4 performers grapple with lengths of red foam all in front of a square neon red light frame.

Mojo

a Theatre-Rites co-production with the Barbican and Salzburg Festival in 2011 and 2012.

Mojo explored how we grow up and discover our mojo, in a world full of magic and mystery.  The cast guided a puppet girl, from baby to teenager, through a beautiful wonderland where objects transformed into dogs, birds and six legged-creatures – all accompanied by toe-tapping rhythms from multi-instrumentalists Adriano Adewale and Leo Altarelli.

A co-production with the Barbican and Salzburg Festival, Mojo performed at the Barbican during Christmas 2011 and then toured to the Salzburg Festival and the New Victory Theater, New York in 2012.

“As an adult, one is spontaneously caught/captivated by the fine choreography, the lovingly created characters of puppets and humans and not least by the power of imagination, the virtuosity, with which the magical elements of theatre are being used. One would wish to have such a lucky-charm as Mojo on many a theatre evening” – Wiener Zeitung

Cast

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Co-Director

In a neon blue box frame at the back of the picture a teenage girl puppet with yellow hair sits with a guitarist and 2 performers. In the foreground a performer in a purple skirt dances with her arms up.
A glowing eruption of freewheeling fun.
Star rating: 4 stars
Time Out
This theatrical mix of live music, simple yet ingenious puppetry and insouciant dance from London-based company Theatre-Rites must be one of the most purely imaginative, non-traditional end-of-year entertainments now on in London. At heart it’s a wonderfully welcoming, energetic rite of passage about growing up.
The Times
This is a joyous show about finding yourself and the things that you love, retaining the wonder of life as you move from childhood into the adult world, and remembering what it felt like to be a child. An exhilarating family show, and a mischievous life lesson for all ages.
The Guardian
Poetic images emerge. There is not a moment of distraction or wasted time. And most importantly, nothing is explained, but everything is clear. Deep emotions, cryptic imagery, a performance at the height of its time. Go there! Oh Rush. And start growing, growing, growing.
Bernhard Flier, Salzburge

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