# The Mime

Tony Montanaro, performer and teacher, discusses the art of miming and its complexities. He explains the training necessary for proficiency and presents his views on the art and the influence it has had on his private life. The actual performance is shown, as well as Montenaro's preparation for the performance. Tells of one of the most exciting detective stories in the history of American archeology and anthropology as scholars track down the few remaining clues left behind by a previously unknown and advanced prehistoric sea culture that inhabited the Atlantic Coast of North America 7,500 years ago.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1966
- Runtime: 26 min
- By: Columbia University. Press. Center for Mass Communication
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/themime_201512)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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