The Performance Project, Inc.
MOTHER TONGUE by The Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble
October 21 at 7:00 PM
Rebecca M Johnson School, 55 Catharine St. Springfield MA 01109
October 28 at 7:00 PM
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main Street, Northampton MA
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Mother Tongue is an original multilingual physical theater performance created by the Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble. The piece is inspired by the experiences of First Generation ensemble members, their families and communities who are from Congo/Tanzania, Bhutan/Nepal, South Sudan/Darfur, Holyoke, and Springfield, Massachusetts.
The 90 minute performance weaves together movement, music, dance, and stories in Arabic, Swahili, Nepali, and English. The piece incorporates themes of language, culture, identity, diaspora, hypermasculinity, xenophobia, transphobia, racism, the school to prison pipeline and revolution.
Appropriate for ages 12 and up
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