Photo Flash: Mummenschanz's Slinky Man and Two Giant Hands in Times Square

MUMMENSCHANZ, Switzerland's most famous theater group, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with audiences all over the world. Mummenschanz "40 Years" is currently touring the U.S. through March 2013, and is running in NYC for a special limited 4-week holiday engagement at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts through January 6, 2013.

In this imaginative, family-friendly show, the ordinary becomes extraordinary as common materials and everyday objects spring to life in a dazzling array of fantastical creatures and colorful characters. The full 2-hour program features about 30 sketches, including fan favorites and rarely performed sequences.

For information and tickets, visit www.mummenschanznyc.com.

Slinky Man and the two Giant Hands--three of the wacky, weird and wonderful characters from beloved theater company MUMMENSCHANZ â€" take over Times Square.

Giant Hands at a traffic light

Giant Hand and a ticket buyer

Slinky Man in Times Square