Javaad Alipoor
Javaad Alipoor
is a playwright whose work explores the interactions between technology and society.
two-time Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner,[1] hosted at The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh as part of their Horizon series.[2]
trilogy
Writing
'Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran'
Alipoor's play 'Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World' ( not to be confused with Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World') explores the story of Iranian singer Fereydoun Farrokhzad and together with Chris Thorpe, Me-Lee Hay and Raam Emami (King Raam) comments on the way the internet shapes knowledge and research and how colonial structures are reproduced and perpetuated online, particularly in the multiple language versions of Wikipedia.'[2] [1][3] Alipoor encourages his audience to browse Wikipedia and follow links down a wiki rabbit hole.
References
- ^ a b "Things Hidden Since The Foundation of the World". Traverse Theatre. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ a b Love, Catherine (2022-11-04). "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World review – a theatrical revelation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (2022-11-11). "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World review: exploration of a mysterious death". Time Out London. Retrieved 2023-08-26.