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Self (the Remix)
SELF (THE REMIX)
a Kaotic Good Production
Wednesday-Saturday, May 11-14, 2011 at 8PM (come early for the live DJ Dance Party!)
Tickets: $10 advance/student/senior | $12 at the door
Color photographs by Nick Abadilla courtesy of Mo'olelo Performing Arts.
In Self (the Remix), critically-acclaimed performance artist Robert Farid Karimi offers a fresh view on American identity, remixing personal & political history as he travels from Mexican restaurants to mixed culture moshpits in this electrifying exploration of manhood, nationhood and neighborhood. The child of Iranian and Guatemalan immigrants, Karimi flows through 23 different characters, some real and others imaginary, accompanied by a soundscape spun live onstage by DJ D Double, which ranges from hip-hop to punk to disco and everything in-between.
Pre-sold tickets are available for pick-up through will call at Intermedia Arts on each performance evening. If tickets are not claimed 15 minutes after the scheduled start time of the performance, the unclaimed tickets may be released to a waiting list.
Robert Farid Karimi is an interdisciplinary playwright/poet originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has made Minneapolis his home for the past 5 years. His interactive performances feed audiences a mixed bowl of humor, pop culture & personal history across the Americas – in theatres, grocery stores, backyards, and even off-Broadway.
He is the creator of the critically acclaimed works: Self (the Remix), Farid Mercury and the episodic theatrical cooking experience: The Cooking Show con Karimi & Comrades. He has been published and recorded internationally in Callaloo, Latino Literature Today, and Raza Spoken Here 2, and most recently featured in Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip Hop, edited by Jeff Chang.
Karimi also creates, develops and directs ensemble-based interdisciplinary performances. Recent projects include: Hmoob-land, a cross-cultural multimedia exploration of Hmong stereotypes with CHAT; Playing With Our Food, a youth response to Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma at Out North in Anchorage, AK; Shaving Time, a multimedia experience in Chicago on the masks Middle Eastern men wore after 9/11; and McMuertos, an exhibit satirizing the commercialization of Day of the Dead in San Francisco.
A National Poetry Slam Champion, Def Poetry Jam poet, and UCLA graduate, Karimi was the first performance artist to be invited to be a resident at the Kohler Factory Visual Arts Residency, and has received awards for his work from the National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Humanities Council, Zellerbach Family Fund, Minnesota State Arts Board and the National Performance Network. Karimi was recently honored as a 2009 Creative Capital & 2010 MAP Fund recipient to create The Cooking Show con Karimi & Comrades: Diabetes of Democracy. He is currently serving as artist-in-residence at Intermedia Arts.
a Kaotic Good Production
Wednesday-Saturday, May 11-14, 2011 at 8PM (come early for the live DJ Dance Party!)
Tickets: $10 advance/student/senior | $12 at the door
Color photographs by Nick Abadilla courtesy of Mo'olelo Performing Arts.
In Self (the Remix), critically-acclaimed performance artist Robert Farid Karimi offers a fresh view on American identity, remixing personal & political history as he travels from Mexican restaurants to mixed culture moshpits in this electrifying exploration of manhood, nationhood and neighborhood. The child of Iranian and Guatemalan immigrants, Karimi flows through 23 different characters, some real and others imaginary, accompanied by a soundscape spun live onstage by DJ D Double, which ranges from hip-hop to punk to disco and everything in-between.
“An 80-minute ride with moments of exhilaration and a nonlinear storytelling style that’s right in tune with the show’s message about the beautiful complexities of identity.” – James Herbert, San Diego Union-Tribune
“[Karimi] tells his stories with great wit and snap, leaving the audience wanting more…” – Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News
“A powerful, distinctive voice.” – Chicago Reader (Critic’s Choice)
Listen to Robert's interview with Marya Morstad on KFAI's 'Art Matters'!
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$10 advance, students, seniors | $12 door
Purchase advance tickets online, or over the phone by calling (612) 871-4444
Pre-sold tickets are available for pick-up through will call at Intermedia Arts on each performance evening. If tickets are not claimed 15 minutes after the scheduled start time of the performance, the unclaimed tickets may be released to a waiting list.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Farid Karimi is an interdisciplinary playwright/poet originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has made Minneapolis his home for the past 5 years. His interactive performances feed audiences a mixed bowl of humor, pop culture & personal history across the Americas – in theatres, grocery stores, backyards, and even off-Broadway.He is the creator of the critically acclaimed works: Self (the Remix), Farid Mercury and the episodic theatrical cooking experience: The Cooking Show con Karimi & Comrades. He has been published and recorded internationally in Callaloo, Latino Literature Today, and Raza Spoken Here 2, and most recently featured in Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip Hop, edited by Jeff Chang.
Karimi also creates, develops and directs ensemble-based interdisciplinary performances. Recent projects include: Hmoob-land, a cross-cultural multimedia exploration of Hmong stereotypes with CHAT; Playing With Our Food, a youth response to Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma at Out North in Anchorage, AK; Shaving Time, a multimedia experience in Chicago on the masks Middle Eastern men wore after 9/11; and McMuertos, an exhibit satirizing the commercialization of Day of the Dead in San Francisco.
A National Poetry Slam Champion, Def Poetry Jam poet, and UCLA graduate, Karimi was the first performance artist to be invited to be a resident at the Kohler Factory Visual Arts Residency, and has received awards for his work from the National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Humanities Council, Zellerbach Family Fund, Minnesota State Arts Board and the National Performance Network. Karimi was recently honored as a 2009 Creative Capital & 2010 MAP Fund recipient to create The Cooking Show con Karimi & Comrades: Diabetes of Democracy. He is currently serving as artist-in-residence at Intermedia Arts.
