Writing on the Wall @ The REP Theatre, Jan 21st

Writing on the Wall unites three national and internationally recognised poets who will collaborate with Mohammed Ali- Dreadlock Alien, Amir Sulaiman, Zena Edwards, with theatrical direction from hip hop theatre pioneer Jonzi D.

As it faces its closure for re-development, Writing on the Wall will mark a unique point in Birmingham REP’s theatrical history, taking place in the interior of the workshop walls. Through a two week residency period, Mohammed will work with local visual artists who will combine new visuals with spoken word. Inspired by the theme of “3”, the production will build material towards a final live performance which interweaves sights and sounds to inspire your imagination, provoking thoughts and creative fires…. During the performance, live poetry and live painting will seamlessly blend in front of and all around a live audience. The performance will be a theatrical event uniting different art forms, bringing audiences from across different artistic and faith based communities.

Against a backdrop of new work, Mohammed will be painting live throughout the show, his visuals bought into sharp focus as the words unfold, from sprayed silhouettes, live reactions from wordsmiths tongues blended with live freestyle spraying.

Date: 21st January 2010

Time 7.45pm

Venue: Birmingham Repertory Theatre Workshop

Tickets £12 advance, £15 on doors, Concessions £3 off in advance or on the door.

Mad To Miss £6.99 for 14-26 year olds (individuals only)

Book Online: http://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Box Office 0121 236 4455

London’s first Aerosol Arabic mural

Green Street mural now completed, coverage on BBC Radio 4:

Green Street Graffiti – London, Sat 31st Oct

Green Street Graffiti is back! Acclaimed graffiti artist to create London mural on 31st October 2009
Internationally acclaimed graffiti artist and South Bank Show Award winner, Mohammed Ali, will be creating his first London street-mural, sponsored by international relief organisation Muslim Hands, on Green Street, Upton Park, East London on October 31st.

Mohammed Ali – aka Aerosol Arabic – is known for his unique fusion of graffiti art and Islamic script with messages of peace, poverty, justice and brotherhood. Mohammed will create his message-based mural, which deals with issues relevant to the whole of humanity and to people of all faith, on the side of the Zam Zam Bookstore on the busy corner of Green Street and Harold Road.

From shoppers to journalists to art-critics, everyone is invited to watch while Mohammed paints the mural and various renowned poets will also perform throughout the day in this vibrant shopping area.

Mohammed Ali has travelled across the globe and painted his thought-provoking murals as far afield as New York, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto and Singapore. He has now teamed up with Muslim Hands, a UK based charity focussed on the international alleviation of poverty, in creating murals across the UK.

Mohammed says of his forthcoming London mural, “I’ve created conscious message-based murals around the globe, in many multicultural societies. Now it’s time to come back home and deal with issues on my own doorstep, by using public-art as the new language for change.”

For more details contact Afaaf Rajbee on 020 3246 0015, afaaf.rajbee@muslimhands.org
Notes:

o The wall mural will continue throughout the day from 11am until 4.30pm at ZamZam bookstore, on the corner of Green Street and Harold Road. Full address 388 Green Street Upton Park UK E13 9AP
o Poetry will take place throughout the day, by various poets, including Zk the Poet.
o Muslim Hands is registered in the UK with British Overseas NGOs Development (BOND), DFID and a signatory to the Code of Conduct for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief

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Green Street graffiti wall postponed

Green St Graffiti Mural and Poetry
on the side of Zam Zam Bookstore.
POSTPONED

Message from Mohammed Ali (Aerosol Arabic)

I sincerely apologise I am not able to paint the wall as planned on Saturday 29th August. Despite all the publicity hype and awareness of this unique project, I made the decision that this event should be postponed, due to my father’s illness at moment. His illness is life threatening, and he remains in a serious, but stable condition. At this moment, the best place I decided is for me to stay with the family, and use this time to make dua during this blessed month of Ramadan. Thanks to those who have been making dua so far, it really has made a different masha’allah.

I hope to be painting that wall again very soon, and hope to make it bigger and better than before. The event is by no means cancelled, so please do continue to spread the word that the Green Street Graffiti mural, will soon become a reality, insha’allah.

Once again, I apologise for any inconvenience, do forgive me.

In the meantime, visit www.muslimhands.org/murals for updates on the new dates, or contact Muslim Hands on:
Tel: 020 3246 0015 email: afaaf.rajbee@muslimhands.org

Your brother in Humanity

Mohammed Ali

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