A pantomime horse (there are also pantomime cows and other animals) is a theatrical representation of a horse or other ungulate by two actors in a single costume who cooperate and synchronize their movements. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Ungulates (meaning roughly "being Hoofed quot or "hoofed animal" are several groups of Mammals most of which use the tips of their toes usually An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and dress in general or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people class or period One actor plays the front end, including the horse's head and its front legs, in a more-or-less upright posture and with a reasonable field of view afforded by eyeholes in the horse's head. The other actor, playing the rear end of the animal, must bend at the waist so that his torso is horizontal like that of a horse, and put his arms around the waist of the first actor. He can see little, although there are normally eyeholes in the bottom part of the horse's torso to enable him to see where he is putting his feet and to enable him to breathe. Pantomime cows also usually have comically prominent udders.
Pantomime horses and pantomime cows feature in Christmas pantomimes, mainly in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A skilled pair of performers can dance as a pantomime horse. Radish the Pantomime Horse, based in Australia, is believed to be the world's only line-dancing Pantomime Horse. He performs regularly at festivals, arts centres and schools with other members of the musical performance group Ticklish Allsorts.
Pantomime horses feature prominently in an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus titled Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror. Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy This is a list of all 45 episodes from the television series Monty Python's Flying Circus: Series 1 (Oct In the Merchant Banker sketch, two pantomime horses are forced to fight to the death for their job. Another sketch features a pantomime horse as a James-Bond-esque secret agent, chasing its enemy around the world in cars, rickshaws, and even riding actual horses. The episode also features a pantomime goose and a pantomime Princess Margaret, which later appeared in the video for the George Harrison song, Crackerbox Palace. " Crackerbox Palace " is the ninth track on George Harrison 's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. In the 1984 comedy, Top Secret!, a real bull attempts to reproduce with a pantomime cow with devastating consequences for actor inhabiting the rear of the two-piece costume. Top Secret! is a 1984 Comedy film directed by David Zucker Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker.
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