The 12th Arab Theatre Festival in Jordan
* Ten Selected Jordanian Honorees Out of 50
* A Jordanian Love Tale Opens the Activities of the 12th Arab Theatre Festival in Jordan
Activities of the 12th Arab Theatre Festival
On Thursday, January 9, 2020, three events were represented in three press conferences. They came as follows:
The intellectual conference:
Artist Ghannam Ghannam revealed the titles of the intellectual conference of the 12th Arab Theatre Festival, which carries the main title "Theatre is the Questions Lab and the Renovation Operator". He also revealed the title of the scientific research competition "Cultural shapes in the Arab theatre scene", and its sub-title; "Building creative forms in light of cultural particularities."
Mr. Ghannam pointed out that the intellectual conference is not just an intellectual symposium, but rather a group of seminars, as it is not on the sidelines of the festival, but from the core of the activities, "it intensifies the aesthetic and intellectual meanings that the festival targets."
The program of the conference, which will be presented by Dr. Muhammad Khair Al-Rifai, begins on 11/1/2020 and until 16/1/2020, will have ramifications, as the intellectual field is not only the intellectual conference, but everything that goes into the intellectual space of the festival and workshops.
Mr. Ghannam expressed his hopes that this experiment will be successful and able to reap its fruits; "so that we go to the next session with a basket of knowledge and how to formulate it in another country in the same context," Ghannam added; "And we are studying Mr. Khaled Al-Tarifi to put the title, and we found that, irony is the distinguishing mark of Mr. Al-Tarifi's work, and it is a model based on what he presented in the Jordanian Theatre, and a case worth highlighting his creativity and uniqueness."
In turn, the festival's field coordinator, Dr. Muhammad Khair Al-Rifai, expressed feelings of pride in partnership between the Arab Theatre institute, the Artists Syndicate and the Ministry of Culture "without which we would not be present to talk about these joints that have to do with researching a new area in the process of dealing with the issue of an intellectual conference," adding " We are trying very hard this time to move away from what is typical to enter a new experience, and we have moved one way or another from the paper axis to the axis of work. "Mr. Al-Rifai added, "We tried very hard with this conference to move as far as possible away from rhetorical platforms and search for the possibility of adapting the place according to the needs and requirements of each speaker."
The honored Jordanian artists:
The press conference of the honored artists turned into a celebration of those selected 10 Jordanian artists." Honoring is part of the appreciation and response of loyalty itself in the service of art" the artist Ghannam Ghannam influencing the talk by standing up; in respect and appreciation of his fellow artists, and this gesture had its effect on the hearts of the attendants.
Mr. Ghannam pointed out that honoring is a touch of fulfillment, and that the artist deserves a lot, and honoring is part of appreciation and giving back to those who spent their lives in the service of art, hence the difficulty of choosing is a problem where everyone falls when choosing, but in the end it is necessary to accept and understand these options. The names of so many Jordanian dramas have been received and deserve to be honored, but it is more difficult to choose all the names, and we appreciate the role of the syndicate and the relevant committees in this problem that they faced when choosing. Mr. Ghannam, who preferred to stand when talking, said that the meaning of honor is recognition of what has been done and what is being done and what will be done in the Arab Theatre in the arena where the festival is held; "If the festival is held in Jordan, then I do not envy the Supreme Executive Committee to select 10 of the honorees because in Jordan there is a lot to be honored in this festival."
On the criteria for selecting the honorees, the captain of the Jordanian artists syndicate, head of the committee, artist Hussein Al-Khatib, said that it was related to the artistic, theatrical, creative and tender framework as the proposed names exceeded 50 names, "but the consensus was through the committee that had been formed for this purpose, and there was a kind of contradiction and the artists were placed on the ruler of one of those who presented and are still presenting, and 10 colleagues have been reached and the Supreme Executive Committee has been blessed and this was duly announced, and this choice of colleagues does not mean that there are names that do not deserve, so everyone has respect and appreciation for the role artistic career. "
The ten honorees are in Arabic alphabetical order: Basem Dalqamouni, Habis Hussein, Hatem Al-Sayed, Khaled Al-Tarifi, Abdul-Karim Al-Khalaileh, Abdul-Karim Al-Qawasmi, Majd Al-Qasas, Nadera Omran, Nabil Najem and Yousef Al-Jamal.
The honored artists spoke during the conference, and each expressed in individual words about the meanings of this honor and its implications, and valued the role of the Arab Theatre Institute in Arab theatrical life, headed by the ruler of Sharjah. They remembered some of those colleagues who passed by, so that some of them could not speak, when recalling some artists whom they missed, and the atmosphere was filled with high emotional shipments, and all the honored artists praised the role of Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, who is credited with this Arab theatrical gathering at the beginning of each year.
The opening ceremony:
A Jordanian Love Tale opens the activities of the 12th Arab Theatre Festival in Jordan:
The head of the Supreme Committee of the 12th Arab Theatre Festival Mr. Hussein Al-Khatib confirmed that the opening ceremony of the activities of the 12th session of the festival will be clear-cut and will talk about "our reality and our Arab lives and the Arab and human nation."
Mr. Al-Khatib praised the paragraphs of the launching ceremony of the Festival, and the efforts of all workers to make this course a success in directing or supervising.
Mr. Ghannam stressed that the opening issue stems from the idea of partnership "When a partnership works with a party concerned with theatre, it must have a role in drawing the image, because all the joints of the festival; from choosing the performances up to defining the intellectual conference and resolving the topic of participants, whether in courses, workshops or arbitration are theirs.
The three conferences were moderated by the journalist Rasmi Mahasneh.
Arab Theatre Festival 12 Inauguration In Amman, On Friday
The
Secretary General of the Arab Theatre Institute, Ismail Al Abdullah, revealed the activities of
the twelfth session of Arab Theatre Festival, which will start on Friday 10
until 16-January 2020, at 6 p.m. at the culture palace , and will witness the
presentation of about 15 theatrical performances; from Jordan and various Arab
countries, along with intellectual and artistic symposia and honoring a number
of Jordanian artists.
Al
Abdullah, during the press conference held in the presence of the Secretary
General of the Jordanian Ministry of Culture, Hazza Al Barari, and the captain
of the Jordanian Artists Syndicate, Chairman of the Executive High Committee
Hussein Al-Khatib, thanked and appreciated His Majesty King Abdullah II for his
patronage of this festival, noting that this sponsorship will give an important
and positive push to move forward with the theatre project, whether it was in
Jordan or in the Arab world.
Al-Abdullah
recalled the fourth session held in 2012 in Jordan, stressing that it was a
watershed session in the march of the Arab Theatre Festival, hoping that
"this twelfth session will mark the march of this festival."
For
his part, the head of the Supreme Committee of the Festival Hussein Al-Khatib
said that the Arab Theatre Festival, is one of the honors of His Highness
Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Which influenced him to move towards
culture, arts and theatre, stressing that the Jordanian Artists Syndicate
agreed through communication with the Minister of Culture and many concerned
authorities to prepare the festival's infrastructure, and to overcome
difficulties and obstacles.
The
Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture, Hazza Al Barari, affirmed in turn
that the most important feature in Amman is the Roman amphitheatre, indicating
that Jordan is culturally depending on 4 large theatres distributed in various
parts of the Kingdom.
"We are proud that the theatre in Jordan was a
race to establish the modern Jordanian state in 1921, where the first
theatrical show was documented in 1918, and before this documentation there
were theatrical performances that were not previously documented," Al
Barari added. "From this standpoint, we see that Amman is not just a place
and a container, rather, it is a product of civilization and culture, and it is
a point and a focus for artists. "
Al-Barari
stressed that Amman is worthy of theatre and the inclusion of this course with
royal patronage, is the best evidence that theatre is not a margin, but is seen
as a real and important achievement and an identity of the homeland.
Al-Barari
concluded his speech with the readiness of the Ministry of Culture to serve
this festival, whether through the infrastructure of the Ministry of Culture,
cultural centres, technicians and the logistical services it provides.
On
the intellectual conference that accompanies the festival, theatrical artist
Ghannam Ghannam indicated that the conference is not only intellectual, but
there is an operational aspect, and he answered some of the questions that
arise about the Arab theatre; the most important of which is the absence of the
theoretical statement of Arab theatre.
Ghannam
stressed that in Jordan there are active teams and have a footprint on the Arab
level and have their achievement that distinguishes them, which prompted us to
put a question on the experience of each group.
Ghannam
indicated that this year's intellectual conference will witness the departure
from the podium and going to the practical exercise.
In
turn, Hassan Nafali, the administration and coordination official at the
festival said that there are two tracks for the festival presentations, where
the first track will include six theatre performances and the other track is
that of the award of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi for the best Arab
theatrical work for the year 2019, and includes 9 theatrical performances
representing 8 Arab countries and distributed as follows: From Morocco 3 works,
Jordan 2, Syria 2, Kuwait 2, Tunisia 2, UAE 1, Egypt 1, and from Algeria 2.
These performances will be shown in the three theatres:
Al-Hussein Theatre, Hani Snober Theatre, Al-Shams Theatre, and one show, which
will be in the circular theatre of the Royal Cultural Centre.
The
press conference witnessed many questions from some journalists and writers
about the nature of the performances, the participating countries and awards.
Arab Theatre Festival 12 Inauguration in Amman, On Friday
Abdallah: “We are hoping this session to be a milestone
in the march of the festival”
Al Barari: “The ministry of culture works to make this festival a great success”
Al Khatib: “The association and the ministry are collaborating to facilitate the tasks for the festival”
Ghannam: “The intellectual conference answers some of the Arab festival’s questions”
Al Naffali: “Fifteen Arab plays of two tracks will be screened on three theatres in Amman
The Secretary General of the Arab Theatre Institute, “Ismail Abdullah”, revealed the activities of the twelfth session of Arab Theatre Festival, which will start on Friday 10 until 16-January 2020, at 6 p.m. at the culture palace, and will witness the presentation of about 15 theatrical performances; from Jordan and various Arab countries, along with intellectual and artistic symposia and honoring a number of Jordanian artists.
“ Abdullah”, during the press conference that was facilitated by “Rasmi Mahasneh” and held in the presence of the Secretary General of the Jordanian Ministry of Culture, Hazza Al Barari, and the captain of the Jordanian Artists Syndicate, Chairman of the Executive High Committee Hussein Al-Khatib, thanked and appreciated His Majesty King Abdullah II for his patronage of this festival, noting that this sponsorship will give an important and positive push to move forward with the theatre project, whether it was in Jordan or in the Arab world.
Al-Abdullah recalled the fourth session held in 2012 in Jordan, stressing that it was a watershed session in the march of the Arab Theatre Festival, hoping that “this twelfth session will mark the march of this festival.”
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