‘Women in Ismail Abdullah Theater’: A literary insight
By Dr Nermin Al-Houti
On the occasion of holding the Cairo International Book Fair from Jan 24th until Feb 6th Edaat Publication and Distribution House made available in its stand at A19 hall the "Woman in Ismail Abdullah Thester"، which is considered among the most modern works of Nirmin Al-Houti member of the teaching faculty at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts following the extensive sale of copies of the book so far.
The book has around 325 pages distributed over three chapters.
In the first chapter Dr Al-Houti displayed, through a historical panorama the initial signs of the woman''''''''s on stage through the ages, starting with the problem of the term between the woman theater and woman support theater, then her appearance in the Greek, ancient Roman, through the Middle Ages, then the world and Arab theaters all the way to Arabian Gulf region then she finally concluded the chapter with the woman''''''''s image in the UAE theater.
The second chapter was titles "Ismail Abdullah Theater", which included several sub-titles. The first had an introduction of playwright Ismail Abdullah titled "Biography and a journey ", then analysis of many of his theatrical creations through many signs including the implications of selecting the play''''''''s title, names of characters, text, and dramatic built and the three units in Ismail Abdullah writings and characteristics of writing between the scenery, viewing, incitement, and dramatization and drawing inspiration from heritage in his plays (beliefs, proverbs, anecdotes, songs, and poetry), temporal and spatial relationships in addition to interpretation features and symbolism, and the writing language in most of his creative work.
The best conclusion came in the third and final chapter under the title "Woman''''''''s image in Ismail Abdullah theater dealing with woman''''''''s issues and the dimensions of her charecters، the patterns of her image included within the text structure of the play.
On the other hand, member of the teaching faculty at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts Dr. Nirmin Al-Houti received an invitation from Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Establishment to attend the third Forum for Just Peace culture to be held in Cairo under the patronage of President of Arab Republic of Egypt Abddulfattah Al-Sisi. It will be held in cooperation with the Higher Council of Culture from January 28th until Jan 30th under the title "Just peace for development".
The sons of the late Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain should be credited for their insistence to complete what their father started be it in charity or to continue his cultural match in particular.
This cultural project was a materialization of ideas, principles, and human values the late Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain dedicated his life for.
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