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One of the things I show a lot of is ballet, because I love it and had the same issue you did in trying to find good clips of <g class="gr_ gr_186 gr-alert gr_spell gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling" id="186" data-gr-id="186">mime</g>. When I go through the elements of drama with my theatre 1 kids we always watch two clips of the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, a traditional one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qao2xINsE and one from the ballet version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a04IcHI1fFQ and we talk about the different "languages" and how they're able to communicate so much with the way we move.

With my theatre 2 kids, we watch most of the full-length work Cinderella by the Birmingham Royal Ballet since Cinderella has a lot of storytelling in it and less dance for dance's sake that you get with Swan Lake, Giselle, etc. and then they <g class="gr_ gr_610 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="610" data-gr-id="610">split </g><g class="gr_ gr_610 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace" id="610" data-gr-id="610"><g class="gr_ gr_805 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="805" data-gr-id="805">in</g></g> groups and have to act out a fairy tale using <g class="gr_ gr_609 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="609" data-gr-id="609">only</g> movement. I don't make them dance, but some of them do and they all come out really well!

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William Healy
Theatre Arts Teacher
Henrico VA

While it isn't strictly pantomime without props, I find old silent movies help a lot when trying to show young actors how to free up their bodies and made them more expressive.  There is an official Charlie Chaplin YouTube channel with a ton of clips from his films that I've used extensively.  I have them watch a few clip (Charlie in the lion cage, the ending of City Lights and the window breaking scene from The Kid) and analyze the performance style.  I then break them up into groups and have them script a 2-3 minute silent-movie style pantomime scene complete with background music and title/dialogue cards.

As far as other clips go I usually show a variety of the following:

Mumenschanz on the Muppet Show has several incredible routines, my favorite being the clay faces.

Mummenschanz on the Muppet Show (1976) 4 of 5

Jerome Murat does a statue pantomime that is just sublime. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If6gUDs

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Robert Ellis
North Richmond VA

Although these are not pure classic pantomime, I also show my students some of the work of Shields and Yarnell and Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) when we do our pantomime unit. These are great examples of coordination, movement, focus, control and communicating without words.

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Rich Luedeke
Blackhawk Christian Theatre
Fort Wayne, IN

There's a mime on Youtube called E.T. the mime that has a couple of fun sketches.  There's one I frequently use that has him bringing up a kid from the audience and doing a whole skit about driving a car.  It's fun and more modern than Marceau.  Mime - ET the Mime - The Car   

I also use some clips from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton films.  Not mime, I know, but we talk about how they had to use their bodies and faces in the same way mimes do in order to communicate.  

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Mime - ET the Mime - The Car Funny mime from Toronto Ontario's ET the Mime is enjoyed in this skit entitled 'The Car' from his Comedy Mime Show. Visit him and leave your feedback at his new website www.mimetomime.ca ET the Mime is considered one of Canada's best mime artists. View this on YouTube >

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Amy Bussey
Stuarts Draft VA

I second ET the Mime, my middle schoolers LOVE him! We discuss the story that he tells and what we saw, even though we didn't actually 'see' it. It has been a tremendous help to my Pantomime unit, and doesn't seem as dated or 'uncool' as a lot of the mime examples I've found. 

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Melissa Stuhff
Theatre Arts Teacher
Temple TX

Original Message:
Sent: 09-30-2016 08:32
From: Amy Bussey
Subject: pantomime videos/pantomime on YouTube

There's a mime on Youtube called E.T. the mime that has a couple of fun sketches.  There's one I frequently use that has him bringing up a kid from the audience and doing a whole skit about driving a car.  It's fun and more modern than Marceau.  Mime - ET the Mime - The Car   

I also use some clips from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton films.  Not mime, I know, but we talk about how they had to use their bodies and faces in the same way mimes do in order to communicate.  

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Mime - ET the Mime - The Car Funny mime from Toronto Ontario's ET the Mime is enjoyed in this skit entitled 'The Car' from his Comedy Mime Show. Visit him and leave your feedback at his new website www.mimetomime.ca ET the Mime is considered one of Canada's best mime artists. View this on YouTube >

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Amy Bussey
Stuarts Draft VA

Hello Friend,

Check out on youtube DEREK CLAUSSEN Mime Coach. There are several solo mime examples (5 minutes) as well as examples of group mime ensembles (6 students/7 minutes.)  I've also attached a group mime task/rubric we use in class. Students select a recent (or past) news article and using Marcel Marceau's techniques, develop and perform a group mime.  Let me know if I might be able to help with specific questions. hansens@wdmcs.org

Best to you always!

Stacy Hansen

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Stacy Hansen
Des Moines IA

Hi Friend, Thank you very much for giving such nice information.

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Soniya Nag
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I’d suggest showing high school pantomime videos. There are lots of enjoyable ones out there showing pantomime done to a musical track from competitions. Just look up that term.
I’m my theater 1 class I use those to help communicate the ideas before we then go over the rules and start doing individual pantomimes, and then groups. We finish the pantomime unit by the students putting together their own group pantomime that also has a sound track they’ve created specifically for it. It’s generally quite popular.


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Sent: 5/17/2023 2:08:00 AM
From: Soniya Nag
Subject: RE: pantomime videos/pantomime on YouTube

Hi Friend, Thank you very much for giving such nice information.

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Soniya Nag
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Good idea.  Viola Spolin's Theater Games for the Classroom has the best games for using Space Objects in scenes.  She  really talks about the use of space as a means to connection, and has great games for players of all ages.  Max Schafer

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Max Schafer
California Educational Theatre Association
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Agreed! Viola Spolin's "Theater Games for the Classroom" is a fantastic resource for using space objects effectively. It fosters connection and offers diverse games suitable for all ages. Max Schafer would likely appreciate it too.

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jimmy max

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Sent: 05-21-2023 19:03
From: Max Schafer
Subject: pantomime videos/pantomime on YouTube

Good idea.  Viola Spolin's Theater Games for the Classroom has the best games for using Space Objects in scenes.  She  really talks about the use of space as a means to connection, and has great games for players of all ages.  Max Schafer

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Max Schafer
California Educational Theatre Association
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