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The art of silence, from the mouth of a mime

Bill Bowers offers a Brief but Spectacular take on being a mime and making room for quiet.

Aired 04/27/2017

PBS News Hour

The art of silence, from the mouth of a mime

Clip: 4/27/2017 | 2m 58s

Bill Bowers offers a Brief but Spectacular take on being a mime and making room for quiet.

Being a shy, gay man from Montana, Bill Bowers says he knew about silence from early on. When he heard there was an art form devoted to being silent, he knew he had found his calling. Bowers offers his Brief but Spectacular take on being a mime and making room for quiet.

Aired 04/27/2017

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