pantomimes in English

noun
1
a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
In a totally unstructured environment, they present this creative explosion through modern dance, mime, pantomime and music with a whole lot of playfulness.
2
a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, that involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas.
Hart plays the genie in this raucous take on the British pantomime , a story based on the myth of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
verb
1
express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime.
the clown candidates pantomimed different emotions
noun
verb

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1. It took humility and courage on the part of Ezekiel to act out the two prophetic pantomimes.

2. He composed for the Eldorado, the Alcazar, the Ba-ta-clan, the Folies-Belleville, the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, etc., a great many number of operettas, saynètes, pantomimes and ballets.

3. ‘At the bottom were the Théâtre de la Gaieté for pantomimes and hArlequinades, the Porte-Saint-Martin Theatre for melodramas, and the Théâtre des Variétés for ‘little plays of …

4. The "Holiday Special" trailer for Bully had a unseen scene where the character Gary tells the protagonist Jimmy how "young love is a beautiful thing", and then pantomimes doggy style sex while saying "spank me"

5. Also well worth a visit is the World Fountain, located directly in front of the Europa Center at Breitscheidplatz. The well is one of the most popular meeting points for street entertainers in Berlin and you can see anything from acrobats and pantomimes to portrait artists.