Photo Flash: Ben Vereen Visits Mayumana's 'Be'

Mayumana welcomed legendary stage and screen star Ben Vereen (Wicked, Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar, the film All That Jazz), who attended a recent performance of the acclaimed rhythm-dance-performance art company's Be.  Vereen also brought along his grandson Ajan to the show.

Mayumana makes its American premiere with its newest high-energy stage spectacle, Be. Created and directed by Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman, Maymana's Be began previews at Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th St.) on Friday, February 23 and opened Tuesday, March 13. The production runs through September 2nd.
 
Conceived by Nuphar and Berman in Tel Aviv in 1996, Mayumana (from the Hebrew meaning skill) is "a 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," according to press notes. Mayumana has been experienced by more than 3.5 million people worldwide and is the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Theater Production by Israel's National Academy of Theater. Since 1996, Mayumana has performed over 5,000 shows in more than 30 countries worldwide and throughout the past six years, there has been a Mayumana show – usually two or more – performing somewhere in the world almost every evening. Mayumana's Be is a new 90-minute production specifically created for its American premiere. 
 
The multinational Off-Broadway premiere cast of Mayumana's Be includes co-creator Boaz Berman, Sharon Ben Naim (Israel), Vicente de Andres (Madrid), Michael Feigenbaum (Switzerland), Alba Bonal Garcia (Barcelona), Silvia Garcia de Ves (Palma de Mallorca), Ido Kagan (Israel), Yael Mahler (Israel), Eva Boucherite Martin (Spain), Taly Minkov (Mexico), Reut Rotem (Israel), Ido Stadler (Israel), Aka Jean Claude Thiemele (Ivory Coast) and Hila Yaffe (Israel). 
  
For tickets and more information, please visit www.BeOffBroadway.com.

Photos courtesy of The Publicity Office

 
Ben Vereen, Ajun, and the cast of Be

Ben Vereen, Ajun, and the cast of Be