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 …
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, …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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…
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,” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Al-Marakbi and Ceaseless Visibility: The Creation of “Docile Bodies” and a “Disciplinary Society”
“When asked about his opinion on the phenomenon of ‘political control of a population,’ Foucault responded, “. . .power had to gain access to the bodies of individuals, to their acts, attitudes, and modes of everyday behavior . . . …
Conducting a Theatre Workshop for Syrian Refugees at Berlin’s Tempelhof Center
Conducting a Theatre Workshop for Syrian Refugees at Berlin’s Tempelhof Center An Essay by Fadi Fayad Skeiker Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Thanks to Alexander Shroeder, a theatre …
نهاد صليحه وصورة الناقد الحداثي
نهاد صليحه وصورة الناقد الحداثي By Mohammad Samir Al-Khatib Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
نهاد صليحه وصورة الناقد الحداثي
كتب د.محمد سمير الخطيب
بعد حقبة الخمسينيات …
The Village of Tishreen
The Village of Tishreen A Review by Ahmad Mahfouz Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The Village of Tishreen is one of the most important modern political plays, not …
My First Encounter with Nehad Selaiha
My First Encounter with Nehad Selaiha By Katherine Hennessey Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
I don’t write reviews exactly; they’re supposed to be reviews of the …
The One and Only: Nehad Selaiha
The One and Only: Nehad Selaiha By Nora Amin Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The following is not an obituary nor is it a testimony about …
The Godmother, Obituary: Nehad Selaiha (1945-2017)
The Godmother, Obituary: Nehad Selaiha (1945-2017) By Ati Metwaly Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
This article was first published in Al-Ahram Weekly
On January 6th…
In Memoriam: Nehad Selaiha
In Memoriam: Nehad Selaiha By Karen Malpede Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Nehad Selaiha was the sort of theatre writer artists crave and need if we …
A Dialogue about Before Dinner
A Dialogue about Before Dinner Between Playwright Yasser Abu Shaqra and Translator Faisal Hamadah May, 2016 Edited and Translated from the Arabic by Faisal Hamadah Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
