A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions
“MacMillan, like Balanchine, deplored the use of pantomime to convey plot and relationships.”
A performer or actor who works mainly through gesture and mime
“It celebrates a teenage girl named Hellas, who had worked as a pantomime dancer in the Julio-Claudian or slightly later period, and was memorialized as such by her proud father Sotericus.”
A theatrical performance using mime and gesture
“Freksa himself had written a stage pantomime, Sumurun, which was staged by Max Reinhardt in 1910.”
A state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant
The art, work or actions of an actor
A performance intended to amuse or be funny
A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
A long, involved story, account, or series of incidents
To make (a gesture) without speaking
“I began to pantomime steering a car. He understood and tossed the keys to me.”
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking
To imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule
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