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50 years of Mummenschanz - this is the success story of a unique theater company, the likes of which the world has never seen before. Mummenschanz has been successful with thousands of performances on all continents, in all cultures. They played for over 3 years on Broadway in New York and were at times on the road with several formations. In 2022, the Swiss company celebrates its 50th anniversary. Mummenschanz has created its own poetic art form, a universal theater of masks and gestures, which remains mysterious and stimulates the imagination even after 50 years. This book chronicles the exciting and touching history. Former and present actors, contemporaries from five decades have their say with pictures, drawings and texts.
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Roy Oppenheim, *1940, is a Swiss cultural publicist and radio and television manager. He was head of the department of culture at SRF, director of Swiss Radio International, expert of the Council of Europe and UNESCO, founded the 4th television channel and was president of arttv.ch. Oppenheim became known through television series such as “Abenteuer Malerei”, “Die Schweiz im Krieg”, “Der Weg zur Gegenwart”, numerous books as well as intercultural projects such as “Doppeltür”.
Summary
50 years of Mummenschanz – this is the success story of a unique theater company, the likes of which the world has never seen before. Mummenschanz has been successful with thousands of performances on all continents, in all cultures. They played for over 3 years on Broadway in New York and were at times on the road with several formations. In 2022, the Swiss company celebrates its 50th anniversary. Mummenschanz has created its own poetic art form, a universal theater of masks and gestures, which remains mysterious and stimulates the imagination even after 50 years. This book chronicles the exciting and touching history. Former and present actors, contemporaries from five decades have their say with pictures, drawings and texts.
