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Mummenschanz: Next (mostly)
Feb. 6th, 2003 11:08 amLast night I went to see Mummenschanz: Next at the Wilbur Theater. I don't know how to categorize what they do; performance mime, perhaps? It's the only show I've been to where the program is a series of line drawings of the pieces, no words anywhere, and it's totally right.
The first half of the show focused more on things, while the second half had more traditional people. Everything had character, however, exploring, interacting, playing. Lots of careful use of light.
Our seats were in the front row center. This was bad, because we could see some of the people-wearing-black who faded into the background for people who were farther back, distracting from the magic of these animated things with personality. This was good, because there were a couple of times that inflated things almost fell over onto us; we were able to feel textures, be almost a bit of the show, which was cool. And there was plenty of legroom, definitely appreciated.
( more Mummenschanz detail (far more than is reasonable, really) )
It was a wonderful show.
( other random stuff )
The first half of the show focused more on things, while the second half had more traditional people. Everything had character, however, exploring, interacting, playing. Lots of careful use of light.
Our seats were in the front row center. This was bad, because we could see some of the people-wearing-black who faded into the background for people who were farther back, distracting from the magic of these animated things with personality. This was good, because there were a couple of times that inflated things almost fell over onto us; we were able to feel textures, be almost a bit of the show, which was cool. And there was plenty of legroom, definitely appreciated.
( more Mummenschanz detail (far more than is reasonable, really) )
It was a wonderful show.
( other random stuff )