The Arab Theater Authority, the organizer of the Arab Theater Festival, formed a viewing committee to select the performances participating in the 13th session held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco. They are theater men from several Arab countries: artist and director Hakim Harb, from Jordan, and Dr. Saeed Karimi, from Morocco. Dr. Moez Merabet, from Tunisia, Dr. Ali Mahmoud Al-Sudani, from Iraq, and Dr. Youssef Aydabe, from Sudan..
Dr. Youssef Aydabe, Chairman of the Committee, revealed that the selection came as an implementation of the conditions announced in the application form, mainly invoking the quality criterion, and monitored dozens of theatrical performances that deserve attention and that carried remarkable creative visions, and also recorded with appreciation the efforts that went towards proposing innovative artistic solutions, to the same extent that Appreciation was directed to the theatrical efforts that were keen on lively and positive interaction with the Arab cultural and human heritage in general.
Aydabe said: The task was delicate and difficult, as only 16 performances must be selected in the two tracks of the festival, and the committee found a high competitive level that made the competition track for the Sheikh Dr. 4 in the first track, “the festival track,” and 12 performances in the second track, which is the prize track.
Selection Committee for Arab Theater Festival performances
Writer Ismail Abdallah, Secretary-General of the Arab Theater Authority, affirmed the authority’s constant keenness to ensure that its work in the service of Arab theater is a collective action in which Arab playwrights participate in shaping their scene, praising the level of great cooperation shown by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication in the Kingdom of Morocco..
Abdullah explained that the thirteenth session will witness a competitive match, exceptional creative levels, and performances worthy of the host country, Morocco, and the efforts of the Arab Theater Authority, which carries a noble trust that draws from the visions and giving of Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, who is following the details of the programs of this session..