At Helen O’ Grady we love
miming and teaching our students the art of miming.
What is mime and why do we
teach it?
Mime is not simply mimicking,
it’s recreation
When we mime we get to
create illusions.
Mime challenges us to
imagine a new world and create a new world for us as the performer as well as
for our audience.
During mime students are learning
to use their bodies and facial expressions.
They learn to communicate
effectively without using sounds and words.
A Mime to Music is a
sequence of miming to create and tell a story. It’s one of the favourite
activities for our students to do and for teachers to show.
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| Paarl students performing The Marionettes |
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| Rainbow Montessori students performing The Marionettes |
Last week our students
enjoyed a Mime to Music called The Marionettes. During this item students are
paired together as operators and their beloved marionettes. This gave students
a further challenge to move together as partners WITHOUT SPEAKING! Oh what a
challenge, but oh what fun.
They rose to the occasion and
we might just have to save this one for Parent Day ;)
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