COMING TO FOUND FESTIVAL 2024
July 4-7, 2024
BANANA MUSIK. The name my Dad gave his original music, recorded on his 8track in our basement -that name, that spelling with a clean, precise, bamboo font from a mechanical pencil on the spine of dozens of cassette tapes neatly packed in a leatherette case.
BANANA MUSIK. A memory play about aging, reciprocity, care – a love letter to “adult-(immigrant) kids paying back parents who gave up everything”.
I’m digging into artful, relational challenges of making and performing a play with “non-performer” parents. A natural evolution of previous work (Burnt Sienna) they were part of, I continue circling concepts of identity, relationality, Filipino diaspora-immigrant experiences. This new play offers audiences space for kind conversation, deeper reflection, about how we are and aren’t relating to our older ones.
Stay post-show for an optional 20-minute hot bread and hot topics conversation!
Content Warnings
Some profanity.
Cast & Creative Team
Kris Alvarez l Jim & Susan Alvarez l Eric, Zoë & Iris James l Judy Wensel
How to Access the Show
BANANA MUSIK is located in a historical house that is a part of the John Walter Museum. The house is accessible step free. However, due to the historical nature of the house, the doorways may be narrower than modern doors, approx 30in wide in places. The house is accessible via the Kinsmen Sports Centre Parking Lot, keep an eye out for Found Festival signage that will point the way!
Follow the artists:
@krispalvarez on Instagram.