham (1819-1879) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-6 - Prive of speech
ICA4870988 Illustration of Cham (1819-1879) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-6 - Prive of speech, starts studying pantomime - President of the Republic, Chamber of Deputes Hemicycle, Circus - Thiers Adolphe

Background imageMime Collection: Piazza San Marco - Canaletto (1697-1768). Oil on canvas, 1753

Piazza San Marco - Canaletto (1697-1768). Oil on canvas, 1753
FIA5407426 Piazza San Marco - Canaletto (1697-1768). Oil on canvas, 1753. Dimension : 175x139, 5 cm Alnwick Castle by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

Background imageMime Collection: La Foire de Village

La Foire de Village
3788069 La Foire de Village by Taunay, Nicolas Antoine (1755-1830); (add.info.: La Foire de Village (The Village Fair), 1785 - after engraving by Charles Melchior Descourtis

Background imageMime Collection: German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho)

German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho)
6014111 German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMime Collection: Blondins Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace, Planters House on the Coast of Brazil, Blondin

Blondins Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace, Planters House on the Coast of Brazil, Blondin, as an Ape
1620079 Blondins Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace, Planters House on the Coast of Brazil, Blondin, as an Ape, nursing the Planters Child (engraving) by English School

Background imageMime Collection: French actress Mlle Mante as Laure in the play L Education

French actress Mlle Mante as Laure in the play L Education
French actress Louise-Charlotte-Theophile-Delphine Escoffie or Mlle Mante as Laure in the play L Education ou les Deux Cousines by Casimir Bonjour at the Theatre Francais

Background imageMime Collection: Masked Ball

Masked Ball
FIA5405500 Masked Ball by Hermans, Charles (1839-1924); 321x401 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Masked Ball by Hermans, Charles (1839-1924)

Background imageMime Collection: L heure du bal masque - The hour of the masked ball par Flipart

L heure du bal masque - The hour of the masked ball par Flipart
FIA5405296 L heure du bal masque - The hour of the masked ball par Flipart, Charles-Joseph (1721-1797). Oil on copper, size : 46x34, 6, , Private Collection by Flipart

Background imageMime Collection: Casino (Il ridotto) in Venice - Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) - Oil on canvas - 77, 5x107

Casino (Il ridotto) in Venice - Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) - Oil on canvas - 77, 5x107
FIA5398235 Casino (Il ridotto) in Venice - Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) - Oil on canvas - 77, 5x107, 5 - Private Collection by Guardi

Background imageMime Collection: Villagers and horsemen watching the pantomime Theatre show in the streets of a village

Villagers and horsemen watching the pantomime Theatre show in the streets of a village
JLJ4584692 Villagers and horsemen watching the pantomime Theatre show in the streets of a village. Painting by Louis Philibert Debucourt (1755-1832) 18th century Sun

Background imageMime Collection: Marceline the Droll, the London Hippodromes clown

Marceline the Droll, the London Hippodromes clown
Marceline, the popular clown at the London Hippodrome, where he famously influenced the young Charlie Chaplin when they appeared together in the Hippodromes first pantomime, Cinderella

Background imageMime Collection: Zutka of the Hippodrome in Fleet Street

Zutka of the Hippodrome in Fleet Street
Zutka, the famous man/doll appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1904 flies by accident out of his box opposite Andertons Hotel in Fleet Street on his way to a photographers studio

Background imageMime Collection: Gestures for miming from John Bulwers Chrilogia Naturall Language of Hand

Gestures for miming from John Bulwers Chrilogia Naturall Language of Hand
XJF197469 Gestures for miming from John Bulwers Chrilogia Naturall Language of Hand, 1644 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageMime Collection: The Italian Grimacier or pantomime artist

The Italian Grimacier or pantomime artist
Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon. This young Italian man with black eyes excels at terrible grimaces

Background imageMime Collection: French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis

French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis, Theatre des Funambules, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie Dramatique

Background imageMime Collection: Dancer and mime Charles-Francois Mazurier

Dancer and mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St

Background imageMime Collection: Art. Entertainment. The mirror, mime show at the cabaret Les Folies Bergeres, Paris

Art. Entertainment. The mirror, mime show at the cabaret Les Folies Bergeres, Paris
3434507 Art. Entertainment. The mirror, mime show at the cabaret Les Folies Bergeres, Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, c.1890 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle)

Background imageMime Collection: Mime: gallery of Debureau (or Deburau): all the characters that Debureau mimed, 1846

Mime: gallery of Debureau (or Deburau): all the characters that Debureau mimed, 1846
LSE4076919 Mime: gallery of Debureau (or Deburau): all the characters that Debureau mimed, 1846. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mime)

Background imageMime Collection: Affiche pour la fete du Pont (pantomime) - Poster for the Great bridge revue

Affiche pour la fete du Pont (pantomime) - Poster for the Great bridge revue
FIA5409866 Affiche pour la fete du Pont (pantomime) - Poster for the Great bridge revue, by Schlemmer, Oskar (1888-1943). Colour lithograph, 1926

Background imageMime Collection: Poster for the daily spectacle 'Pantomimes Lumineuses'

Poster for the daily spectacle "Pantomimes Lumineuses"
LSE4112019 Poster for the daily spectacle " Pantomimes Lumineuses" Optical Theatre of Reynaud, 1892, at the Grevin Museum

Background imageMime Collection: Art. Entertainment. Scaramouche, ballet by Felicia Mallet

Art. Entertainment. Scaramouche, ballet by Felicia Mallet
3434879 Art. Entertainment. Scaramouche, ballet by Felicia Mallet. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, c.1895 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art)

Background imageMime Collection: Programme for the Ba-ta-clan Cafe Concert, c. 1905 (colour litho)

Programme for the Ba-ta-clan Cafe Concert, c. 1905 (colour litho)
698709 Programme for the Ba-ta-clan Cafe Concert, c.1905 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; (add.info.: 50)

Background imageMime Collection: The song of the dog (Emma Valladon called Theresa (1837-1913) at the cafe concert

The song of the dog (Emma Valladon called Theresa (1837-1913) at the cafe concert
JLJ4591179 The song of the dog (Emma Valladon called Theresa (1837-1913) at the cafe concert) Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), gouache and pastel, 57.5 cm x 45 cm, 1876

Background imageMime Collection: The mime Mevisto in the theatre of 'La Scala'in Paris, 1891

The mime Mevisto in the theatre of "La Scala"in Paris, 1891
LSE4112003 The mime Mevisto in the theatre of " La Scala" in Paris, 1891. Drawing by Luce. by Luce, Percival de (1847-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMime Collection: The game of the fox, is practiced accompanied by singing and beats of hands

The game of the fox, is practiced accompanied by singing and beats of hands
LSE4328747 The game of the fox, is practiced accompanied by singing and beats of hands, kind of game of dying, where each player must mimic a figure with his hands

Background imageMime Collection: Art. Entertainment. Tertulia, show at the Cafe Spectacle, Paris

Art. Entertainment. Tertulia, show at the Cafe Spectacle, Paris
3434609 Art. Entertainment. Tertulia, show at the Cafe Spectacle, Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, c.1870 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Tertulia, cafe spectacle)

Background imageMime Collection: Art. Entertainment. L Arc en Ciel (the Rainbow), show at the cabaret Les Folies

Art. Entertainment. L Arc en Ciel (the Rainbow), show at the cabaret Les Folies
3434505 Art. Entertainment. L Arc en Ciel (the Rainbow), show at the cabaret Les Folies Bergeres, Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, c.1890 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art)

Background imageMime Collection: The 'little live pig'disclosed (engraving)

The "little live pig"disclosed (engraving)
2781017 The " little live pig" disclosed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " little live pig" disclosed)

Background imageMime Collection: Weird way of expressing figures with comic postures - Italian doc. n. d

Weird way of expressing figures with comic postures - Italian doc. n. d
LSE4098608 Weird way of expressing figures with comic postures - Italian doc. n.d. by Italian School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMime Collection: Portrait of Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796-1846), 1832. Creator: Trouvé

Portrait of Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796-1846), 1832. Creator: Trouvé
Portrait of Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796-1846), 1832. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris



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"Mime: A Silent Art That Speaks Volumes" Step into the enchanting world of mime, where silence becomes a language and gestures convey emotions. Originating in Japan, this captivating art form has transcended borders and captivated audiences worldwide. Intriguingly intertwined with Japanese culture, mime draws inspiration from the grace and elegance of geishas. Just like these iconic figures, mimes possess an exquisite ability to express themselves through subtle movements and facial expressions. One cannot mention mime without recalling the famous trio embodying "See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil. " This timeless concept reminds us of our own limitations in perceiving the world around us. Mime artists skillfully bring this moral tale to life on stage, urging us to reflect upon our actions. The influential film "Children of Paradise" by Marcel Carn showcases the power as it weaves its magic throughout the narrative. French mime artist Marcel Marceau's rehearsals at Picca demonstrate his dedication to perfecting every nuanced movement that would leave audiences spellbound. Venturing beyond traditional performances, masks and costumes take center stage during Venice Carnival. People transform into fantastical characters reminiscent of ancient myths or whimsical creatures straight out of fairy tales – a true celebration of theatricality and self-expression. Mime is not limited to modern times; it has roots dating back centuries. Siegfried forges Notung with silent determination while Jean-Gaspard Deburau immortalizes Pierrot's melancholic charm through his mimetic genius. Throughout history, pantomimes have left their mark on society's cultural fabric. From Bathyllus' mesmerizing Roman dances to Pantomimes Lumineuses' lithographic illustrations in 1892 – each artistic endeavor contributes to shaping this unique art form. Leaping forward in time brings us closer to contemporary perspectives on mime. Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) explores how faith and mime intersect, creating a spiritual connection that transcends words.