Press

"What Mummenschanz does so extraordinarily well is create its own comic universe - a place of constant wonder and ingenuity.."
Robert Nesti, Boston Herald

“A generation ago, Mummenschanz revolutionized theatre by blending dance, theatre, and puppetry.”
Brian Joyce, Phoenix

“This is the true theatre of illusion, which exchanges the body for the body of the emotions, and it demands to be seen.”
Victoria White, The Irish Times

“Although unrecognizable as people, they powerfully engage the emotions with their silly, earnest and very human activities, supply revealing universal truths through simple interactions and transformation. “
Valerie Gladstone, The New York Times

Mummenschanz is back! For forty years the company has created an original and captivating universe of whimsy, wonder, and ingenuity that delights both young and old. Mummenschanz who revolutionized mime art with a new vocabulary of body language, are back with a new show that keeps the best and most significant acts of previous shows.

They wear fake heads that are blown up, drawn from wire or luminous strands, cut from cloth or cardboard, poylester or foam. Whether the performers of Mummenschanz wear these creations of manouver them, a fantastic world appears that is nonetheless human and extraordinarily poetic.

On the stage, they amazingly turn everyday objects and materials into abstract forms, simple costumes and expressive masks, and engage in a wordless dialogue with the audience. The stories and episodes, filled with humor and imagination, deal with human relationships which can be understood by any audience around the world, across any linguistic and cultural boundaries.

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