All the acts listed on this page are part of the Arabise Me programme - which follows the 1st Arabise Me that took place in London at the V&A in 2006.
MUSIC
• Live electronic sound and music performance by Tarek Atoui
• Live Arabic hip hop & classical music by Rayess Beik and Yann Sound Clash
PERFORMANCE
• “The Tabouleh Performer” performance by artist Roula Haj Ismail
• “Saniyah TV Superstar” performance by film maker Katia Saleh
DANCE
• Contemporary Dance performance by the Ijad Dance Company coreographed by Joumana Mourad.
Arabise Me HUB
• Arabic Cafe
• Design elements by artist and designer Hassan Hajjaj
• Soundscape by musicologist Amine Beyhom
• Video projection of “Allahu Akbar” by filmmaker Usama Alshaibi
• Music videos from the Middle East
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Tarek Atoui : Live Electronic Music
11Jul 200811Jul 2008Tarek Atoui is an experimental electro-acoustic musician. Working primarily digitally, and creating a uniquely abstract sound world through his experimental approach. Using his own digital programs...
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Rayess Beik and Yann : Sound Clash
11Jul 2008Live Arabic hip hop & classical music11Jul 2008A live and exclusive performance by two of the regions most exiting and innovative artists Rayess Bek and Tarek Atoui who will perform together for the first time with the addition of Yann Pittard on...
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
The Tabouleh Performer
11Jul 2008performance by artist Roula Haj Ismail11Jul 2008In this latest chapter of the Tabouleh Performer , Qatar based performance artist Rola Haj Ismail reflects on her previous Tabouleh Performances in Amsterdam and Beirut and in her show at the V&A in...
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Saniyah TV Superstar
11Jul 2008performance by film maker Katia Saleh11Jul 2008Being an ageing TV celebrity from 1970’s Egypt cannot be easy, especially when you are Saniyya The Superstar .
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Wanna Play?
11Jul 2008Contemporary Dance performance by the Ijad Dance Company coreographed by Joumana Mourad11Jul 2008Founded in 1995 by Joumana Mourad, IJAD Dance Company develops innovative concepts within dance, developing multi-disciplinary work merging dance, installation, film and technology. The results are...
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Arabic Cafe
11Jul 2008Design elements by artist and designer Hassan Hajjaj11Jul 2008Design elements & styling in café & courtyard by artist and designer Hassan Hajjaj
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Event: Arabise Me 2008 at the Bluecoat Art Centre
Allahu Akbar
11Jul 2008(duration: 5.10), 2003 - by Usama Alshaibi11Jul 2008Arabise Me will be screening one of Alshaibis early works, a playful animation made out of traditional geometric patterns from the Islamic art tradition. The accompanying music to which the visuals...