self (the remix)February 24 to March 21, 2010Written and Performed by Robert Farid Karimi
with live soundscapes by DJ D Double
Directed by Ellen Sebastian ChangMo`olelo at The 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Downtown San Diego; On the west side of 10th Avenue between Broadway and E Street
OPEN SEATING
TICKETING INFO: Click here
self (the remix) is a spoken-word, hip-hop 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.
Opening Night Sponsor: Hodad's
Production Partners
Persian Cultural Center
Calaca Press
Lobby Art Exhibit presented by Persian Cultural Center and Thumbprint Gallery.
TICKETS and performance dates: click here or call 619-342-7395.Hard of hearing? You may borrow a copy of the script to quietly follow along during the performance or to read prior to seeing the show. Please call 619-342-7395 to make arrangements.
Post Show Discussions:
Friday, February 26 - Talk back with the Artists
Sunday, February 28 - Talk-back with the Artists
Thursday, March 4 - Talk-back with the Artists
Sunday, March 7 - The Self: A Complexity of our Identities & Experiences with Mojgan Khademi, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, CSPP; Bernardo Ferdman, Ph.D., Professor, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, and the Artists of self (the remix).
Wednesday, March 10 - Talk back with the Artists
Saturday, March 13 - Performing Iran with Mahbod Seraji, author of Rooftops of Tehran, musician Farhad Bahrami, and the artists of self (the remix). Facilitated by Rebecca Romani.
Get a sneak peek of Robert Farid Karimi's work on this video from HBO's Def Poetry Jam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02kn9G1Fwws
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