A physical theater, magic and object manipulation performance
Photos by Melissa Alicia Simpson
A cardboard box to explore? And why not dive in head first? The suspense and mystery of a featureless box provide the entry into a world of discovery, imagination, and metamorphosis.
Out of the box, we discover different objects, sounds, and onomatopoeia. The performer engages the audience in a journey of construction, play, contemplation and surprise as she employs ordinary items to evoke landscapes, animals, vehicles, and more. Materials are restructured and reframed. The 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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“How much can you do with a cardboard box? If you're Selena Rook in Mon Carton, quite a lot. This is as good as it gets in theater for the very young, and is an antidote for anyone in need of reconnecting with their sense of play and child-like discovery (which is to say, almost all of us)."
- Philadelphia Theater critic, Matthew Sekellick
Creative team:
Created in partnership with Association Peekaboo!
Written and Performed by Selena Rook
Pedagogical Direction Coline Irwin
Theatrical Direction Felipe Magana
Dramaturgy Marisol Rosa-Shapiro
Fiscally Sponsored by Producer Hub
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“I’d never seen the kids this captivated”
Daycare professional
Association Peekaboo! also proposes a series of experiential workshops to allow audiences to dive into materials and their own creative process.
More info here →
“My favorite part was when you made the choo choo train out of (the sound from the) paper.”
Audience member
