Whispered Dreams

Fariborz Karimi

Tue 10 Feb ’26 and Wed 11 Feb ’26

How can we empathize with each other when our dreams do not intertwine?

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Tue 10 Feb ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

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Wed 11 Feb ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

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‘Friendship’ is the central theme they explore in Whispered Dreams, where they question different aspects of friendship, self-censorship, distance, absence and presence as concepts and examine how to translate it into a physical space while engaging audience members.  

Whispered Dreams began as a series of letters and texts exchanged between Mona (a writer and actress based in Tehran) and Fariborz. They are close friends and members of the same collective that has been active in Tehran since 2011. Starting from these texts, they are revisiting their connection, friendship, and artistic collaboration, considering lived experiences, Fariborz' in Amsterdam and hers in Tehran. Due to the distance, their collaboration takes place remotely, which presents certain challenges in their creative process and performative setups. This distance is integral to the concept of the work, posing challenges, particularly in relation to audience role. 

Duration: 60 min

Credits

Co-creation Fariborz Karimi, Mona Ahmadi, Aria Baghestani, Amirhossein Sadeghzadeh, Patsy Lassbo en Lou Seidel concept, text, direction and performance Fariborz Karimi co-writer and performer at distance Mona Ahmadi dramaturgy Aria Baghestani licht design Patsy Lassbo scenographie en costume Lou Seidel sound designer Amirhossein Sadeghzadeh poster design Parnaz Karimi, Amirhossein Shojaei artistic advice Keerthi Basavarajaiah, Rajni Shah, Setareh Fatehi with special thanks to Theater Rotterdam, Het Cultuurfonds, AFK, NORMA

About Fariborz Karimi

Fariborz Karimi is a theatremaker from Teheran, performer and writer currently living in Amsterdam. In 2013, he got his Bachelor diploma in Directing and Acting at the University of Tehran and in 2021 started his master studies at DAS Theater, Amsterdam School of Arts - of which he graduated in 2023. Oh, Wild Gazelle, Where Are You? (2023), his graduation work from DAS Theater, was nominated for the AHK graduation awards. After graduation, Fariborz received the 3Package Deal from the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.

Through his artistic practice, Fariborz explores the theatrical space between reality and dream. He questions the meanings of self-censorship in different contexts, fuelled by his own experiences. In his recent works, he attempts to bridge physical space through remote collaborations, collective creations, and by using sound, text, and video to activate the spectator's imagination. Fariborz poses socio-political questions through autobiographical and fictional stories, blurring the line between dream and reality.

In Iran, Fariborz was one of the five co-founders of the Bohemi Theatre Collective. His work has been showcased at international festivals and venues, including ITs Festival (Amsterdam, NL), ITFok Kerala (India), ACT Bilbao (Spain), Bozar (Brussels, Belgium), Amsterdam Fringe Festival, and Festival Cement (Den Bosch, NL).

About Mona Ahmadi

Mona Ahmadi is a Tehran-based actress and playwright with an extensive background in theatre. She is a member of the Bohemi Theatre Collective, with whom she has collaborated for over a decade. Mona has played leading roles in several of Amirreza Koohestani’s acclaimed productions, including Hearing and Summerless, performing in more than two hundred shows at theatre festivals across Europe, Asia, and South America.

She began her acting career at the age of seventeen, later pursuing formal training in theatre and graduating from the University of Tehran in 2016. Mona made her professional film debut in The Child and the Angel (2008). Since then, she has appeared in films screened at prestigious international festivals, including the Venice Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival.