Movement and its effectiveness in the Iraqi silent mime theatre performance, the play (The Citizen) as a model

Abstract

Abstract

Movement in the mime theatre show is one of the complementary elements in creating the aesthetic composition of the show, as it interacts with the rest of the components of the mime show, to draw the features of the aesthetic image for the recipient. The research was divided into four chapters. The first chapter, which is (the methodological framework), included the problem of the theatrical research, which was represented by “What is the effectiveness of movement in the Iraqi silent mime theatrical performance?” Then, the importance of the research that sheds light on movement and its effectiveness in the Iraqi silent mime theatrical performance and the aim of the research, which aims to identify movement and its effectiveness in the silent theatrical performance, then determining the boundaries (temporal, spatial, objective) and determining the research terms and procedural definitions contained in the title of the research. The second chapter included two topics, the first of which is movement conceptually and included three axes: the first is (movement in global cultures), the second is the combination of the movement system of the mime actor, and the third is the various movement dimensions. The second topic included the movement formation in silent theater among directors, in which the researcher reviewed the concept of movement and its role globally and Arab among mime artists and directors. The third chapter, which is (the procedural chapter), consisted of the theatrical performance specified by the time period (2022), where the researcher chose the theatrical performance (The Citizen / by director Hussein Malthus). The researcher relied on the indicators of the theoretical framework as a tool. For analysis, the fourth chapter presented the most important results of the analysis of the selected sample, after which the researcher reached a set of conclusions according to the results that appeared, recommending at the end of the chapter a set of recommendations and suggestions, then a list of research sources and a summary in English.