The 2015 Egyptian National Theatre Festival By Dalia Basiouny Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Egyptian National Theatre Festival started its eighth iteration with a full fare of …
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Tayeb Saddiki and the Re-invention of Tradition in Contemporary Moroccan Theatre: An Obituary
Tayeb Saddiki and the Re-invention of Tradition in Contemporary Moroccan Theatre An Obituary by Khalid Amine & Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Tayeb Saddiki (1938- 2016) was …
The 2016 Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre
The 2016 Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre A Theatre Review by Karen Malpede Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) 2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center PublicationIn Egypt, as in most of the rest of…
Editors Note: Nehad Selaiha
Editors Note: Nehad Selaiha By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
On January 6, 2017, the Arab theatre world lost one of its best-known, beloved, …
The 2016 Journées Théâtrales de Carthage
The 2016 Journées Théâtrales de Carthage By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
One of the most highly respected theatre festivals of the Arab world is the Journées Théâtrales …
A Space to Meet and Share: A Corner in the World Fest 3 from Istanbul
A Space to Meet and Share: A Corner in the World Fest 3 from Istanbul By Eylem Ejder Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Istanbul has a fascinating, brand-new performing arts festival, …
Obituary: Hazem Azmi (1969-2018) This is not an obituary.
Obituary: Hazem Azmi (1969-2018) This is not an obituary. By Nora Amin Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
This is not an obituary. I am not writing about Hazem Azmi because he …
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In Memoriam: Sami Abdul-Hamid
Sami Abdul-Hamid, one of the most significant directors of the modern Iraqi theatre, died on Sunday, 29 September 2019, at the age of 91. He was born in Samaqah, Iraq, in 1928 and studied theatre in London and the United …
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Damascus Theater Laboratory
Damascus Theater Laboratory By Waseem Al Sharqy Translated by Meriem Harbi Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
A Long Theater’s Journey Into Night
“There will come a time when …
The Local Otherness: Theatre Houses in the United Arab Emirates
The Local Otherness: Theatre Houses in the United Arab Emirates By Ziad Adwan Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
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This article examines the function of theatre houses in the …
A Crime on Restaurant Street
A Crime on Restaurant Street A Play by Wajdi Al-Ahdal Translated from the Arabic by Katherine Hennessey Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Introduction to A Crime on Restaurant…
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A Place Under the Sun: To Be or Not to Be? The Question of the “Fringe” (1990)
A Place Under the Sun To Be or Not to Be? The Question of the “Fringe” (1990) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Last …
Jawad Al-Assadi’s Women in War: Troubling, Troubled and Troublesome Female Refugees
Jawad Al-Assadi’s Women in War: Troubling, Troubled and Troublesome Female Refugees By Hadeel Abdelhameed Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Women in War (first published in 2003) is a play written …
Theatre Elsewhere: The Dialogues of Alterity
Theatre Elsewhere: The Dialogues of Alterity By Sepideh Shokri Poori Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The questioning nature of human beings has challenged theatre for a long. Therefore, more than any …
Re-writing Theatre History, Performing Forgotten: Three Examples from Istanbul Stages
Re-writing Theatre History, Performing Forgotten: Three Examples from Istanbul Stages By Eylem Ejder Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Theatre in Turkey has arguably changed a lot in recent years if we …
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Humanism through performative arts: A comparative study of My Papers Weren’t Done? and Zapi Rouge
In recent years, political migration has been one of the hottest topics in international politics. Its real moral complexity is often bypassed in the rush to make various nationalist assertions, while the pervasive media coverage spreads continuous quick images …
The Birth of Modern Iraqi Theatre: Church Drama in Mosul in the Late Nineteenth Century
The Birth of Modern Iraqi Theatre: Church Drama in Mosul in the Late Nineteenth Century By Amir Al-Azraki and James Al-Shamma Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Western-style theatre …
Yussef El Guindi’s Arab Spring: Revolutions, Upheavals, and Critical Critiques
Yussef El Guindi’s Arab Spring: Revolutions, Upheavals, and Critical Critiques By Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi is arguably the most …
Mohammad al-Attar’s While I was Waiting at Avignon
Mohammad al-Attar's While I was Waiting at Avignon A Theatre Review by Philippa Wehle Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Mohammad al-Attar is among the best known young Syrian …
Women Playwrights in Egypt (1993)
Women Playwrights in Egypt (1993) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The list of women playwrights in Egypt is depressingly short. When you have …
A Drama of Unlived Stories: Old Child by GalataPerform
A Drama of Unlived Stories: Old Child by GalataPerform By Eylem Ejder Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Founded in 2003 by Yeşim Özsoy, GalataPerform is one of the foremost theatre …
Contemporary Arab Diasporic Plays and Productions in Europe and the United States
Contemporary Arab Diasporic Plays and Productions in Europe and the United States By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
During the twenty-first century, with an increasing interest in the Arab …
The Cairo International Festival of Experimental and Contemporary Theatre 2018
The Cairo International Festival of Experimental and Contemporary Theatre 2018 By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Cairo Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET) is one of the most important …
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We Live in Cairo
“Write what you know,” two generations of American writing students have been schooled. On some campuses the stakes have risen further: “How dare you write what you don’t know?” Regarding the Arab world, because its people have suffered such terrible …
Parsing Disgraced : An Assault, A Critique, and A Truce
Parsing Disgraced: An Assault, A Critique, and A Truce By Jamil Khoury Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The staff at Silk Road Rising crafted a set of questions …
Theatre as an Optimistic Political Act: Lebanese Theatre Artist Sahar Assaf
Theatre as an Optimistic Political Act: Lebanese Theatre Artist Sahar Assaf By Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Lebanese actress, director, and theatre professor Sahar Assaf …
On Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced
On Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced By Torange Yeghiazarian Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
“I can’t help but feel conflicted when I hear Muslim audience members outraged at the way they …
Development of Diegetic Practices in Iranian Indigenous Performances: A Historical View
Development of Diegetic Practices in Iranian Indigenous Performances: a Historical View By Mohammad J. Yousefian Kenari and Parastoo Mohebbi Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Performance Traditions and Narrative …
Bubbles and Balloons: The Amman Theatre Festival (1995)
Bubbles and Balloons: The Amman Theatre Festival (1995) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The real drama in this festival, which lasted from March …
From Street to Stage: Hip-hop, the History of an Artification through the Example of Farid Berki
From Street to Stage: Hip-hop, the History of an Artification through the Example of Farid Berki By Omar Fertat Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
This essay follows my interests in …
The Wind in the Willows Makes It to KSA
The Wind in the Willows Makes It to KSA By Areeg Ibrahim Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Watching theatre productions on stage was not a common occurrence in Saudi Arabia. Theatre …
Gurshad Shaheman, a modern day Scheherazade, teller of fascinating tales that hold our attention and leave us wanting more
Gurshad Shaheman, a modern day Scheherazade By Philippa Wehle Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Gurshad Shaheman, French-Iranian playwright, performer, and translator is one of the most fascinating voices on the French …
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Laugh Till/When You Die: The Throes of Tahrir Square
On its opening day, 1s February, 2018, the Egyptian National Theatre in downtown Cairo showcased Laugh Till/When You Die (Idhak lama t’moot), Lenin el Ramly’s last play, directed by his longtime artistic partner Essam el Sayed. The play, …
A Feminist Tuberculosis Melodrama: Melek By Theatre Painted Bird
A Feminist Tuberculosis Melodrama: Melek By Theatre Painted Bird By Emre Erdem Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Founded in 2000 by Jale Karabekir and Zeynep Kaçar, Tiyatro Boyalı …
Abū-l-ʿIlā al-Salāmūnī: the Rewriting of History in Egyptian Theatre
Abū-l-ʿIlā al-Salāmūnī: the Rewriting of History in Egyptian Theatre An Essay by Tiran Manucharyan Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The plays Riwāyat al-Nadīm ʿan hoogit al-zaʿīm (1974), …
Great Art and Brave Hearts (1997)
Great Art and Brave Hearts By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Out of Joint plays Caryl Churchill’s Heart’s Desire and Blue Kettle at the …
Shahid Nadeem’s Acquittal in New York
Shahid Nadeem’s Acquittal in New York By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Acquittal, a 1987 play by Shahid Nadeem, Pakistan’s leading playwright, was presented in New York …
Documentary Theatre in Egypt: Devising a New Play in Cairo
Documentary Theatre in Egypt: Devising a New Play in Cairo By Jillian Campana and Sara Seif Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
An original Documentary Theatre play created by American University in …
Civilization Is but A Veneer: Locating Yemen for the Western Stage
Civilization Is but A Veneer: Locating Yemen for the Western Stage By Hani Omar Khalil Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Even within the parade of horrible events that has troubled the …
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Oslo vs. The Accords: Examining the Global Consequences of Fractional Truths on Stage
J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award winning play, Oslo, gives us a front row seat to the secret backchannel negotiations that made the Oslo Accords possible. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 by representatives from both Israel and Palestine, offered hope …
The Arab Theatre Festival (7th Session)
The Arab Theatre Festival (7th Session) by Jaouad Radouani Arab Stages, Volume 1, Number 2 (Spring 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Arab Theatre Festival is an annual event organized in a different Arab country …
Much Ado About “Theatre and Censorship Conference”
Much Ado About “Theatre and Censorship Conference” By Dalia Basiouny Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The churnings of the second decade of the 21st century resulted in social …
Body Politics in Adham Hafez Company’s 2065 BC
Body Politics in Adham Hafez Company’s 2065 BC By Chloë Edmonson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
New York Live Arts hosts the Live Ideas Festival each Spring under a …
The Interwoven History of Moroccan Theatre
The Interwoven History of Moroccan Theatre An Essay by Jaouad Radouani Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The interwoven history of Moroccan theatre is difficult to trace. Yet, thanks …
Home-Made Theatre (1998)
Home-Made Theatre (1998) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
To get to the Women and Memory Research Center through the Muhandiseen maze of small …
The 1919 Revolution in the Eyes of Modern and Contemporary Egyptian Theatre Directors: A Reflection of a Generation Gap
The 1919 Revolution in the Eyes of Modern and Contemporary Egyptian Theatre Directors: A Reflection of a Generation Gap By Hadia abd el-fattah Ahmed Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Historical …
Boundaries of History, Memory and Invention: Laila Soliman’s ZigZig in Light of Absence of Egyptians’ Right to Freedom under Information Law
Boundaries of History, Memory and Invention:
Laila Soliman’s ZigZig in Light of
Absence of Egyptians’ Right to Freedom under Information Law
By Hadia abd el-fattah Ahmed
Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018)
©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications…
Peer Gynt in Palestine
Peer Gynt in Palestine By Ashley Marinaccio Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Ibsen’s 19th century Norwegian play Peer Gynt has been reimagined in a new light thanks to the youth …
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Yussef El Guindi’s Hostages: Thirty Years Later and Still Frighteningly Relevant
“You cheer your team when they score a goal, yes? You wave the flag, you cheer your troops … And after you cheer you switch off the TV and forget. You forget what has been done. For you. In your …
Mass Media Muslims: A Three Lens Theory of Representation
Mass Media Muslims: A Three Lens Theory of Representation By Jamil Khoury Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
I think a lot about the representation of Muslims, particularly the …
A Counterpoint Reading of the Moussem Cities@Tunis Festival
A Counterpoint Reading of the Moussem Cities@Tunis Festival By Joachim Ben Yakoub & Fida Hammami Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The censorship and strict regulation of the public sphere …
Tangier International Conference for 2016: The Narrative Turn in Contemporary Theatre
Tangier International Conference for 2016 “The Narrative Turn in Contemporary Theatre” By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The 12th annual international conference organized in …
Two Plays by Timberlake Wertenbaker: The Love of the Nightingale at the Women and Memory Forum and Our Country’s Good at the AUC (1998)
Two Plays by Timberlake Wertenbaker: The Love of the Nightingale at the Women and Memory Forum and Our Country's Good at the AUC *(1998) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by…
The Mysteries Behind a Silenced Voice: Review of Betty Shamieh’s The Strangest
The Mysteries Behind a Silenced Voice: Review of Betty Shamieh’s The Strangest By Juan R. Recondo Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Semitic Root’s production of Betty Shamieh’s The Strangest, …
The Yacoubian Building Onstage: An Interview with Kareem Fahmy
The Yacoubian Building Onstage: An Interview with Kareem Fahmy By Catherine Coray Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Dr. Alaa Al Aswany’s bestselling Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building was published in Arabic …
New and Joyful Encounters with Macbeth in the Turkish Theatre
New and Joyful Encounters with Macbeth in the Turkish Theatre By Eylem Ejder Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
New texts, acting techniques, and production approaches are being revealed in the experimental …
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From Dystopia to Utopia: Finding Hope in Now You Have A Trial by BGST
For a while, I have been interested in the ways how the contemporary theatre in Turkey deals with the current political situation, how theatre responds to and reflects the political turmoil which is being described with such language as “polarization,” …
Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York
Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Dictator, written in 1969 by Lebanese playwright Issam Mahfouz, has been …
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The Last Supper by Ahmed El Attar
The Last Supper by Ahmed El Attar By Marvin Carlson and Philippa Wehle Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Despite the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and the coming …
Heather Raffo on Noura
Heather Raffo on Noura A Theatre Review by Heather Denyer Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
In May of 2016, playwright Heather Raffo spoke with me about her collaboration …
For Future Reference: Art and Politics (1999)
For Future Reference: Art and Politics (1999) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
In the Arab world, where repressive authoritarianism, in varying degrees of …
Iranian Theatre as Means of Intervention: The Intercultural Discourse in Hey! Macbeth, only the first dog knows why it is barking!
Iranian Theatre as Means of Intervention: The Intercultural Discourse in Hey! Macbeth, only the first dog knows why it is barking! By Sepideh Shokri Poori Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications…
The Unfaithful Husband
The Unfaithful Husband
By James Sanua (Ya`qub Sanua)
Translation by Marvin Carlson and Stefano Boselli
Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018)
©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Translators’ Notes
Defined as “the father of the modern …
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Sabour’s Night Traveler in Cairo
Sabour’s Night Traveler in Cairo By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
I have often observed in attending even the most prestigious of the many international theatre festivals that one …
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We are talking about Contemporary Theatre and Politics in Turkey
Upon looking at Turkey from afar one can see several negative processes. The first thing that comes to our mind is imprisoned journalists, academics, politicians and artists. The Constitution which was passed after the 1980 coup still has the same …
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The current (October 10 issue of Al-Hayat announces that the first theatrical text …
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Arab Angst on Swedish Stages
Arab Angst on Swedish Stages I Came to See You by Karim Rashed, Directed by Robert Jelinek and Petra Brylander A Theatre Review by Margaret Litvin Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
A Woman’s Rule: Review of The Harlem Classical Theatre’s production of Fit for a Queen
A Woman’s Rule: Review of The Harlem Classical Theatre’s production of Fit for a Queen A Theatre Review by Juan R. Recondo Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The …
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A Hair-‘razing’ Adventure: The Head of Mameluke Jaber (2000)
A Hair-'razing' Adventure: The Head of Mameluke Jaber (2000) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Whoever said that we generally think in metaphors, which …
Why are we here now? Mohammed al Attar’s work Aleppo. A Portrait of Absence
Why are we here now? Mohammed al Attar's work Aleppo. A Portrait of Absence By Christel Weiler Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
For a period of three weekends in the fall …
Secrets of a Suicide
Secrets of a Suicide By Tawfiq al-Hakim Translated by Maha Swelem Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Translator’s Notes:
One could not state that choosing an Egyptian play to translate was …
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Wajdi Mouawad’s Seuls: When the body performs memory.
Wajdi Mouawad’s Seuls: When the body performs memory. By Rachel M. Watson Arab Stages, Volume 9 (Fall, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
“We are buildings inhabited by a renter about whom we know nothing. Our …
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Arab World Contributions to the Avignon Festival, 2019
The 2019 edition of the leading international theatre festival at Avignon offered two contributions from the Arab World among its featured presentations. These were Mahmoud & Nini , written and directed by Henri Jules Julien, from the Tarmac Theatre in …
Young and Critical Voices of Turkey II: “We are here as we are and even if we are somehow failing, we keep working” Conversation with Onur Karaoğlu
By Eylem Ejder
This is the second part of a conversation series I initiated in June 2019 in order to make the young, creative and critical voices of theatre and performing arts in Turkey more visible and audible. I hope …
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Review of The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi edited by Michael Malek Najjar
By Areeg Ibrahim
There is a saying in many cultures that when it rains it pours, but we also cannot get enough of a good thing. I am referring here to a new book of Arab American plays. The publication …
Review of Le théâtre marocain a l’épreuve du texte étranger (Moroccan Theatre: Experimenting with the Foreign Text) by Omar Fertat
By Khalid Amine
In the weighty book under the title Le théâtre marocain a l’épreuve du texte étranger, Omar Fertat, writer and lecturer at the University of Bordeaux presents a palimpsestuous reading revising other texts and narratives on the …
Review of Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank: Our Human Faces by Gabriel Varghese
By Ashley Marinaccio
Despite a robust array of scholarship on Palestine, very little published material exists on Palestinian theatre. Gabriel Varghese addresses this matter in his first book Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank: Our Human Faces, based on his …
In Memorium: Fatima Gallaire (1944-2020)
By Laura Chakravarty Box
Fatima Gallaire (née Bourega) was a remarkable woman of letters who has left a prolific body of work: short stories, screenplays, documentaries, novels for adults and children, poems, and over thirty plays for adults and young …
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In Memoriam: Lenin El Ramly (1945-2020)
By Girgis Shoukry
Translated by Dalia Basiouny
Lenin El Ramly did not engage with the theatre community’s debates about forms of stage writing, origins of Egyptian theatre, theories, festivals, or even awards. Instead he focused his writing on the Egyptian …
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Nehad Selaiha (1945-2017): On Egyptian and International Theatre Free PDF’s of Five Volumes of Theatre Criticism + Sample Essays
The Egyptian scholar Nehad Selaiha, who died in 2017, has long been recognized as the leading theatre critic of the Arab World. In 2003 and 2004 she selected around 300 out of the several thousand essays on Arab and international …
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Refraction, against distortion. Recent tendencies on the Arab stage
By Daniela Potenza
While Egypt was still in revolt, especially in 2011, some plays emerged as a continuation of the revolution.[1] Acclaimed performances, such as Dalia Basiouny’s Solitaire, and Laila Soliman’s No Time for Art were sincere expressions …
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“Theatre—It’s Our Only Sanctuary” An Interview with Professor Sahar Assaf
By Michael Malek Najjar
Lebanon has been struggling with difficulties since the Taif Agreement (also known as the National Reconciliation Accord) was reached, effectively ending the decades-long Lebanese Civil War in 1989. Since that time, there have been several calamitous …
In Memoriam: Riad Ismat (1947-2020)
By Robert Myers
On May 13 of this year, the theatre, the Arab world and those who care about literature and culture lost a great friend, scholar and brilliant director and playwright, Mohammad Riad Hussein Ismat to the Covid 19 …
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Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening
Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
On the evening of October 12, 2015, the Noor Highlight Reading Series presented a public reading …
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Two Egyptian Playwrights in Boston: Hany Abdel Naser’s They Say Dancing is a Sin and Yasmeen Emam’s The Mirror
Two Egyptian Playwrights in Boston: Hany Abdel Naser’s They Say Dancing is a Sin and Yasmeen Emam’s The Mirror A Theatre Review by Sarah Moawad Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center…
The Third Identity: An Interview with Tareq Abu Kwaik
The Third Identity: An Interview with Tareq Abu Kwaik An Interview by George Potter Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Before touring internationally with the band 47 Soul…
Manifold Oedipus: Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex at the National (2001)
Manifold Oedipus: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at the National (2001) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The earliest record of a production of Sophocles’s Oedipus …
The Theatrical Work Mchouga-Maboul: A Plunge into Moroccan Memory
The Theatrical Work Mchouga-Maboul: A Plunge into Moroccan Memory By Lalla Nouzha Tahiri Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The author of this work is playwright Simon Elbaz, who is a native …
A Knock from the Stork
A Knock from the Stork By Mostafa Shoul Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Prefatory Note
The present one-act play does not include the conventional dramatis personae. This is a deliberate choice …
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Middle Eastern Representation at the Brussel’s Kunstenfestivaldesarts, 2019
The Kusntenfestivaldesarts 2019 (Brussels) hosted several shows from Middle Eastern artists this year. Reflecting and sensitivity to presenting a diversity of shows from different cultures, shows from the Middle East are presented in each edition of this festival. They are …
Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theatre
Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theatre
Ed. by Karin van Nieuwkerk
A Book Review By Marvin Carlson
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012.
Pp. vi + 291, ISBN 978-0-292-74768-5. (Pbk $16.75).
Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall …
Chasing the Gaze of the Killer: Rabih Mroué’s The Pixelated Revolution
Chasing the Gaze of the Killer: Rabih Mroué’s The Pixelated Revolution An Essay by Mara Valderrama Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
When a wave of popular uprisings known …
Royal Buffoonery: King Lear at the National (2002)
Royal Buffoonery: King Lear at the National (2002) By Nehad Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Any production of a revered classic, particularly in a cultural …
The 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre
The 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre By Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 7 (Fall, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Long-time observers of the Cairo Theatre scene will remember that in 2011, after …
On Ajoka: An Interview and In Memoriam
An Interview conducted by Fawzia Afzal-Khan, with Shahid Mahmood Nadeem and Sohail Warraich of Ajoka Theatre, March 28th 2018. By Fawzia Afzal Khan Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The interview …
Events from the Arab/Islamic World at the 2019 PRELUDE Festival, New York
Sanaz Ghajar, Iranian Girlfriend (October 3)
PRELUDE 2019, the sixteenth annual Prelude Festival presented by the Martin E. Segal Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and co-curated by Sanaz Ghajar and David Bruin with the theme Riotous Excursions, enjoyed …
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Arab American Drama, Film and Performance: A Critical Study, 1908 to the Present
Arab American Drama,Film and Performance: A Critical Study, 1908 to the Present By Michael Malek Najjar A Book Review By George Potter Jefferson: McFarland, 2015 Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
On Michael Najjar’s Direction of Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
On Michael Najjar’s Direction of Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad A Theatre Review by Torange Yeghiazarian Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Civil war is complicated. It is by definition the …
World Premiere of Arabic Drama at Cornell
World Premiere of Arabic Drama at Cornell A Theatre Review by Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts presented …
قطوف من حدائقها
قطوف من حدائقها By Sana' Selaiha Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
قطوف من حدائقها
كتب: سناء صليحة
عقب انتهاء أول ندوة جلست فيها على المنصة لمناقشة …
