2026
Friday 17 April
Evening: Faster than light, always
Mosaic Rooms
226 Cromwell Road, SW5 0SW
Doors 7pm
Faster than light, always is a collaboration between British-Palestinian movement artist Sasha Shadid, Palestinian dancer Adan Azzam عدن عزام and Ramallah-based interdisciplinary artist Julmud جُلموْد.
Rooted in the threatened landscape of the Cremisan Valley in Palestine, one of the last remaining green spaces surrounding Bethlehem, the performance emerges from urgency and embodied connection to the land. As ongoing occupation continues to encroach and suffocate this land, the artists turn to the body and sound as both witness and map, tracing its curves, rolling terraces and ancient trees, its contours and ecosystem that persevere in the face of erasure.
This project carries its own history: collaborative movement previously split across Bethlehem and the V&A, followed by a residency in Palestine, before landing in London, where that journey now reconvenes.
The performance will be staged in Mosaic Rooms’ garden (weather permitting).
Faster than light, always was part of Sounds of Places 2025, a residency-based sound gathering exploring the sonic aesthetics of place, initiated and curated by Wonder Cabinet and transmitted through Radio AlHara. This event is co-produced with Mosaic Rooms.
This event is free, but entry is not automatically included with your festival pass.
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Mosaic Rooms has lifts for step-free access throughout, and accessible, gender-neutral toilets.
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Julmud جُلموْد is a music producer, researcher and sound engineer/designer based in Ramallah, Palestine, who creates, composes, samples and combines sounds from across the globe to create his own non-generic form of music/sound. He has produced works and collaborated with artists such as Al Nather, Muqata’a, Haykal, Baraari, Makimakkuk and Walaa Sbait among many others. He is currently in the process of producing a variety of solo and collaborative works. His debut album Tuqoos was released in 2022 on Bilna’es.