Decroux, É (English spelling) DecrouxE

Japanese: Decroux,É(英語表記)DecrouxE
Decroux, É (English spelling) DecrouxE

Mime is a form of entertainment in which the performer does not use his voice, but instead expresses himself only through physical movements and facial expressions. It is also called mime, and is sometimes translated as silent drama or silent drama.
[Prehistory of pantomime]
The word pantomime can be traced back to its origins as a compound word of the ancient Greek words pantōs (all) and mimos (mimicry), pantomimos, which can be found in many ancient Greek documents. However, as is well known, such "mimicry" or what might be called "magical imitation" is an important component that can be found in almost all of the "primitive forms" of theater in general, and although it is true that in ancient Greece there was a type of entertainment-based gimmick (also called "mimos plays" in theater history) that focused on "mimicry," as expressed by the word mimos (or pantomimos) mentioned above, it cannot be said that it was an independent performing art genre that is related to today's pantomime, and in theater history, the origin of pantomime is usually traced back to the ancient Roman pantomimus.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Decroux, É" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…演者が声を用いず,身体の動きや顔の表情のみを表現手段とする芸能。単に〈マイムmime〉ともいい,〈黙劇〉〈無言劇〉などの訳語・用語も用いられる。
[パントマイム前史]
 pantomimeという言葉は,その語源をさかのぼれば,古代ギリシア語のpantōs(すべて(に))とmimos(ものまね)の合成語pantomimosであり,この言葉自体は古代ギリシアの多くの文献に見ることができる。しかし,このような〈ものまね〉あるいは〈呪術的模倣所作〉とでも称すべきものは,周知のように,演劇一般の〈始源的形態〉にほぼ共通して見ることができる重要な一構成要素であり,そのようなものの一種として,古代ギリシアにおいては先のmimos(あるいはpantomimos)という言葉で表現される〈ものまね〉を中心とした座興的な雑芸(これを演劇史で〈ミモス劇〉などとも呼ぶ)が行われていたことは事実であるにせよ,それが今日のパントマイムに通じる一つの独立した芸能ジャンルであったとは言いがたく,演劇史では,ふつうパントマイムの起源を,古代ローマのパントミムスpantomimusに求めることが行われている。…

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