Title: M(O)ther
Venue and Format: YouTube Livestream
Innovation: Blend of music, poetry, physical performance, and love drawing into a virtual performance
M(O)ther is a collaboration between artists from Iran, Iraq, Turkey, South Africa, and the United States. It continues BETC’s efforts to emulate Dariush Shayegan’s philosophy of “Dialogue of Civilizations”-a set of ideals that encourage interplay among people of different cultures, to spark global understanding and empathy. I am hoping that with our new project, and together with YOU (audiences), we create an environment of cultural dialogue for artists and free thinkers from around the globe. We deeply rely on your support to join us in this effort; this unique project (to our knowledge) is the first collaboration among Iranian, Iraqi, and American artists after many years of wars between their politicians.
THEATRE/COMPANY: Boston Experimental Theatre Company
ARTISTS:
Produced and directed by Vahdat Yeganeh
Collaborators: Jared Wright, Donya Pooli Yeganeh, Engin Ozsahin, Elinor Speirs, Peyman Khazeni, Ameen Mokdad Salim, Leva Jamali, and Astiaj Ziaei
Script supervisor: Brenna Nicely
Inspired by poetry from: Şener Beyter, فروغ فرخزاد (Forough Farrokhzad), Langston Hughes, Alan Paton, أمين مقداد (Ameen Mokdad)
Poster and graphic design: Leva Jamali
Production manager: Emily Wright
Dramaturgy and the U.S. outreach: Heather Waters
DATE OF PREMIERE: August 9, 2020
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
