Pantomime / Mime with Katja Grahl
Lessons in advanced classes
In mime and pantomime, anything is possible. No place and no time are too far away not to bring them into the here and now with the blink of an eye. To fill this freedom is the art of mime.
Mime classes
The courses can be attended independently of each other.
Course I - Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte
Volkshochschule City West (Wilmersdorf-Charlottenburg)
- 16.01.-20.02.2025
- thursdays 6-8 pm
- Cost: 6 sessions 125€
- 25.03.-08.04.25 + 29.04.-27.05.25 5
- thuesdays 6-8pm
- Cost: 8 sessions 165 €
Volkshochschule City West (Wilmersdorf-Charlottenburg)
- KURS VHS-I: Sunday 16.02.25 12- 6 pm
- KURS VHS-II: Sunday 06.04.25 12- 6 pm
- KURS VHS-III: Mondays: 5th/12th/19th/26th May + 2nd June 25 6pm - 9pm
What is pantomime ? / What is mime ?
Mime continues the tradition of its origin. It often tells everyday stories in a light-hearted, entertaining way that speaks directly to us the audience.
Mime aims to express human conflict situations, conditions, feelings and emotions. It provides us with an abstract narrative that takes place on different levels.
Story
The roots of mime lie far back in antiquity. Over the centuries it has undergone many changes. From the Roman pantomime to the fairground theatre to the Commedia Dell'Arte. It was very much characterised by artistic feats and dance, by jesters and jugglers. In the 19th century, Jean Gaspard Deburau developed the figure of the poetic and melancholy Pierrot from the Commedia figure "Pedrolino", an image of pantomime that we are still familiar with today.
Many famous stage characters have developed from this, such as Chaplin's Tramp or Marceau's Bip. In the 20th century, pantomime broke away from the pure imitation of reality and developed into a more stylised form. Etienne Decroux created his movement geometry, the Mime Corporel, and thus laid the foundation for a fundamental renewal of mime and pantomime.