The Javaad Alipoor Company
The Javaad Alipoor Company
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
UCLA student on sale: Sep 1, 2024
“A fascinating, knotty and elusive piece, darting about from one art form to another.” — Financial Times
In Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, The Javaad Alipoor Company joins forces with the National Theatre of Parramatta to tell the story of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, the meteoric Iranian popstar whose life was violently ended in a still-unsolved murder.
This multimedia production is part play, part documentary, part podcast, all scored by live music in a technicolor exploration of Farrokhzad’s story. Looking at how dissidents from the Global South are still targeted in the West today and the way the tangle of information available online in a post-colonial world reveals the limits of the search engine.
Supported by Horizon
Written by Javaad Alipoor with Chris Thorpe
Co-created by Javaad Alipoor and Natalie Diddams
Dramaturgy by Chris Thorpe
Directed by Javaad Alipoor
Set, Costume and Lighting Design – Ben Brockman
Composer, Music Director and Musician – Me-Lee Hay
With music by Raam Emami
Sound Design – Simon McCorry
Projection and Video Design – Limbic Cinema
Performed by Javaad Alipoor and Asha Reid with Raam Emami, together with on-stage musician Me-Lee Hay
Specialist AV Technician – Barret Hodgson
Company Stage Manager – Dylan Tate
Touring Production Manager – Daniel Potter
Production Management – The Production Family
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