Pantomime dame played as pantomime dames are often - though not exclusively - older, matronly women. Indeed, they may be the protagonist's mother, as in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Robinson Crusoe", or a nursemaid to the protagonist, as in "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White". Although often warm and sympathetic characters, dames may also be employed as comic antagonists, such as with the Ugly Sisters in "Cinderella". Some pantomimes traditionally do not contain standard dame roles, but certain productions may add a dame character, as in the case with many pantomime versions of "Peter Pan". Further examples of these characters include: Pantomime
Yerevan State Pantomime Theatre program were included illusionists, living statues and sand painting. In 2016 Yengibaryan International Mime Festival will be held in August. And it will already be organized annually. Yerevan State Pantomime Theatre Yerevan State Pantomime theatre was founded in 1974. The status of the State Theatre received in 1983. Not having own building, theater performances are presented in Yerevan State Youth Theatre, the lease basis. In the summer of 2012, the Municipality of Yerevan, made decision to provide space in North Avenue for the construction of the building for the theatre. A student of Moscow State Institute of Theatre Arts Henrik