Understanding the Mime Performance A mime performance is a very
popular form of entertainment that one can see on the stage as
well as on street corners. This term refers to a type of
performance art in which a story is recounted using body
movements, facial expressions and hand gestures instead of
words. Most people associate this type of performance with an
actor wearing black and white clothing who also has white facial
makeup. However, contemporary artistes who mime prefer to do
away with the makeup. Irrespective of the getup of the actor,
miming is a very entertaining act that most often conveys a
comic story, though not always. While many primitive cultures
used miming in order to communicate and entertain because of the
lack of a proper language, the term Mime has its origin in a
particular type of art enjoyed by the ancient Greeks. The
history of the mime performance in Europe stretches way back to
a type of drama enjoyed by the ancient Greeks in which a masked
dancer performed for audiences. Called a