Mother Tongue is an original multilingual physical theater performance created by the Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble. “Mother Tongue” is inspired by the experiences of the 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, Spanish, and English. “Mother Tongue” incorporates themes of language, culture, identity, diaspora, hypermasculinity, transphobia, racism, the school to prison pipeline and revolution.
Appropriate for ages 12 and up
Saturday, February 1st - 7:30 PM
Shea Theater Arts Center
71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
First Generation ensemble is composed of seven members: Montaser Abdelrahman, Monisha Gurung, Julita Hasani, Moise Jakobo, Divin Kasereka, Charlétte Marrero, and Iliana “Lali” Quiles-Torres. The production team includes co-directors Julie Lichtenberg, Iyawna Burnett and Lesley Farlow, Lighting Designer Carlie Nieman, and Sound Design by Tyler Gorman and Tony Silva with original music by I-SHEA Shaikly.
