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A type of acting in which gestures,
movements, and facial expressions replace
speech. It has developed as a form of
theatre, particularly in France, where Marcel
Marceau and Jean Louis Barrault have
continued the traditions established in the
19th century by Deburau and the practices of
the commedia dell'arte in Italy. In ancient
Greece, mime was a crude, realistic comedy
with dialogue and exaggerated gesture.