“Carthage Theater Days” Celebrates the Tunisian Revolution
Today, 6 January, Tunisia inaugurated the 15th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days, which will continue until 13 January in both Tunis and other cities.
This year, the festival focuses on the 1st anniversary of Tunisian Jasmine Revolution. Over 50 professional Tunisian troupes will participate in JTC, with ten of them performing plays for the youngest audience. In addition, six independent-amateur troupes were selected to participate in the festival.
A number of Arab troupes will also perform — they hail from Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Jordan, Libya, Algeria, UAE, Iraq, Lebanon and Kuwait — while European participation will feature troupes from France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium. There will also be an Iranian production entitled, “Piri” directed by Javad Nouri.
The festival will include a symposium on the theme “What is the future of Tunisians and Arabs in post-revolution reality: aesthetics, testimonials and horizons”.
A workshop moderated by Ezzedine Gannoun, the Tunisian theatre specialist from Belgium, will discuss challenges and solutions in playwriting today.
Tunisia, the organizing country, had the lion’s share with 53 shows covering all the dramatic trends. The inaugural show will be “The Man with the Donkey” by famous Tunisian artist, Fadhel Jaziri.