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4 The Gamecock Monday, February 26, 1990
Mime ere
By OCTAVIA WRIGHT most star
Staff Writer The field
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omg t is ant go crow(j's responses were generally
pleasant, but there were a few unpleasant
ones.
But Shaw doesn't let people get
to him.
"Sometimes you can care too
much about what people think.
Ninety-nine percent of the audiences
are positively responsive to
my act. I realize that the people
who do not respond positively
have a problem because they don't
understand it. It makes me feel
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people are smiling. It's good to
I know that you can do that for a
person," he said.
Shaw calls himself a 'roving'
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tuations. "It's a form of theater and
speech. When the mime comes by,
1 he is full of energy and sometimes
after I've completed my art, I have
V ^ ^ 10 take long walks t0 rcIease that
Ik energy."
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formances. "Mime season flour- a
ishes between spring aad summer, t
and I've planned to do some things h
for it. I plan on performing in front
of Longstreet Theater when the v
weather gets better along with do"It
makes me feel f
good to see that 99 per- s
cent of the people are *
smiling. It's good to
know you can do that for ti
a person." h
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ing some performances downtown, h
It's all good exposure." ii
The exposure of mime in the h
Southeast is one of the goals that
Shaw has set for himself. "The art
of mime is not very popular down t
here in the South. From Washing- J
ton, D.C., on up, there are a lot of ^
mimes. But from there on down, (
there are very few. I feel that this t
campus is an ideal place for mime \
because there's such a large diversity
of students here. And, it would 1
enlighten their minds on the art s
form." 1
Unfortunately, there are some (
people who do not understand the i
art of mime. "Women and children t
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re my best audiences because
hey are generally (more lightlearted)
than men," Shaw said.
Shaw has also experienced 'unwelcome'
feelings from blacks.
"It's funny. Some blacks feel
lisappointed when they see me ?
lartially because they don't undertand
it. They only see a suit as a
ign of progress (for the black race
s a whole)," he said.
Fortunately, Shaw doesn't let
his ignorance get to him. Instead,
le's got several things planned for
limself and others for his future.^fter
completing his bachelor's indedia
Arts and Theater andSpeech
from USC, he plans to get
lis master's in directing and act-'
ng. But school isn't the only thing
le has on his mind.
While continuing his work with
he Patchwork Players and the
Southeastern Players, he plans to
;et involved with the S.C. Arts
Commission and to help underprivileged
children. "I want to share
vhat I have with kids," he said.
The time that he spends with
dds only mimics the time he
ipends with his daughter, Serena,
le said. "She's great. She talks ab>ut
me a lot. She can relate and
mderstands that my acts are all
heater and its okay".
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