LAMDA Mime and Physical Storytelling 4

Question 1

How does a performer physically convey the passage of time in a mime piece?

Accepted Answer

Through transitional gestures, changes in rhythm, or stylised aging of the body

Answer

Time jumps are communicated through deliberate transitional movement, rhythm shifts, or physicality that suggests age or season changes.

Question 2

What is the role of 'neutral' body position as a starting point in LAMDA mime?

Accepted Answer

It provides a blank physical state from which any character or emotion can emerge

Answer

Neutral position — balanced, relaxed, alert — gives the performer a clean slate, preventing habitual tensions from bleeding into the character.

Question 3

In a duet mime, two performers pull on opposite ends of an imaginary rope. What must they coordinate to sell the illusion?

Accepted Answer

Matching resistance levels, synchronised weight shifts, and consistent rope length between them

Answer

Both performers must agree on the physical properties of the rope — its tension, length, and weight — and respond to each other's impulses as if connected.

Question 4

Which aspect of LAMDA Physical Storytelling relates to the concept of 'Laban Effort Actions'?

Accepted Answer

Qualities of movement such as weight, space, time, and flow

Answer

Rudolf Laban's Effort Actions describe how movement is performed in terms of weight (light/strong), space (direct/indirect), time (sudden/sustained), and flow (bound/free).

Question 5

A LAMDA examiner notes that a candidate's mime of opening a jar is unconvincing. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The hands are not maintaining a fixed grip diameter as they rotate

Answer

If the imaginary jar changes size or shape mid-action because the grip is inconsistent, the illusion collapses entirely.

(LAMDA) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Practice Test

(LAMDA) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Practice Test

LAMDA Mime and Physical Storytelling 4