What does Michael Lee do for a living? Why is he an "expert" we are learning from?
Michael Lee is a choreographer of figure skating, he is also a mime actor, director and coach. he is considered an “expert” because he has coached ten of the 24 teams in this years winter olympics and two of his students won the gold medals.
Cheesy Guy
What kind of performers does he work with usually? Why do you think it's important for those types of performers to have miming skills?
he basically tries to teach the skaters to act and show their emotions through their body language. It’s important for the performers to have miming skills because they show they perform physically.
What is "suspension?"
he described suspension as thread going outwards, what he meant was the limbs of the performers would be suspended.
What is "counterpoint?"
it is the movement of going in two different directions.
How does Mr. Lee relate breathing to emotion according to this video?
Mr. Lee describes inhaling as joy, happiness and exhaling as sorrow and disappointment.
How do you think this information will help you develop clear and effective mime routines?
I think this information help me learn more about mime routines because the guy describes modern mime in a very detailed way.
Michael Lee is a choreographer of figure skating, he is also a mime actor, director and coach. he is considered an “expert” because he has coached ten of the 24 teams in this years winter olympics and two of his students won the gold medals.
Cheesy Guy
What kind of performers does he work with usually? Why do you think it's important for those types of performers to have miming skills?
he basically tries to teach the skaters to act and show their emotions through their body language. It’s important for the performers to have miming skills because they show they perform physically.
What is "suspension?"
he described suspension as thread going outwards, what he meant was the limbs of the performers would be suspended.
What is "counterpoint?"
it is the movement of going in two different directions.
How does Mr. Lee relate breathing to emotion according to this video?
Mr. Lee describes inhaling as joy, happiness and exhaling as sorrow and disappointment.
How do you think this information will help you develop clear and effective mime routines?
I think this information help me learn more about mime routines because the guy describes modern mime in a very detailed way.
Hip HOP video
How is mime related to Hip Hop?
While doing mime or hip hop the performers can’t talk and they need isolate and use other parts body movements.
What is "isolation?"
the act of separating a body part from the other.
As a performer, how can you practice "isolation?"
we can try to isolate every part of our body and watch tutorials like her one to get better at it.
Begin practicing for your first performance task (from 6:11 of this video). What is easy for you as you practice? What is difficult?
Moving the head is quite difficult and moving the body is quite easy.
How much time/energy do you think goes into a mime performance of just a few minutes?
i think a lot because you are actually isolating every part of your body i those minutes to explain each and every word and expression you want to tell and show.
How is mime related to Hip Hop?
While doing mime or hip hop the performers can’t talk and they need isolate and use other parts body movements.
What is "isolation?"
the act of separating a body part from the other.
As a performer, how can you practice "isolation?"
we can try to isolate every part of our body and watch tutorials like her one to get better at it.
Begin practicing for your first performance task (from 6:11 of this video). What is easy for you as you practice? What is difficult?
Moving the head is quite difficult and moving the body is quite easy.
How much time/energy do you think goes into a mime performance of just a few minutes?
i think a lot because you are actually isolating every part of your body i those minutes to explain each and every word and expression you want to tell and show.