The New 42nd Street Presents at The New Victory Theater Presents MOMENTUM

"For two years in the late 90s we worked from a tiny basement with no budget. But somehow, we managed to gather a small group of talented people from different countries with tremendously diverse artistic skills: a musician, a flamenco dancer, a computer programmer, the Israeli champion in archery, a hip hop artist, a reggae musician...together, we created the unique theatrical language of Mayumana," recalls Eylon Nuphar, co-founder and one of the two creators of Mayumana, a Tel Aviv-based theater company. "Now, our troupe has nearly 100 artists from more than 30 different countries, and we have our own 400-seat theater. We've created five different shows - all of which have toured internationally. We're thrilled that the U.S. premiere of our latest production, Momentum, will be at The New Victory this December," Ms. Nuphar said.

Momentum will run at The New Victory Theater throughout the entire holiday season from December 3, 2010 through January 2, 2011.

Boasting a cast of 13 outstanding young talents from as many different countries, Momentum is a fiery fusion of physical feats set to unstoppable beats and rhythms. Exploring concepts of time and space, these amazing performers use live music, stunning visuals and daredevil dance moves to create an all new performance language.

And get this: no two shows are alike! That's because Momentum features breakthrough technologies that were developed especially for the show, including live 3D depth-sensing technology that recognizes people and responds to their movements and gestures.

The creative team includes: co-founders, artistic directors and creators Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman; co-founder and producer, Roy Ofer; artistic advisor, video artist, musical editor and effects advisor, Ido Kagan, and artistic advisors, David Ottone and Giuliano Peparini.

The cast features Ruth Aharoni, Talia Bik, Sergio Braams, Vicky Burrel, Michael Feigenbaum, Silvia Garcias de Ves, "Kikeh" Enrique Jacinto, Alexandra Jezouin, Spike Levy, Roberto "Beto" Mendez, Natalie Pik, Aka Jean Claude Thiemele, Tim Vranken and Hila Yaffe.

Ticket information

Theater-goers who buy tickets for three or more New Vic shows qualify for free Membership benefits, including a 35-percent savings.

Holiday show tickets for Members cost $36 (orchestra), $22 (mezzanine) and $11 (balcony). Tickets for non-members cost $55 (orchestra), $33 (mezzanine) and $17 (balcony).

On sale now:
ONLINE at NewVictory.org
BY PHONE at 646-223-3010; Monday-Friday 12 noon-8 pm; Saturday 10 am-8 pm; Sunday 10 am-5 pm
IN PERSON at The New Victory Theater Box Office; Box office hours: Sunday & Monday 11 am-5 pm; Tuesday-Saturday 12 noon-7 pm

Performance Schedule
Fri Dec 3 7pm
Sat Dec 4 2pm, 7pm
Sun Dec 5 12 noon, 5pm
Fri Dec 10 7pm *
Sat Dec 11 2pm, 7pm
Sun Dec 12 12 noon, 5pm #
Fri Dec 17 7pm
Sat Dec 18 2pm, 7pm
Sun Dec 19 12 noon, 5pm
Wed Dec 22 2pm, 7pm
Thur Dec 23 2pm, 7pm
Fri Dec 24 2pm
Sun Dec 26 12 noon, 5pm
Tue Dec 28 7pm
Wed Dec 29 2pm, 7pm
Thur Dec 30 7pm
Fri Dec 31 2pm

*indicates signed performance; # indicates Talk-back following the performance.