World Stage Design Sharjah 2025 — Geometry of the Soul

A costume-led performance exploring psychology, embodiment, and the geometry of inner experience.

At World Stage Design Sharjah 2025, Nouf Mallawi presented Geometry of the Soul through both live performance and public discourse, positioning costume as a primary narrative and research medium rather than a supporting visual element.

The project was realized as an experimental, contemporary dance performance developed in collaboration with the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy and dancer–choreographer Noran Gebril. Titled Contours of the Soul, the performance translated an inner psychological and spiritual narrative into movement, form, and costume, exploring how emotional states, memory, and identity can be structured, embodied, and spatially expressed.
Costume functioned as both conceptual framework and performative architecture—shaping the body in motion while visualizing invisible inner processes. The work investigated the relationship between human psychology, geometry, and embodied experience, treating the garment not as ornamentation but as an active participant in meaning-making.

In addition to the performance, Nouf delivered a public talk titled Geometry of the Soul: Process, Research, and Creation, in which she unpacked the project’s conceptual foundations, experimental methodology, and cultural significance. The talk addressed costume as a site of research and authorship, contributing to broader conversations on practice-led design, performance, and the role of costume in contemporary cultural production.
This dual presentation—performance and discourse—framed Geometry of the Soul as both an artistic work and a research-driven inquiry, reflecting an approach to costume design rooted in embodiment, psychology, and narrative construction.