Javaad Alipoor
Javaad Alipoor
is a British-Iranian theatre-maker and writer whose work explores the interactions between technology and society, inviting audiences to engage with the kinds of technologies which shape how knowledge is created, shared and contested.[1]
.resident associate director at Sheffield theatres after a spell as creative projects manager at Royal & Derngate theatre.[2]
Alipoor has won two two Scotsman Fringe First Awards [3] and has been hosted at The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh [4]
Writing
trilogy
'The Believers Are But Brothers' takes its title from a quote in the Qur’an and concerns online radicalisation and how young disaffected men access Islamic State propaganda sites and 4Chan [2]
'Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran' uses YouTube and Instagram to tell stories of how Iran's young, wealthy elite live extravagant lifestyles on social media. [5][6]
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.'[4] [3][7] Alipoor encourages his audience to browse Wikipedia and follow links down a wiki rabbit hole.
References
- ^ "Javaad Alipoor: 'Our shows ask what the tech we use reveals about how we examine the world'". The Stage. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ a b Gardner, Lyn; @lyngardner (2017-08-15). "Javaad Alipoor: 'The response to radicalism is to shut down debate for young people'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (2019-08-02). "Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran review – dazzling and discombobulating". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "https://projectartscentre.ie/event/rich-kids-a-history-of-shopping-malls-in-tehran/, https://projectartscentre.ie/event/rich-kids-a-history-of-shopping-malls-in-tehran/". 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ 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.