Kal & Dija Save the World

by Denmo Ibrahim

Follow a company of actors creating a play about third culture kids born and raised in Bay Ridge, a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Brooklyn. They rehearse. They perform. They search for a story. Meanwhile, the youngest characters break free of the script, build a rocket ship and blast off into space. An investigation of community, freeze tag, the U.S. Census, acrylic vs gel nails, and space travel.

Follow a company of actors creating a play about third culture kids born and raised in Bay Ridge, a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Brooklyn. They rehearse. They perform. They search for a story. Meanwhile, the youngest characters break free of the script, build a rocket ship and blast off into space. An investigation of community, freeze tag, the U.S. Census, acrylic vs gel nails, and space travel.

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Kal & Dija Save the World

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  • Lila Rachel Becker: Kal & Dija Save the World by Denmo Ibrahim
    “

    KAL & DIJA SAVE THE WORLD is a gorgeous exploration of community. It bursts the form of the interview-based docuplay; it is highly theatrical and imaginative while being full of revolutionary energy. Ibrahim doesn't so much paint a portrait of a neighborhood as she celebrates the individuals that pour their love and ideas into a community. A really special piece of theatre that I'm eager to see produced!

    KAL & DIJA SAVE THE WORLD is a gorgeous exploration of community. It bursts the form of the interview-based docuplay; it is highly theatrical and imaginative while being full of revolutionary energy. Ibrahim doesn't so much paint a portrait of a neighborhood as she celebrates the individuals that pour their love and ideas into a community. A really special piece of theatre that I'm eager to see produced!

    ”
  • Liba Vaynberg: Kal & Dija Save the World by Denmo Ibrahim
    “

    An important and sensitive exploration of the citizens of Bay Ridge--Ibrahim creates a personal and eclectic world of longing and hope and humor through verbatim interviews and whimsical flights of fancy. It is a touching play full of truth and dreams.

    An important and sensitive exploration of the citizens of Bay Ridge--Ibrahim creates a personal and eclectic world of longing and hope and humor through verbatim interviews and whimsical flights of fancy. It is a touching play full of truth and dreams.

    ”
  • Eric Marlin: Kal & Dija Save the World by Denmo Ibrahim
    “

    KAL & DIJA SAVE THE WORLD is an extraordinary piece that entwines documentary theatre, meta-commentary, and youthful imagination to paint a vivid portrait of Bay Ridge. The piece benefits from a gorgeously complex collection of interviews with Bay Ridge residents, whose views on cultural preservation, assimilation, nationalism, and activism vary widely. Ibrahim shows great skill in how she orchestrates and pairs these interviews, and the work's visual imagination brings us somewhere wilder and more theatrical than one could ever expect. Highly recommend!

    KAL & DIJA SAVE THE WORLD is an extraordinary piece that entwines documentary theatre, meta-commentary, and youthful imagination to paint a vivid portrait of Bay Ridge. The piece benefits from a gorgeously complex collection of interviews with Bay Ridge residents, whose views on cultural preservation, assimilation, nationalism, and activism vary widely. Ibrahim shows great skill in how she orchestrates and pairs these interviews, and the work's visual imagination brings us somewhere wilder and more theatrical than one could ever expect. Highly recommend!

    ”

Development History

  • Commission, The Civilians, 2022
  • Reading, The Civilians, 2022