With its groundbreaking transformations and captivating movements, Mummenschanz, a Swiss mask theatre troupe, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Stephens Auditorium.

For more than 40 years, Mummenschanz has fascinated audiences with visually stunning and inspiring illusions, which are formed using colorful masks and incredible props in the group’s creative manipulation of mask theatre performance. By combining miming with brilliant colors and shapes, the artists use shadows, lights and forms to create amusing and perplexing situations for the audience’s amazement.

The wordless wonder that is Mummenschanz began its huge success in Switzerland and was founded in 1972 by Andres Bossard, Floriana Frassetto and Bernie Schürch in Paris. Mummenschanz has toured in 60 countries on five continents and has international acclaim with shows that cross cultural boundaries and break the rules of classification.

The Celebrity Café Preview will offer a family craft activity at 6:45 p.m. prior to the show. Open and free to ticket holders, the craft event will be located on the north side ground floor of Stephens Auditorium and is presented by the Octagon Center for the Arts.

Tickets for the show are available on Ticketmaster and can also be purchased between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Stephens Auditorium ticket office. Tickets are $26 for ISU students and youth 18 and under. Other tickets range among $20, $30, $40 and $49.

For more information, visit the Iowa State Center Web Page for Mummenschanz and the Mummenschanz website.