Waswasa
Waswasa is a theatrical show by Soul City Arts that was delivered during the Birmingham 2022 Festival at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Led by Mohammed Ali, it brought together a visual art experience together with projected film and live performance telling a unique story about prayer and worship in a secular society. A replica of the famous Birmingham Qur’an, considered to be one of the world’s oldest, was integrated into the show as a concluding exhibit. The show boldly explores faith in a form rarely seen before, by using Ali’s trademark immersive and cinematic aesthetic form.
Seeking to demystify the act of Islamic prayer, Waswasa asks fundamental questions about achieving a higher state of focus or ‘flow state’ amidst the distractions of modern society. In a series of workshops, Ali took these questions and invited University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students to explore how we get to that place of ‘being in the zone’ where we perform the best and create the best.