marceau

Thân thiện

Marcel Marceau performs his famous "Walking Against the Wind" routine.

Definition

Proper noun * A French mime artist, Marcel Marceau (1923–2007), world-renowned for his silent performances as the sad-faced clown character "Bip."

Usage

• The word "Marceau" is almost exclusively used as a proper noun to refer to the person, Marcel Marceau.
• It is commonly used in contexts discussing performing arts, mime, theater history, and influential 20th-century artists.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The art of modern mime was profoundly shaped by Marceau.
  • Students of physical theater often study the techniques of Marceau.

Advanced Usage

• In artistic and academic discourse, "Marceau" can be used metonymically to represent the art of classical, wordless mime.
  • His performance had a purity and silence reminiscent of Marceau.

Variants and Related Words

• Mime (n): The theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement; an artist who performs mime.
• Pantomime (n): A dramatic entertainment originating in Roman theater, often used synonymously with mime, especially in the style perfected by Marceau.

Synonyms

• The Mime (A common epithet for Marcel Marceau)
• Marcel Marceau (The full name)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• The art of Marceau: Refers specifically to the style of silent, narrative mime characterized by illusion, precise gesture, and the "invisible wall" technique.
  • He dedicated years to mastering the art of Marceau.

Học thuật

Noun

1. French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Marceau
• Marcel Marceau