عنوان النشاط
reviving iraqi theater and eliminating commercial and seductive acting
reviving iraqi theater and eliminating commercial and seductive acting
الجهة المنظمة
كلية الكتاب الجامعة / جامعة الكتاب /قسم الشؤون العلمية
تأريخ الانعقاد
2024-11-10 2024-11-10
مكان الانعقاد
كلية التربية
نبذة مختصرة
As the lights dimmed and the Iraq National Theatre's curtain rose to a wave of applause, six men in garish white suits and three rather more soberly-dressed women started to dance and sing a love song. The play, "To enjoy the sweetness you must taste the bitterness," produced, written, directed and acted by Iraqis, is the first evening stage show in Baghdad since the war that toppled Saddam Hussein six-and-a-half years ago. Although it is a comedy, the title and story have an obvious and serious resonance for people who long for better times. The 1,000 seat theatre, built during