Medical clowning is a field in alternative medicine where clowns operate in hospitals and medical centers. The idea behind the method is that humor and laughter improve the medical condition of inpatients. Today, we will explore the world of medical clowning and learn how to become a medical clown (also known as a clown doctor). […]
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In September 1931, two of the world’s most celebrated and influential men met in a house in Canning Town, London. Despite coming from completely different backgrounds, the unusual meeting between Charlie Chaplin and Mahatma Gandhi took place with a shared understanding of the struggles of the poor and the working classes. Mahatma Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin
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This is a nice anecdote regarding a meeting that took place between Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein. Where did the two meet, and what did Charlie Chaplin say to Einstein? read below. What Did Charlie Chaplin Say to Einstein We will go straight to the point. As expected, the meeting between the two geniuses led
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The art of mime can be considered as one of the most French art forms. The modern style of mime, which started in the Parisian theatre in the early 1800s and later produced perhaps the most well-known mime artist in recent years in Marcel Marceau, a French whose performances of his persona, “Bip the Clown”
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The history of mime begins in the ancient world, at least in the 4th century BC when mime was used for worship and expression of belief and fear of ancient idols. The imitations made then by the ancients with its help were of various animals and forces of nature. Egyptian hieroglyphs, the same inscriptions written
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This is a weird question we got asked a while ago: are mimes still a thing? Honestly, we can understand where it’s coming from. The art of mime has a long history, being developed from the 1811 artistry of Paris acrobat Jean-Gaspard Baptiste Deburau and the ancient Greeks before him, and like all old arts,
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In the world of mime, some skits are considered classics, and every professional mime artist has to know and experience. In this post, we will present some of those classic mime skits for one person along with a brief description of how you can perform each one. These descriptions are provided only to help you
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Mimes are incredible artists that convey a story without the use of words, music, or background set. Want to dress like one? Well, the good news is that dressing like a mime doesn’t have to be cliche and use the standard striped black and white shirt, and in order to do so you don’t need
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Here are some mime act ideas for beginners, children, and basically anyone who wishes to improve his/her mime skills. Mime is a technique that presents action or emotion without words by using only gesture, expression, and movement. This art began as early as ancient Greece, became popular in the age of silent films, and culminated
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Art the Clown is a fictional character from the Terrifier franchise which made its initial appearances in two of Damien Leone’s short films, The 9th Circle and Terrifier from 2008 and 2011 before making its feature film debut in the anthology film All Hallows’ Eve (2013). Today we will answer the question: is Art the clown a mime? The
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