A physical theater, magic and object manipulation performance
The suspense and mystery of a simple, featureless box provides the entry for the audience into a world of discovery and imagination. Bit by bit, little by little, surprises emerge from the box.
The performer engages the audience in a journey of construction, movement play and transformation as she employs ordinary items (cardboard, paper, and balls), to evoke landscapes, animals, vehicles, and more. Simple materials are restructured and reframed, demonstrating the imagination's power for metamorphosis.
In Mon Carton the discovery and transformative use of ordinary materials, which is the constant creative work of children and a continuing delight for adults, is evocatively brought to the stage.
A non-verbal show for all audiences, Mon Carton is fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing audiences, was created to connect with children from 6 months on who are just discovering the performance format, and speaks to adult audiences through visual surprises and poetic metaphors.
Created in France, Mon Carton is now being performed for audiences in the New York metropolitan area and available to tour in the United States.
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Produced by Association Peekaboo! Written and Performed by Selena Rook with Direction from Coline Irwin and Felipe Magana
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Association Peekaboo! also proposes a series of experiential workshops to allow audiences to dive into materials and their own creative process.
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“I’d never seen the kids this captivated”
Daycare professional
“My favorite part was when you made the choo choo train out of (the sound from the) paper”
Audience member