Pantomime - BHS Theater

Why is pantomime important to acting?

• It's so cool
• The audience will notice your body movement on stage before you speak
• It prepares you to be a scientist
• The audience will be able to tell if you forgot your lines.

Why Study Pantomime?

• It's the third phase of acting
• It's the most important thing in the entire world.
• The language of action is universal
• It helps you make friends

What is Pantomime?

• Acting without talking
• Acting without walking
• Acting without seeing
• Acting without feeling

How did pantomime begin?

• Movie musicals with sound
• Going to the movies
• Coloring on walls of caves
• Celebrating successful hunts and battles through chanting and dance

Who is the silent film star who was influenced by pantomime? 

• Tom Cruise
• Charlie Chaplin
• Marcel Marceau
• Benedict Cumberbatch

What are the keys of pantomime?

• Simplicity, Accuracy, Consistency, Exaggeration  
• Acting, talking, scene work, study
• Thoughtfulness, mindfulness, meditation, and bookishness
• Subtlety, thinking, power, and performing  

What are the principles of pantomime? 

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
• Beginning, Middle and End
• To be truthful and honest
• Visualize, Approach, Take, Tell, Release 

Who is the most famous pantomime performer?

• Benedict Cumberbatch
• Charlie Chaplin
• Marcel Marceau
• Buster Keaton

What does a surprised face look like?

• Eyes wide, brows lift, mouth makes an "o" shape
• Eyes narrow, tongue sticks out, eyebrows lift.

What's a angry face look like?

• eyes narrow, brows furrowed, mouth twisted down, lips curl out and down into a sneer, jaw drops and sets firmly
• narrow eyes with lids dropped, outer brow turns down, mouth turns down