Author
Azin Mohammadi
Azin Mohammadi is a librarian, performer, and writer. She was born in 1993 in Iran before moving permanently to Montreal at the age of four. Mohammadi holds a BFA from Concordia University as well as a Master's of Information Studies from Université de Montréal. Her performance and playwriting practices were developed autonomously and alongside different companies, collectives, residencies and festivals locally and internationally.
Articles by Azin Mohammadi
The Chains: Grieving Unhinged
A modern take on Sophocles’ classical tragedy, The Chains invites audiences to question the role they could play in a political society.
Smashing the status quo: A conversation under storm – Review of Monga
This Brazilian show is a dialectic and dialogic exploration between both audience and performer. It begs to discuss communally how accessibility can serve as a motor for creativity.
Influence: Divinely Entwined
Ethereal nearly to perfection, Influence is one of the most engrossing dance shows I’ve ever seen at the Montreal Fringe Festival. The choreographers and performers Sofia El Iraki, Sacha Ashwini, and Noha Abdelmoaty extended a subtle invitation to question themes revolving around identity, land, and culture by way of a relatively new movement piece.
To Languish in Oneness: She and the Other(s)
This show is about her story, or so I presumed. Whether the recollections were real or imagined, she took us through a mirage of fantastic visual landscapes and moments of much-needed comedic relief.
Dirt Trip: Silly Leftist Tantrum
The creator describes their show as a decomposing lecture performance. I, on the other hand, would describe it as a staged meta meltdown, meaning a clown performance of a clown in crisis about clowning. Self-referential, if you will.