Imago Theatre – ZooZoo

Imago’s shows have been described as Cirque Du Soleil-evoking acrobatics mixed with Mummenschanz-like mime, set in a unique, yet accessible, French-influenced avant-garde playground.  ZooZoo is penguins playing musical chairs, a cat trapped in a giant paper bag, hippos with insomnia, anteaters as waiters, and a madcap revue of illusion, comedy and fun that has inspired audiences nationwide.  Imago has performed in China, Europe and at some of North America’s most revered festivals.

ZooZoo is performed without words to an original score by Katie Griesar.  Creators Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad have refined the art of mask theatre by working in the form since 1979, the result is a form of theatre universal to all.  ZooZoo is comprised of a series of short works lasting in length from four to seven minutes.  Each work plays on the anthropomorphic realization of animals and inanimate objects. A cast of five plays a multitude of characters ranging from fireflies to giant polar bears in a show that appeals to ages 4 to 104. 

ZooZoo’s universal themes are presented with a light touch, as animals take on human characteristics and inanimate objects spring to mischievous life. In the opening, winking eyes in the dark transform into a flock of birds. A hippo couple struggles for room on a tiny bed. Throughout the show, there are anteater waiters, edgy frogs, a huge paper bag that comes to life, dancing polar bears, playful rabbits, an acrobatic larva and competitive penguins.  Sure to be a delight to all; Jefferson Center welcomes this wonderfully funny, incredibly unique, and delightfully enchanting show to Roanoke!