Mime And Pantomime In The 20Th Century

mime, pantomime, techniques, personalities, history

What you'll learn

Discover the vast array of things called Mime and Pantomime

Explore video and techniques by legendary performers through proprietary video

Learn the fascinating history of performances in the mid 20th Century

Complete the course and discover much more in various performance modes.

See proprietary video of legendary physical theatre performances as part of this educational series, designed to improve the cultural understanding of this art.

Requirements

No previous experience needed, Just interest in learning and applying materials

Viewing excellent proprietary video of legendary performers who were at the top of their profession in the mid-20th century.

Discover cultural applications of your area as it relates to performance techniques

Description

Dr. Lou Campbell, founding director of the 1974 Institute and Festival, provides scholarly insights to each of their works and amplifies what is foundational to modern dance, acting, clown and theatre.Starting with Etienne Decroux and Jacques LeCoq, the foundations of the art form were laid. Marceau’s technique is Style Mime. Mamako Yoneyama, a student of Marceau, radically diverges into Zen Meditation Mime. Shozo Sato provides Japanese elements of Kabuki and Noh. The Mummenschanz were students of LeCoq but emerged with highly creative performance forms called Mask Play. Yet, Carlo Mazzone-Clementi, a colleague of LeCoq brought an insightful performance of the Renaissance Commedia dell'Arte with traditional masks. William Burdick posed the issue of mask in classical ballet, while Hovey Burgess offers circus technique as a direct extension of mime and pantomime.Those interested in mime, pantomime, modern dance, clown, eccentric arts, acting, gymnastics and opera will enjoy this course. This material is provided as a diverse educational medium for those subscribing to the course. A follow up course will address basic mime techniques along with a thorough introduction of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, so essential for a complete understanding of the body as a performing instrument. This medium is called Physical Theatre.

Overview

Section 1: Mime and Pantomine techniques and distinctions derived from the 20th Century

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The Two Major Course Divisions

Section 2: History - Presentation as Professor of Humanties of the Year 2007

Lecture 3 Historical Overview: What you will find in this section

Lecture 4 Origins & Definitions of Mime

Lecture 5 Charlie Chaplain

Lecture 6 Jaques Copeau & Charles Dullin

Lecture 7 Etienne Decroux

Lecture 8 Jean-Louis Barrault

Lecture 9 Jean-Louis Barrault - Example & Extended example

Lecture 10 Jaques LeCoq

Lecture 11 Marcel Marceau

Lecture 12 Charles Weidman

Lecture 13 Geoffrey Buckley

Lecture 14 Ladislav Fialka

Lecture 15 Buckley & Fialka Example by The Joshua Squad

Lecture 16 Ctibor Turba

Lecture 17 Adrian Pecknold

Lecture 18 Peter Franklin-White

Lecture 19 Lottie Goslar

Lecture 20 Hovey Burgess

Lecture 21 Avner Eisenberg

Lecture 22 Mamako

Lecture 23 Mamako: The Pond

Lecture 24 Mamako: The Sea

Lecture 25 Mamako: Rush Hour in Tokyo

Lecture 26 Shozo Sato

Lecture 27 Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell + Dr Campbell's Encounter Mime

Lecture 28 Mummenshanz

Lecture 29 Mummenshanz: Clay Masks

Lecture 30 Mummenshanz: Extended - Mask Play Examples with The Joshua Squad

Lecture 31 Dimitri

Lecture 32 Dimitri: Extended

Lecture 33 Dimitri: Le Porteur Part 1

Lecture 34 Dimitri: Le Porteur Part 2

Lecture 35 Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Commedia mask specialist of Italian tradition

Lecture 36 Jewel Walker

Lecture 37 Tomas and Julie Pushkas

Lecture 38 James Donlon

Lecture 39 Conclusion

Section 3: Exclusive Interviews

Lecture 40 Introduction to Style Mime: Marceau, Decroux, LeCoq

Lecture 41 Etienne Decroux Intervew Details

Lecture 42 Etienne Decroux - Interview for 1974 Mime Festival

Lecture 43 Etienne Decroux - Original French Audio

Lecture 44 Lecoq Interview Details

Lecture 45 Jaques LeCoq - Forum Interview at 1974 Mime Festival

Section 4: Movement and Space

Lecture 46 Mime Definition

Lecture 47 Personal and Social Distances

Lecture 48 Tri-Sphere of the Proxemic Bubble by Jonathan Lowery

Section 5: The Fundamental Constructs of Mime

Lecture 49 Starting with Gesture

Lecture 50 The 5 Components of the Gesture

Lecture 51 Components of the Gesture: 1. Focus

Lecture 52 Components of the Gesture: 2. Reach

Lecture 53 Components of the Gesture: 3. Take

Lecture 54 Components of the Gesture: 4. Accent

Lecture 55 Components of the Gesture: 5. Release

Lecture 56 The 4 Fundamental Elements of Mime

Lecture 57 Fundamental Elemnts of Mime: 1. Fixed Point

Lecture 58 Fundamental Elements of Mime: 2. Line

Lecture 59 Fundamental Elements of Mime: 3. Dynamic Line

Lecture 60 Fundamental Elements of Mime: 4. Space and Matter Manipulation

Section 6: Conclusion

Lecture 61 Thank you and Further Information

From the undisputed authority on Mime and Pantomime, definitions and techniques applicable to any aged group.,An introduction to selected performing artists whose media was considered Mime or Pantomime.,Proprietary video expositing the various techniques of artists who contributed to the field of study,Entertaining videos designed to amplify your understanding of these performers