Can you say “Mummenschanz”?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
This last Christmas, the kids gave us tickets to the Mummenschanz show in Bern. So two days after our wedding anniversary, Wife and I drove to the Swiss capital, found a restaurant that served onion rings and burgers, then slipped into the theater to enjoy the show.
If you’re a Muppet fan, you may be familiar with Mummenschanz. They had a show in New York in the 70’s that ran for 3 years and they also appeared with Kermit in the Muppets’ first season. There is no dialogue, no music, no “people”… Just shapes and hands and eyes and very creative stuff going on. Amazing how a “tube” could show so much expression when it was playing catch with members of the audience.
The show we saw was a review of the first 11 years. The audience was filled with people OUR age, though there were a few 20 somethings lost in the Swiss German crowd (and I think even they enjoyed it).
Check out their web site (and enjoy the samples on the intro page)… Then come see the show!
