The Javaad Alipoor Company Live At The Nimoy September 27 & 28 2024

The Javaad Alipoor Company, co-produced with National Theatre of Parramatta
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World 
Friday Sept. 27 - Saturday Sept. 28, 2024 The Nimoy (8pm both nights) 

“A fascinating, knotty and elusive piece, darting about from one art form to another.” — Financial Times

In Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, The Javaad Alipoor Company joins forces with the National Theatre of Parramatta to tell the story of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, the meteoric Iranian popstar whose life was violently ended in a still-unsolved murder.

This multimedia production is part play, part documentary, part podcast, all scored by live music in a technicolor exploration of Farrokhzad’s story. Looking at how dissidents from the Global South are still targeted in the West today and the way the tangle of information available online in a post-colonial world reveals the limits of the search engine. 

Art in Action: pre and post-show activities

Artist’s bookshelf and pop-up library: Check out the multimedia stations in The Nimoy lobby spaces where you can dig deeper into the cultural, social and political movements the performance explores. Listen to music, view archival videos, mingle, share ideas, or just read and enjoy. 

Persian pop music map: Join us at the bar after the show for a live DJ set, spinning the classics from the golden age of psychedelic, garage rock and funk from the 1960s and 70s Iranian music scene. Do you have a favorite tune from this period? Submit your musical suggestions and we’ll add them to the list!