From a young age, Willow Smith stepped into her parent’s shoes to be creative. As she grew older, she chose the path of making music and singing, even forming the band Anxiety. Having worked in movies like I Am Legend from a young age, she has learned how to express herself. Her social media often becomes a platform for her to express herself.

The youngest of the Smiths regularly keeps her 10.7 million fans in the loop on Instagram. Most posts have a picture of her laughing, performing, or appreciating her family. But the most recent one shows her in tears and has a caption that leaves one wondering about the meaning behind both.

What is pantomime that Willow Smith is crying over?

Will Smith is always the biggest fan every time Willow Smith posts something on Instagram. But her latest post is rather different but also maybe for artistic reasons. The actress shared a close-up selfie photo of herself with a visible big drop of a tear rolling down from her left eye. All she wrote in the caption was the term ‘pantomime.’ It is largely unheard of, but certainly has a deeper meaning behind it.

Pantomime is the art of storytelling or actions without the use of spoken words. It was specially made keeping in mind that children would be the target audience. Although the story could express happiness, sadness, and sorrow, just like Willow Smith did. We can find traces of this art form in periods as early as the 1700s and it still remains popular today. Charlie Chaplin is perhaps one of the most famed celebrities who showed the greatest example of a type of pantomime.

The 22-year-old is perhaps just expressing herself through the word, just like she does through her music.

The artist is currently focusing on her music career

The Anxiety band member dazzled on the stage with her performance at Coachella this year. The post just after the one above gave a throwback to her performance at the music festival, with her singing hits like Meet Me At Our Spot and Split. She would also accompany her mother on Red Table Talk show, where they would discuss family and relationships with each other as well as guest celebrities.

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