Palestinian-American novelist Susan Abulhawa is one of the most commercially successful Arab authors of all time. Her 2010 debut novel Mornings in Jenin, a multigenerational family epic spanning five countries and more than sixty years, looks unflinchingly at the Palestinian question – and became an international bestseller translated into thirty-two languages. In 2015 The Blue […]
Three Rooms is a live film that takes place simultaneously in Istanbul, London and Paris, with one performer in each location. Originally the trio were planning to stage a play, but the changing political landscape meant that two of the performers couldn’t get visas. Refusing to replace those unable to travel, they began to experiment […]
Syrian dancer and choreographer Mithkal Alzghair presents his newest creation: a meditation on the power of images from conflict situations. Performed in a warehouse and suspended in harnesses from the ceiling, four performers from Syria and France create fragile and emotional states of active and passive bodies. With quiet concentration Mithkal Alzghair conjures up images […]
Love and Revenge is a live music and video performance by the musician Wael Koudaih (Rayess Bek) and the video artist Randa Mirza (La Mirza). It revisits the old popular songs and Egyptian movies from the golden era of Cairo’s Studio Misr. Featuring stars such as: Samia Gamal, Tahi Carioca and singing idols Leila Mourad […]
Weaving recordings and live performances based on folk songs from Syria and the Arab world, Neshama includes four performers playing a mix of tabl, bouzouki and oud, mixed with live loops, grooves and electronic beats. Featuring: Wael Alkak (synths, keys, bouzouki and vocal), Yazan Alqaq (oud, percussion and vocal), and special guests Jammal Al Sakka […]
Al Atlal means The Ruins. It is about the remains of lost love and homeland. Actress and singer Norah Krief felt a burst of nostalgia remembering her mother listening to the Egyptian Diva Umm Kulthum on their record-player. Her joy of singing about nostalgia drove Norah Krief to create this personal and autobiographical work. She […]
UK PREMIERE – Distinctive and bold, Tunisian director Ala Eddine Slim tells the story of ‘N’, an anonymous sub-Saharan man on a journey to Europe. He crosses the desert in order to reach North Africa and be smuggled into Europe but after being a victim to a hold-up, he finds himself alone in Tunisia. He decides […]
Az Theatre (London) and Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) are forming an online community of young (18 – 30 years old) creatives in the UK and Palestine. We are issuing a call to young arts practitioners to submit videos that are: no longer than 15 minutes any genre, drama, dance, music, documentary, animation, visual art etc. […]
In a unique double bill, two groups bring the freshest Palestinian sounds to the UK. Nai Barghouti returns to the UK joined by some of the best young musicians in Palestine. Paris jazz band Mohamed & Friends complete their first UK tour, fronted by Palestinian clarinet and nay player Mohamed Najem. In an age of […]
The Mosaic Rooms, in association with Shubbak Festival 2017, presents Survival of the Artist, featuring artists, thinkers and leading arts organisations from across the Arab world. This day of talks and performances asks how art is responding and can continue to thrive in situations of conflict and censorship. We will hear from William Wells (Director […]