Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Javaad Alipoor
$17.95
Publication Date: January 25th, 2022
Publisher:
Salamander Street Ltd.
ISBN:
9781913630515
Pages:
72
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Description

The global gap between rich and poor is growing. As the world decays, the spawn of the powerful dance like everyone is watching.


This darkly comedic, dizzying show about entitlement, consumption and digital technology invites you to use Instagram to explore what is happening in the world.

About the Author

Javaad Alipoor is a British-Iranian, Manchester-based and Bradford-built artist, writer and founding Artistic Director of The Javaad Alipoor Company. The Company takes stories beyond the stage through powerful multi-platform creations that explore the intersection of politics and technology in the contemporary world. Javaad was Resident Associate Director at Sheffield Theatres (2017-18), Associate Director at Bradford's Theatre in the Mill (2015-2017) and is an alumni of Arts Council England's Change Makers programme. Javaad's plays include The Believers Are But Brothers and Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran (both Oberon) and his writing on international politics, cultural policy and art has been featured in The Guardian, The Independent and The Stage.