What is the role of mime in regular theatre?
In dance? Avital: MIME is the root, the essence of theatre. The word actor comes from the verb – “to act.” Every actor who is dedicated to his work must have an elaborate training in MIME in order to be complete in total expression. It is not merely imitation and gesticulation. We all (including dancers), work with this body-instrument, and must learn the ways of each stream. Q. You are both a mime and pantomime actor according to drama critics. How do you distinguish between these two terms? Avital: Let the drama critics call me, or label me whatever they wish. The truth is one – MIME is an art form communicating the essence of life in silence with harmony of body and mind. It is an art form of becoming. That is why a Mime becomes like a butterfly while working, or any object he is touching. Man created symbols, word signs in order to communicate. If the drama critic swims in the confusion of dividing, I, the Mime artist, unites IT again. So let the drama critics play with WORDS. In m
