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.
Saturday, September 28th at 7 pm
Bowker Auditorium in Stockbridge Hall on UMass campus
Free for all students!
Free for UMass staff and faculty!
Tickets can be purchased through the UMass Fine Arts box office.
with support from the FINE ARTS CENTER
