RICHARD III
AN ARAB TRAGEDY
in Arabic with English surtitles Adapted and Directed by Suleyman al Bassam Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company
March 20 2009
Al Ain Al Jahili Fort
March 29-30 2009
Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
Never before had the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned a play in Arabic, when they asked Sulayman Al Bassam to create Richard III: An Arab Tragedy for their Complete Works Festival in Stratford Upon Avon. Since then, the play has travelled to many countries and met with great acclaim by critics and audiences- most recently to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC- but never has it been presented in a Gulf state, outside of Al Bassam’s native Kuwait. It is our privilege to be presenting the UAE premiere of Richard III: An Arab Tragedy, on March 20th, in a space that claims its own place in our country’s past: Al Ain’s historical Al Jahili Fort. With the recently renovated Fort’s stunning landscape and architecture providing the original scenographic backdrop for the play to unfold, Sulayman Al Bassam's company will create an outdoor site-specific performance with a star studded cast of actors from across the region, accompanied by live music and video, offering a magical and unique experience to those of us lucky enough to witness it. The Abu Dhabi performances on the 29th and 30th of March will be held at the Cultural Foundation and although they signify the end of the play’s UAE tour they also hopefully stand to reinforce our respectful commitment to the Arts of the Theatre.
http://www.adach.ae/culture-calendar/performing-arts/theatre/en/
AN ARAB TRAGEDY
in Arabic with English surtitles Adapted and Directed by Suleyman al Bassam Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company
March 20 2009
Al Ain Al Jahili Fort
March 29-30 2009
Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
Never before had the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned a play in Arabic, when they asked Sulayman Al Bassam to create Richard III: An Arab Tragedy for their Complete Works Festival in Stratford Upon Avon. Since then, the play has travelled to many countries and met with great acclaim by critics and audiences- most recently to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC- but never has it been presented in a Gulf state, outside of Al Bassam’s native Kuwait. It is our privilege to be presenting the UAE premiere of Richard III: An Arab Tragedy, on March 20th, in a space that claims its own place in our country’s past: Al Ain’s historical Al Jahili Fort. With the recently renovated Fort’s stunning landscape and architecture providing the original scenographic backdrop for the play to unfold, Sulayman Al Bassam's company will create an outdoor site-specific performance with a star studded cast of actors from across the region, accompanied by live music and video, offering a magical and unique experience to those of us lucky enough to witness it. The Abu Dhabi performances on the 29th and 30th of March will be held at the Cultural Foundation and although they signify the end of the play’s UAE tour they also hopefully stand to reinforce our respectful commitment to the Arts of the Theatre.
http://www.adach.ae/culture-calendar/performing-arts/theatre/en/
ADACH to initiate educational programme in parallel with 'Richard III: An Arab Tragedy' play.
ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has announced Tuesday the implementation of an educational drama programme with the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and Zayed University (ZU Abu Dhabi campus), to run in parallel with the performances of “Richard III: An Arab Tragedy” in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain later this month.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/culture/?id=30767
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