Across
- 2. The emotion conveyed when eyes squint, brows lift, and mouth curves upward.
- 6. The turning or pivoting of a part of the body, such as the head or the chest.
- 8. The body part where most movements begin.
- 9. The bending of the body to the front, to the side, or to the rear.
- 11. A mime device that uses inclination, rotation, and isolations in one exercise.
- 12. action A movement opposite to the action that the mime wants the audience to follow.
- 14. A term for the firmness or solidity of an object in opposition to outside force.
- 15. The art of imitating real-life actions without using words.
- 17. The emotion conveyed when eyes narrow, brows furrow, and jaws sets firmly.
- 18. Hand and arm movements and facial expressions that help express an idea or an emotion.
- 20. To move from one place to another onstage.
- 21. communication The general term for expressing ideas and emotions without using words; the essence of pantomime and mime.
- 22. The art form that does not precisely imitate real-life physical action but gives an illusion of that action.
Down
- 1. The body parts where all arm movements must end.
- 3. The emotion conveyed when eyes widen, brows lift, and mouth forms the shape of an O.
- 4. The emotion conveyed when eyes narrow, outer brows and mouth turn downward, and facial muscles sag.
- 5. The separation of parts of the body for individual development and expression.
- 7. walk A basic mime convention; the mime uses exaggeration movement to appear to be walking.
- 10. Marceau The Frenchman who is one of the best-known mimes in history.
- 11. Chaplin A silent film star who was the master of pantomime.
- 13. A combination of inner composure, mental awareness, and physical flexibility; the act of letting go all over.
- 16. The neuromuscular awareness that you feel when your body is in a particular position.
- 19. One of the body parts most mimes emphasize with makeup.
- 20. The setting up of an action with definite hand movements; for example, the snap of a mime's hand around a glass.
