Mayumana to Perform Free Selections from 'Be,' May 5-7

This weekend, the Off-Broadway hit Mayumana hits the town, with two free public performances in Manhattan.

First, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival's daylong "Family Festival" on Saturday, May 5, the Mayumana troupe will perform selections from its current stage show, Be, at the festival's outdoor Mainstage, located on North Moore and Greenwich Streets in Tribeca. The performance will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission to the "Family Festival" is free.

Then on Monday, May 7, Mayumana will perform as part of Scott Nevins' "Curtain Call" series at the popular Splash dance club, The live performance is scheduled for 11:30 p.m., immediately following the weekly "Musical Mondays" video presentations of theatre performances. 

The internationally acclaimed performance phenomenon Mayumana (my-'YOO-muh-nuh) is currently enjoying a celebrated open-ended engagement of its newest stage extravaganza Be at Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th St.). Conceived and directed by Mayumana founders Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman, Be marks the performance troupe's American premiere production.

"Throughout the past decade, more than four million people have experienced a Mayumana show, and to date, the Mayumana company has performed more than 5,000 shows in more than 30 countries across the globe.  Throughout the last six years, there has been a Mayumana show – usually two or more – performing somewhere in the world almost every evening.  Conceived by Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman in Tel Aviv in 1996, Mayumana (from the Hebrew meaning skill) is a purely theatrical event that combines elements from various art disciplines based on music, movement, acting, dance and rhythm. An ever-evolving performance piece, Mayumana has gone through constant re-creation in its ten-year history, giving focus to the individual talents of its evolving roster of cast members, who come to the show from all parts of the globe," state press materials.

The multinational Off-Broadway premiere cast of Mayumana's BE includes co-creator Boaz Berman, Sharon Ben Naim (Israel), Vicente de Andres (Madrid), Maria Platon Corchado (Spain), Michael Feigenbaum (Switzerland), Alba Bonal Garcia (Barcelona), Silvia Garcia de Ves (Palma de Mallorca), Ido Kagan (Israel), Yael Mahler (Israel), Eva Boucherite Martin (Spain), Reut Rotem (Israel), Ido Stadler (Israel), Aka Jean Claude Thiemele (Ivory Coast) and Hila Yaffe (Israel).

The production features scenic design by Nizan Refaeli, costume design by Neta Haker, lighting design by Eyal Tavori and Roy Milo, and sound design by Amir Schorr.  BE is presented Off-Broadway by Marc Routh, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Roy Ofer for Mayumana Ltd., Annette Niemtzow and Pamela Cooper.

Splash Bar is located in Manhattan at 50 West 17th Street. Admission is free until 10 p.m.; there is a $5 charge after that time. Attendees must be 21 or older with identification. Visit www.splashbar.com to learn more.  Visit www.tribecafilmfestival.org to learn more about "Family Festival" events.

Visit www.BeOffBroadway.com for more on Mayumana's Be.

Photo by Ran Biran