Mummenschanz, I have not words

If Mummenschanz is ever in your town you must go see it even if you have to sell a kidney to buy a ticket. It’s a physical theatre production that forces you to see things differently; it makes you look at the stage like a kid. They use what looks like simple movements and props to make a huge impression, however it’s usually the things that look simple that takes the most work to pull off well. They are able to take objects that we recognize, and then, often use the whole body to manipulate it and then still make it ‘say’ something. It can only work if it looks simple, it can only be simple if it’s not. The other inspirational thing was the fact that the four performers were, well, old. In physical theatre we seem to think, performers have a limited theatre life for performing, after a certain point they have to be satisfied with pulling funny faces to get a laugh. Well, myth busted! http://www.mummenschanz.com/