Theater
1970/1975:
Beirut : Wrote, directed and acted in many plays, mainly:
- HIKAYAT KHARABIA WA MALIKAHA UBU” (Ubu Roi): Freely inspired from Alfred Jarry’s play.
- GUETSE ARKAN”(Long Live The King: in Armenian): an open-air dance/pantomime fantasia inspired from the history of the Armenian people, with 60 actors/dancers.
- HAYAT WA ALAM CHAFICA AL-OBTIA” (Life and Passion of Chafica the Copt): an avant-garde political play
1979/1982:
New York : Worked with La MaMa Experimental Theater and one season at The Public Theater.
1994/2011:
Beirut : Wrote, directed and acted in many plays, mainly:
- SAFRAT AL-AHLAM” (The Dream Journey) : a musical.
- SAKHRET TANIOS” : Drama (a free adaptation of Amin Maalouf’s Goncourt Prize winner novel: “Le Rocher de Tanios”) for the inauguration of Masrah Al-Madina.
- AH ! YA GHADANFAR” A farce, (freely inspired from the Armenian tale “Katch Nazar”).
- “KALILA WA DIMNA” A children’s play, (freely adapted from Al-Moukaffaa’s famous book).
- GHADAT AL-CAMILIA” : A musical, (freely inspired from Dumas’ “La Dame aux Camelias”)
- AMANI HAWLA AL-AALAM” Dance-Theater : (Amani around the world) for the Amanidance company at the Caesar’s Palace, Lebanon)
- AYYAM WA LAYALI” Dance-Theater : (Amani’s Days and Nights) for the Amanidance company at the Caesar’s Palace, Lebanon.
- KHATIFEH”: A modern comedy with the students of The Actors School at Kafa’atUniversity, at Masrah Al-Madina, (freely inspired from “The Fantasticks !”).
- AL SAMIRIYYA”: A musical play, inspired by the meeting of Jesus Christ with theSamaritan Woman, at the Kaslik University Theater.
- A TRIBUTE TO SABAH” A song and Dance musical show for the Opening of Beiteddine Summer Festival 2011, starring Rwayda Attieh.
Currently working on new creations, written and to be directed:
- AL-AMIR AL-MAJNOUN” (The Mad Prince): A monodrama (freely inspired from Hamlet)
- AOUDAT AL-NASEK “ (Return of the Hermit): Inspired by the history of Lebanon.
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