Mummenschanz
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Dec 21, 2010
Closed Jan 8, 2011
1hr. 10min.
Visit the Mummenschanz website:
http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/mummenschanz
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The magic and wonder of Mummenschanz returns to North America for the first time since 2003 with a new program that showcases the incredible humor, versatility and pure imagination of the celebrated Swiss performance troupe.
For nearly four decades, Mummenschanz has captivated audiences worldwide with its groundbreaking non-verbal theatre of movement and transformation. In the surreal, comic, wordless universe of Mummenschanz, everyday objects such as toilet paper, wires, tubes, and boxes spring to life to become fantastical characters, and abstract forms and ordinary shapes interact in surprising ways to reveal timeless truths about human connections and relationships. The troupe creates a playful and uniquely memorable experience through an inventive use of forms, shadow and light and creative manipulation of sculptural, expressive masks. The result is a visually stunning spectacle of family entertainment that sparks the imagination and transcends cultural barriers.
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For most of the 70 intermisssionless minutes that you're watching
Mummenschanz, now at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts as part of a national tour, there will be an invisible little cartoon bubble over your head with the words, "How'd they do that?" inside. And it won't matter if you're 7 or 70.
It may not matter which age you are either to be delighted by the famed Swiss mime-theater group's particular brand of entertainment, although the younger set may be more consistently amused. Certainly, this is one of the most family-friendly shows in town, especially since most of the group's wordless and musicless sketches last seconds rather than minutes. And there's nothing to upset[...]