Faris Hytiaa he/him
When did you did join the cabaret community? What inspired you to become involved?
Am I in it? I don’t think i know what it isWhat is your favourite act to perform?
Stand upWhat trend do you want to see more of? What trend do you wish would STOP?
The new crops of people coming out and showing more interesting and unique perspectives and stories is really fun. Feels like we’re seeing comedy from all over the world and all different types of people I want conservatives to stop making themselves martyrs and progressives to stop making themselves victims. All of them make comedy less fun Can you describe a moment that challenged you as a performer?
When I started performing material about Sudan, I was bombing a lot and wondered if it would ever be worth it to keep trying. Audiences would get mad at me or sometimes just show pity when nothing I expressed was sad. It was infuriating.Have you ever dealt with burn out? How did you manage it?
All the time. I retreat into a cocoon with my family and play video games all day for like a week.From where do you draw inspiration to create new art?
Culture and family.Did you ever consider an alternative stage name? What was it? Who would that person have been?
More accents or act outs.What is your DREAM SHOW? Money is no object. Who is your DREAM CAST? (dead or alive)
Probably just me and my and a few of my friends in a big theatre.Do you have a mantra or philosophy that defines this moment of your performance career? Has this changed over time?
Don’t ever let them see you sweat.Would you share your goals for yourself, or any advice for others in the community?
I want to afford a two week vacation. Advice is to be honest to yourself and then be honest to your environment. Even if it’s scary, you’ll be much prouder knowing you were true to yourself in failure. Pandering means your success feels hollow and failing feels worse than anything. You can always take pride in knowing you were being yourself.