Quad City Arts Presents Beatbox Meets Popping

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 7, 2024) — Join us for an exclusive evening with Amirah Sackett, part of our Visiting Artist Series. Experience a captivating full-length performance, followed by an intimate conversation revealing the artist’s background and collaborative ventures. International artists Amirah Sackett and Ahmed Zaghbouni aka MR MiC join forces to bring a fun and energetic performance entitled “BeatBox MEETS Popping.” Amirah is a hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Chicago, Illinois. Her signature style is the funk style dance known as “popping.” As a proud Muslim American, she combines Islamic themes with her dance to share the universal beauty of her faith with audiences of different faith backgrounds to promote unity and understanding. Ahmed Zaghbouni is an international beatboxer and filmmaker from Sousse, Tunisia. His performance always entertains the audience with disbelief by the sounds he creates only using his mouth and voice as an instrument. He is proud of his Muslim heritage and the Sufi faith traditions native to his home of Tunisia. These two Muslim artists bonded by faith and their love of hip-hop, offer a counter-narrative to the media’s portrayal of Muslims. Both Ahmed and Amirah are dedicated to preserving and sharing hip-hop culture...