Lyrical Alliance

Artistic Director Josephine Burton worked with Arabic rappers from across the region to make new lyrics and beats inspired by the soaring epic pre-Islamic poems of the Mu'allaqat.

Over eighteen months, Josephine and her colleagues including DJ MK travelled through the region, meeting and making music with artists in studios across Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. The work was created and rehearsed and then later premiered at the Roundhouse in October 2010.