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Old 01-04-2008, 04:27 AM
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I have a few you should definitely look into! They are pretty old so may be available at your library. Also, the libraries in Washington State will order any book for you that they don't have, if they do that near you it should be relatively easy to get your hands on them.

The Art of Pantomime by Charles Aubert

I studied this book a great deal and applied it to regular old legit theatre and it is immensely helpful. Even more so for straight forward miming.

Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen

In my theatre classes Uta has always been called Uta the Buddha. She is probably the single best author I have studied in the craft of acting. Stanislavski has nothing on the Buddha! She has a section in this book about sense memory. I use the technique in acting but its actually a mime skill!

The Mime Book by Claude Kipnis

My copy is beat to dust and the pictures are hilariously outdated but the art form hasn't changed much!

Be a Mime by Mark Stolzenberg

I can't recall if I've read this one but I have definitely heard of it.
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