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Abstract
This is a study of performance during revolution and revolt in the Arab world. Addressing the history of Arab theatre, it centres on legacy of the late Syrian dramatist Saadallah Wannous, whose monumental plays incited audiences to rise up against tyranny decades ago.
With writers from Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait and Yemen, this book includes both discussions and personal narratives, alongside a number of specially commissioned portraits of contemporary Arab theatre artists.
Exploring cultural practices – from reading plays in a classroom to performing in a security state and directing in theatres, prisons, and international festivals – it uncovers the flourishing of art in times of revolt.
'This is the power of theatre giving voice to the voiceless. Welcome and necessary ... highly recommended'
K.J. Wetmore, Jr., CHOICE
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Acknowledgements | vii | ||
| Foreword: Hope Arising from Despair - Elias Khoury | x | ||
| List of Plates | xvi | ||
| 1. Introduction - Eyad Houssami | 1 | ||
| 2. Refugees on the Syrian Stage: Soirée for the 5th of June - Edward Ziter | 11 | ||
| 3. Saadallah Wannous in Palestine: On and Offstage Performances and Pedagogies - Rania Jawad | 28 | ||
| 4. Performance through the Egyptian Revolution: Stories from Tahrir - Dalia Basiouny | 42 | ||
| 5. Three Egyptian Plays in the Wake of the January Revolution - Samia Habib | 54 | ||
| 6. Staging a Protest: Socio-Political Critique in Contemporary Yemeni Theatre - Katherine Hennessey | 59 | ||
| 7. The Legacy of Saadallah Wannous and 'Soirée for the 5th of June' amidst the Arab Revolts - Asaad Al-Saleh | 77 | ||
| 8. Emerging Playwrights in Syria - Meisoun Ali | 92 | ||
| 9. Practicing Theatre and Playwriting in Damascus - Abdullah Al Kafri | 97 | ||
| 10. '12 Angry Lebanese' in Roumieh Prison - Zeina Daccache | 103 | ||
| 11. What has Slipped Away is So Far, and What is Yet to Come So Close - Rabih Mroué | 111 | ||
| 12. Shakespeare, Global Debris, and International Political Theatre - Sulayman Al Bassam | 123 | ||
| 13. The Things I am Afraid to Tell You: Performing Palestine in Diaspora - Joseph Shahadi | 138 | ||
| 14. Doomed by \"Dialogue,\" Saved by Curiosity? Post-9/11 Arab Performances under American Eyes - Margaret Litvin | 158 | ||
| 15. Remembering Saadallah Wannous - Jawad Al Asadi | 178 | ||
| Contributor Biographies | 187 |