Fourth Fujairah International Monodrama Festival

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The mission of the Fujairah International Monodrama Festival is to solicit, select, perform and publish outstanding work in the field of solo performance. Many ITI Centers around the world, as well as theatrical organizations and associations are called upon to participate.
According to Festival officials, the Festival reflects the role of culture in bringing people together and allowing an inter-dialogue event to unite diversified cultural views and ideas. It brings together in one place artists with the universal desire to address the world through two important languages - the language of text and the language of performance. Over 250 playwrights, directors, actors and other theatre practitioners from 42 countries will attend the nine-day Festival where 15 solo theatre works will be presented.
The opening day will feature a performance entitled "Al Fujairah, Theater and Love" by Syrian Sima Group. The performances are augmented by several other activities including practical seminars following every performance.
In addition to performances from Switzerland, Japan, Lithuania, Russia and the United States, Egypt participates with "I'm Carmen" by Samaa Ibrahim; Tunisia with "Flashback" by Hussam Al Sahili and Adam Atrous; Jordan with "Al Zabbal (scavenger)" by Mamdouh Adwan and Hatem El Sayed; Palestine with "Bayan Shakhsi (Personal Statement)" by Mo'nis Hamid, Abdul Rahman Abu al-Qasim and Jihad Saad; Bahrain with "Naima" by Ibrahim Bahr; Lebanon with "Zawareeb" by Mamdouh Adwan, Rafiq Ali Ahmed and Khor Fakkan; Theater Group participates with "He Who Forgot to Die" by Ismail Abdullah; and Fujairah Culture and Media Authority also participates with the first winner in the international monodrama text competition by Iraqi playwright Faisal Jawad, "The Memory of Pain and Goodwill." Saudi Arabia participates with "The Coat" by Amir Al Hasnawi; and from the United States, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Tommy Shepherd will perform "The Spoken Word."
About the organizations:
The Fujairah International Monodrama Festival (FIMF) takes place every two years in Al Fujairah at the newly refurbished Dibba theatre stage. The festival sheds light on the presence of monodrama theater in Arabic and international theater. The plays chosen are of the highest artistic standard. The Fujairah Monodrama Festival seeks to raise the artistic sensibilities of the participants and audiences by promoting theater simply by presenting works without regard to awards or prizes.