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Mime Over Matter
May is International MIME month! Let's go M.A.D!
Join us in a celebration of the International Mime Awareness Day (M.A.D!) the first Sunday in May on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall!
There will be a FREE Performance DVD for all MIMES! Mimes can even perform their routines on our special outdoor stage for a FREE High-Definition video shoot complete with theater props!
Come one - Come all!
International Mime Awareness Day!
Sunday
May 2nd, 2010
Downtown Mall, Boulder
Noon - 5pm
FREE Performance DVD for all MIMES!
FREE HDV video shoot!
Great exposure, promotion, and fun!
Go M.A.D!
There was once a time in France when the Mime was loved by all. After worldwide acceptance, however, it seems the Mime today is an endangered species being misinterpreted by public misconception. There are even hate sites on the internet devoted to the Mime. Of course, Mimes everywhere have remained silent about this disturbing trend but have resolved to take matters into their own gloves.
One way to make humans more aware of Mime is through the performing arts and forming support groups. Being a misunderstood misfit, the Mime today still struggles to get the word out.
"Mimes need other Mimes", said Zoobie the Mime, "in order to learn and understand Mime. They seem to require a huge base population where they may grow and even flourish."
Re-inventing themselves, the Mime gaining the most popularity today is the Human or Living statue. These costumed entertainers stand perfectly still and remain silent only to move when a coin or note is dropped into the hat. They can move slowly, robotically, or even wildly dance only to return to their inert state.
Marcel Marceau once said, "Never get a Mime talking. They won't ever stop!" He also noticed that other Mimes copied his routine without any regard to context. They would, indeed, be "trapped in a box" but without explaination of how they got there to begin with. The complete telling of a story in pure silence was Marcel's forte born from his childhood love of the silent cinema era.
As I was walking down the street one day,
In the merry merry month of May,
That I came upon a Mime,
That was miming Oh so fine!
In the merry merry merry month of May!
Put on your whiteface, get your Mime on, and get into the act on Mime Awareness Day in Boulder, Colorado Sunday, May 2nd!
Since Mimes don't talk, you may contact the official "spokesperson" by dropping us an email.
Please remember that a Mime is a terrible thing to waste!
See you there!
