Bill Bowers

Question 1

Who is Bill Bowers?

Answer 1

An American Mime artist and actor from Montana but is based in NYC

Question 2

Mimes…

Answer 2

• Don’t use props
• Telling a story by physically showing it with their body
• Use the art of illusion

Question 3

What is the art of illusion?

Answer 3

Using the body to create imaginary objects

Question 4

Who is Marcel Marceau?

Answer 4

• most famous mime
• French
• performed till he was 84
• got famous right after WWII (when TV became popular)

Question 5

What is White face?

Answer 5

· Mimes wear white on their face as a blank canvas/slate so the audience can imagine the character
· White against black is very expressive, it accentuates emotion

Question 6

What is the rule all Mimes follow?

Answer 6

As soon as you paint your face white you can’t talk

Question 7

How did White Face come to be?

Answer 7

Pedro who was a dumb servant used to trip over everything and was a klutz, he was also the baker’s son. One day his dad was trying to bake a cake and Pedro was no help so he got mad and threw flour all over Pedro’s face and it garnered laughter. Pedro started coming in with flour all over his face because when people laughed and enjoyed something they would throw money at them.