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Storytelling as an Act of Survival
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Storytelling as an Act of Survival

The Tradition of Hakawati and its Influence on We Live in Cairo

by Lama El Homaïssi
10 December 2019
Towards Arab Dramaturgies Symposium
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Towards Arab Dramaturgies Symposium

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City

Thursday 27 September 2018
New York, NY, United States
Telling Stories
Essay

Telling Stories

An Arab/Arab American Theatre Collaboration

by Catherine Coray
20 May 2018
four actors onstage
Storytelling as an Act of Survival
Essay

Storytelling as an Act of Survival

The Tradition of Hakawati and its Influence on We Live in Cairo

10 December 2019

Lama El Homaïssi reflects on her experience working with American Repertory Theater on their musical We Live in Cairo, diving into representation in storytelling, the oral Hakawati tradition, and more.

Towards Arab Dramaturgies Symposium
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Towards Arab Dramaturgies Symposium

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City

Thursday 27 September 2018
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents the  Towards Arab Dramaturgies symposium livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 27 September and Friday 28 September. Follow @HowlRound on Twitter for updates, and use #howlround.

 

Telling Stories
Essay

Telling Stories

An Arab/Arab American Theatre Collaboration

20 May 2018

For the last few years, professor Catherine Coray has been helping create collaboration opportunities for theatre artists in Arab countries and the Americas. Arab Voices: Stories of Palestine is the most recent iteration, and has taken place in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Beirut.

Contemporary Theatre in Lebanon
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Contemporary Theatre in Lebanon

A panel about Arab theatre, political theatre, dramaturgy and the contributions of women artists, among other topics.

Tuesday 17 October 2017
New York City, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Contemporary Theatre in Lebanon with Sahar Assaf (AUB), Marvin Carlson, Peter Eckersall, and Frank Hentschker livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 17 October at 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Introducing the World Theatre Map Ambassadors
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Introducing the World Theatre Map Ambassadors

14 July 2017

The World Theatre Map beta project has engaged its first cohort of twenty-eight World Theatre Map Ambassadors from twenty-four countries to direct community organizing, outreach, and feedback gathering.

Philoctetes in Jerusalem
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Philoctetes in Jerusalem

The Cost of Growing Up a Soldier

31 January 2017

Abraham Benson-Goldberg discusses Khan Theatre’s production of Philoctetes, examining the intersections of young soldiers, heroism, war, and politics.

No Pictures, Please
Essay

No Pictures, Please

Queer Theatre in Beirut /

الرجاء النزول لقراءة المقال باللغة العربية

9 October 2016

Raphael Khouri writes about creating a work of queer Arab theatre in secret.

Conflicts, Ethics, and Aesthetics at IETM Satellite
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Conflicts, Ethics, and Aesthetics at IETM Satellite

Friday 7 October 2016
Beirut, Lebanon

IETM—international network for contemporary performing arts—presented a conversation Conflicts, Ethics, and Aesthetics​ from Beirut, Lebanon on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 7 October at 14:15-15:45 EEST (Beirut, UTC+3) / 13:15-14:45 CEST (Brussels, UTC+2) / 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. BST (London, UTC+1) / 11:15-12:45 UTC (GMT) / 7:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m. EDT (New York). Share your thoughts and join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtags#ArtsFreedom and #IETMBeirut.

IETM Satellite Beirut
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IETM Satellite Beirut

Thursday 6 October - Sunday 9 October 2016
Beirut, Lebanon

IETM—international network for contemporary performing arts—presented a series of conversations from their Satellite Beirut 2016 convening from Beirut, Lebanon livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 6 October through Sunday 9 October.

Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in the Euro-Mediterranean Today at IETM Satellite Beirut
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Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in the Euro-Mediterranean Today at IETM Satellite Beirut

Thursday 6 October 2016
Beirut, Lebanon

IETM—international network for contemporary performing arts—presented a conversation Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in the Euro-Mediterranean Today from Beirut, Lebanon on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 6 October at 10:00-12:00 EEST (Beirut, UTC+3) / 09:00-11:00 CEST (Brussels, UTC+2) / 8 a.m.-10 a.m. BST (London, UTC+1) / 07:00-09:00 UTC (GMT) / 3 a.m.-5 a.m. EDT (New York). Share your thoughts and join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtags #ArtsFreedom and #IETMBeirut.

An Opposite is Made Visible by Another /الرجاء النزول لقراءة المقال باللغة العربية
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An Opposite is Made Visible by Another /

الرجاء النزول لقراءة المقال باللغة العربية

20 September 2016

A prominent theatre figure in Lebanon and the Arab region, Hanane Hajj Ali reflects in this piece on the personal and professional encounters that have made her the free woman she is today.

History of Censorship in Lebanon /الرجاء النزول لقراءة المقال باللغة العربية
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History of Censorship in Lebanon /

الرجاء النزول لقراءة المقال باللغة العربية

20 August 2016

Lebanese writer and advocate Mona Merhi writes about the history of censorship in Lebanon and its current state of play.