0 (in Britain) a funny musical play based on traditional children's stories, performed especially at Christmas --
1 the art or act of expressing thoughts and emotions with movement rather than speech; mime --
Differences in the visual control of pantomimed and natural grasping movements.
Although pantomime is not among the categories of performance she discusses, some of the issues are relevant.
Within pantoland both performers and audience - not to mention the stage management and musicians - remain aware of the pantomime conventions.
Within pantoland performers can refer to rehearsals and other performances of this or any other pantomime, and to the world outside the theatre.
In fact, certain important connections between ballet-pantomime and these lighter genres did exist.
Romantic writers deny this rendition of theatre's power by denigrating spectacle, "situation," pantomime, on the grounds that it robs drama of poetry.
Not only in terms of taste - though that was satisfied through the rise of melodrama, pantomime, and domestic tragedy.
The production repertoire includes a number of musicals and musical plays, one man/one woman shows and pantomime, performed by both professional and amateur companies.
