ZAHAK, THE SERPENT KING

The Biting School

November 30, December 1 & 2 | 8pm
The Annex (823 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC)

So the story goes…
Zahak was a prince who made a pact with the devil and killed his own father. The devil kissed him on the shoulders and there grew two snakes. The two snakes gave him so much pain and fear; but every time he cut them off, they would grow again. He is told there’s only one way he can calm them down, and that is to kill two young men every day and feed their brains to the snakes.

Directors: Aryo Khakpour and Arash Khakpour
Performers: Mia Pelayo, Andy Kalirai and Audrey Sides
Video Projection Designer: Candelario Andrade Gutierrez
Costume Designer: Elika Mojtabaei
Composer and Musician: Alex Mah
Props and Set Designer: Hamidreza Jadid
Lighting Designer: Jonathan Kim
Technical Director: Gabriel Raminhos
Dramaturgs: Majid Sajadi Tehrani and Elysse Cheadle
Stage manager: Kayleigh Sandomirsky

Supported by Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver, BC Gaming Grants and in partnership with New Works.

Research Phase Creative Team in 2019:
Created by Arash and Aryo Khakpour in collaboration with: Alex Mah, Billy Marchenski, Candelario Andrade Gutierrez, Chu-Lynne Ng, Elika Mojtabaei, Elysse Cheadle, Hamidreza Jadid, Jonathan Kim, Majid Sajadi Tehrani, Nazli Akhtari, Raina von Waldenburg, and Zahra Shahab.

Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and through The Dance Centre's Artist-in-Residence program.

Photography & Videography by Luciana Freire D’Anunciação