Venue: The Internet
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
presented by The Javaad Alipoor Company
written by Javaad Alipoor
co-created by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley
DATES: April 8 – 18, 2021
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“For me, the end game is how do I make the audience feel implicated in something they didn’t feel implicated in when they arrived; how do I make it feel like it’s here, between us.” -Javaad Alipoor
Combining digital theatre and a live Instagram feed, viewers will scroll backwards through time to learn the story of two kids who are driving too fast. Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran is a darkly comedic, urgent new play about entitlement, consumption, and digital technology, that explores the ubiquitous feeling that our societies are falling apart. Presented through YouTube and IG live, Javaad and Peyvand Sadeghian split the screen and tell the story as themselves. The audience participates through Instagram following a fictional feed belonging to the subjects of the story and joining Instagram live periodically.
Rich Kids, winner of the 2019 Scotsman Fringe First Award, is the sequel to the award-winning The Believers Are But Brothers, and the second part of a trilogy of plays from Javaad Alipoor about how digital technology, resentment and fracturing identities are changing the world.
“History is a process of accumulation, that the digital archive is evidence that ghosts are always ready for reanimation.” – Artforum, Jess Barbagallo
To learn more check out this video interview with Javaad Alipoor.
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ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Friday, April 16, 2021 - Post-performance conversation with Artistic Director Rachel Cook & Javaad Alipoor- SIGN UP FOR THIS ART TALK HERE
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - Post-performance closing night party, open to all who have attended the performance.
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EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT RICH KIDS
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran uses Instagram as a part of the performance, audience members will be invited to scroll through the show’s Instagram feed, watch the live stream feature, and browse hashtags. We encourage you to download Instagram before the event. Although it’s not necessary to be on Instagram while you watch the show, it does allow the artists to share more of the world with you.
Here is an Instagram "how to" for Rich Kids.
