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Selected Performance Work

My Father, My Martyr, and Me: Posctolonial Instructions for Loving the Palestinian Body


My Father, My Martyr, and Me is a full length solo performance in poetry. It has been programmed at the Capital Fringe Festival, Mosaic Theater, OUTSider Fest, INTER-SECTION Solo Fest, the Rachel Corrie Foundation’s SHURUQ Festival, Western Washington University, and elsewhere.
Duration: 90 minutes


Press/Reviews

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘My Father, My Martyr, and Me’ by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi - DC Theater Arts


Colonize this | ASU News


My Father, My Martyr, and Me and the 'unarcheology' of home (nuebox.org)


Nerdcast Arizona PBS - Fargo Tbahki & The Creative Process (google.com)
IMG Description: Fargo, dressed in a sheer red bodysuit and wearing green glasses, applies lipstick while looking into a hand mirror held by an audience member. IMG description: Fargo, dressed in a sheer red bodysuit, stands in front of a ladder with pieces of paper taped to it. Suspended from the ceiling is a shovel, pointy side down, with a vinyl record attached. The record is "Abba Eban Speaks". Fargo is standing such that his face is behind the vinyl record, which has Abba Eban's face on it; it looks like Eban's face is attached to Fargo's body. The string suspending the shovel is held by a seated audience member. IMG Description: Fargo, standing on a pile of dirt which has a shovel and wooden box on it, dances. He is surrounded by audience members, and he is wearing a torn brown shirt and black velvet pants. IMG Description: In the foreground, Fargo dances with two audience members. In the background, two other audience members are dancing, while others are still seated.

terror


A work of puppetry, poetry, and videography. Investigates the possibilities offered by puppetry to resist state constructions of “terror” and “terrorism.”  Duration: 6:45.




maqbara


A series of solo performance as research projects exploring the impact of technologically mediated liveness on the performance of historical trauma. Interactive digital performances culminated in a 9.5 hour durational performance of mourning.


IMG Description: A screenshot from a livestreamed video. Fargo, dressed in dark slacks and a white button down shirt, places dirt into a wooden box. Behind him on a small stage is a row of other, identical wooden boxes. Next to him is a black wooden cube with a water bottle and containers of food on it, as well as a small stool and a bowl of water. IMG Description: Screenshot from a livestreamed video. Fargo, dressed in a white button down shirt and dark slacks, sits on a stool reading from a book. A wooden box is at his feet. Behind him is a small stage with shards of plates on it; he is surrounded by pieces of wood and two bags of soil. Next to him is a black wooden cube with a water bottle and containers of food on it. IMG Description: Screenshot from a livestreamed video. Fargo, dressed in a white button down shirt with black tie and dark slacks, stands with his eyes closed. A wooden box is at his feet. Behind him is a small stage with shards of plates on it; he is surrounded by pieces of wood and two bags of soil. Next to him is a black wooden cube with a water bottle and containers of food on it. IMG Description: Fargo, dressed in a white button down with black tie and dark slacks, kneels on the ground holding a square piece of wood. Behind him is a small stage with shards of plates on it; he is surrounded by pieces of wood and a bag of soil. Next to him is a black wooden cube with a water bottle and containers of food on it. IMG Description: In the foreground a patch of grass. In the center of frame a row of wooden boxes with pieces of paper attached to their front-facing sides. Behind them is a very large blue vase, a few trees, and in the very background of the photo a white building with clear windows. IMG Description: Close up on a cinderblock with a piece of paper resting on top of it, secured by a medium sized rock. The paper reads: "





Selected Archived Poetry Readings


Celebrating Abundance: Mizna Queer and Trans Issue Reading 
Palestine in Parallel: Poetry Performance | Palestine Writes 2020 - YouTube

Peach Mag: Season 4 Episode 4 (s04e04) - YouTube

Equality Arizona Queer Poetry Salon

WWU SUPER Panel:  Palestinian Artists on Place, Poetry, and Resistance




Miscellaneous:


Ephemera from performances past. Some of them I was a guest within, some of them I helped create, some of them emerged from the ground.