September 4, 2005

Ten Years at La Mama: A Celebration

From Monday September 12 to Sunday September 18
Lecture One: Mon Sept 12 at 7.30pm
Lecture Two: Sat Sept 17 at 3.00pm
Lecture Three: Sun Sept 18 at 3.00pm

Excerpts from Aidani La Mama plays:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday at 6.30pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8.00pm

La Mama Theatre 
205 Faraday St
Carlton, VIC 3053 
Mon-Fri 10:00am - 5:00pm

Mammad Aidani's life journey has been distinguished by a struggle to come to terms with a profound sense of alienation, resultant of the torment of war (Mammad's birth place was invaded by Saddam Hussein's army in the early 1980s), and displacement from his beloved Persian culture and language. After 25 years of searching he found in Melbourne and La Mama, a creative home where he has come to feel both accepted and appreciated.

Features three lectures: Lecture One: "Reflection on marginality, displacement, language and writing" (Chaired by Liz Jones) contains two lectures and a reading of his new play, followed by Supper and informal discussion; Lecture Two "Poetic space, generosity and acts of friendship" (Chaired by Kevin Pearson) is with Afternoon Tea / Coffee; Lecture Three (Chaired by Ian De Lacy) contains a reading of a new play, and a discussion with the playwright, and followed by informal drinks.

A Celebration also features excerpts from five of Mammad's La Mama plays: An Idiot Amongst Us, Two Steps Not Here... Not There, She, In The Mirror and Waiting For Sunset, with performers including Adam Cass, Liz Jones, Andrew Gilbert, Peter Finlay, Raymond Triggs and Jo Anne Armstrong >>> Aidani's features in iranian.com