The Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company opens their 2010 season tonight by presenting the play, self (the remix), a kaotic good production. As I watched and photographed press release images during a rehearsal last week at the Tenth Avenue Theatre, I knew this one was yet another powerhouse of a performance that was destined toward great reviews! The photos below hint at what’s in store …
self (the remix) is a spoken-word, hip-hop play written and performed by Robert Farid Karimi with live soundscapes by DJ D Double. And by the way yo, I may change my name to something cool, like Photog Bad Dilla. Or not. Anyway, here’s a synopsis of the play from Mo`olelo’s website:
self (the remix) is a play that mixes together stories, movement and music to tell the tale of an American child of Iranian and Guatemalan immigrants growing up in California in the 1970s and 1980s in the shadow of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Acclaimed playwright and performer Robert Farid Karimi, accompanied with a soundscape created by DJ D Double, tells a “remixed” autobiographical tale of a boy struggling to learn about manhood, nationhood, and neighborhood with the voices and music of his environment helping him along.
Do check this one out gang, it’s sure to be stimulating and entertaining. self (the remix) runs through March 21, 2010. Additional details, ticket info and showtimes are available on Mo`lelo’s website.
by Nick
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