Vocabulary Definitions
This word, which comes from the Greek word mimos, refers to acting without words.
What is mime?
The number of different languages Marcel Marceau spoke fluently offstage.
What is five?
The country that brought the Greek art of mime back to Italy.
Who are the Romans?
Marcel Marceau's character, who was created in the tradition of the sad loner, Pierrot.
Who is Bip?
A complete loss or absence of hope.
What is despair?
The great comedian who inspired Marcel Marceau at the age of five in 1928.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
The type of plays, popular in the Middle Ages, that included mime to teach moral lessons about good behavior.
What are morality plays?
The traditional name for the stock character who was known as both an acrobat and a clown.
Who is Harlequin?
A serious disagreement or argument.
What is conflict?
The country where the art of mime was originally a form of theatre that taught moral lessons.
What is ancient Greece?
The famous theatre in Athens where masked actors performed mime outdoors to large audiences.
What is the Theatre of Dionysus?
The country where the Harlequin character was introduced in the 1570s and later became known by the name Pierrot.
What is France?
A stereotypical fictional person or type of person in a work of art, like Harlequin or Pierrot.
What is a stock character?
The name of the sad, lonely clown character created in the tradition of the Harlequin's introduction to France.
Who is Pierrot?
The century when the commedia dell' arte toured Italy, entertaining people with their comedy routines.
What is the sixteenth century?
Besides their costumes, the commedia dell' arte actors used these to make their stock characters easily recognizable.
What are masks?
An entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic acts.
What is an acrobat?
The famous dance move that singer Michael Jackson borrowed from Marceau's performance "Walking Against the Wind."
What is the moonwalk?
The Emperor of Rome under whom mime was very popular after the Romans conquered Greece.
Who is Emperor Augustus?
The name given to Marcel Marceau by people because his performances were wordless.
Who is the Master of Silence?