Sameh Mahran. Courtesy: Al Ahram.
Essays
Al-Marakbi and Ceaseless Visibility: The Creation of “Docile Bodies” and a “Disciplinary Society”
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We are talking about Contemporary Theatre and Politics in Turkey
Scene from BGST’s play Zabel (2016). Courtesy: BGST.
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The Local Otherness: Theatre Houses in the United Arab Emirates
The Abu Dhabi Theatre. Source: Private collection of the author.
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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 for me about Ayad Akhtar’s play Disgraced. I found them immensely cathartic to answer. Many of the ideas […]
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Body Politics in Adham Hafez Company’s 2065 BC
Adham Hafez Company members Salma Abdel Salam, Mona Gamil, Alaa Abdellateef, and Charlene Ibrahim. All photos by Ian Douglas.
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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 feel they are being represented on stage, and hearing other audience members (mostly white) continuously quoting […]
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Theatre as an Optimistic Political Act: Lebanese Theatre Artist Sahar Assaf
Sahar Assaf. Photo: Raja Mouawad
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