Nick Abeel and Becky Baumwoll of “Above/Below”

Broken Box Mime Theater presents ABOVE/BELOW at HERE Arts CenterThink of a mime.

Now go see Broken Box Mime Theater, and let them explode whatever preconceived notions you have.

Their new show is called Above/Below, a series of vignettes about what’s on the surface, and what’s hidden underneath, all done in mime.

Listen in as troupe members Nick Abeel and Becky Baumwoll discuss how mimes mess around, mime-versity, and what they’re keeping in their hearts.

…and even theatre-people [think] it’s boxes and ropes, ‘stop being stuck in a box, and climbing a rope.’ But in that way, we are able to really blow peoples’ minds, because we take it so much farther than that. People are surprised to find how playful, and profound, and accessible, and funny, and deep the form can be…”

“…we all happen to come to this medium because we love theatre, and mime is the most distilled version of theatre, in our opinion. It lets us get at the heart of the work the most efficiently and effectively…”

Broken Box Mime Theater presents

Above/Below

October 2–25, 2015
Thursdays–Mondays @7PM
Sundays @2PM

HERE Arts Center
145 6th Avenue
Manhattan

tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, available via OvationTix

Broken Box Mime Theater presents ABOVE/BELOW at HERE Arts Center, photo by Bjorn Bolinder Broken Box Mime Theater presents ABOVE/BELOW at HERE Arts Center, photo by Bjorn Bolinder Broken Box Mime Theater presents ABOVE/BELOW at HERE Arts Center, photo by Bjorn Bolinder Broken Box Mime Theater presents ABOVE/BELOW at HERE Arts Center, photo by Bjorn Bolinderphotos by Bjorn Bolinder

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