Omar Abu Saada
MP6: Contemporary Art Festival from the Arab World
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10 € | Concs. 5 €
2-sessions ticket: 14 €
3-sessions ticket: 18 €
Meeting Points All ticket (-65%)
Duration
45 minutes
Language
Arabic with surtitles in Greek
Introduction
An attempt to contribute to the current incidents in Egypt and Syria through the art of the theater.
"Look at the Streets… This is how Hope looks like…" (2011) - Reading
Based on two articles published by the Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif, published in "The Guardian" as she was in the heart of the Tahreer Square during the Egyptian Revolution, and also using comments and statues from Facebook taken from Syrian members reflecting on the current events. This text reflects what is happening in our world at this moment. It is an attempt to contribute to the current incidents through the art of the theater.
Since his graduation from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, Omar Abu Saada has worked as a dramaturge for several productions. He started his career as director when he established The Studio Theatre Company along with other fellow Syrian theater practitioners; with whom he achieved a numerous interactive theater projects taking place in rural areas. In 2004, Abu Saada presented his first play as director, "Insomnia", which was performed in Contact Theatre Festival, Manchester. Then followed: his second production, "Poster" in 2006; "Samah" in 2008, a collective improvisation performance with a group of young prisoners from Damascus Juvenile Institute; and "Al Merwad wa Al Mekhala" in 2009 at the Syrian Opera House.
Abu Saada is the author of several plays and scripts; he also organized and supervised several theatrical workshops.
Workshop with Οmar Abu Saada and Μohammad Al Attar
11 March 2012
12:00-15:00 | Dance Room | Free admission
The two Syrian theater directors and dramaturgists who participate in Meeting Points 6, Omar Abu Saada and Mohammad Al Attar, lead a workshop about the documenting of a revolution, the role of the social media and the personal accounts.
Language:
English
Addressed to:
Theater school students, actors, directors, performers, writers
Requirements:
Participants should have attended Session 1 of the Marathon of Solos & Performances, on Saturday 10 March
Reservations:
T: 213 017 8004 | Email: stegi.education@onassis.org
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