Founded in 1972, the Swiss mask theater group Mummenschanz made a name for themselves by doing a lot with a little. Dressed in black spandex suits, the performers practically disappear on the all-black stage, as the eye is drawn to the wild masks and colorful props the members use to accentuate and express the strangeness of human moods. The New York Times describes the troupe’s current tour, “You and Me,” as something akin to “the Muppets, but heavily influenced by French surrealism and a few psychotropics.”
Mummenschanz
Mon–Tue, 7:30pm, $40+
Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose
