From the depths of history appears the figure of a muslim diplomat who is kidnapped and given to the pope as a gift.

Wajdi mouawad images. Wajdi mouawad littoral théâtre actes sud papiers 1997 actes sud babel 1999 biographie wajdi mouawad est né au liban le 16 octobre 1968. Luc déry and kim mccraw. Getty images in the last 10 years wajdi mouawad has emerged as a major force in québécois. Maya is an american israeli actress dancer and yoga instructor from jerusalem now based in berlin.

Lebanese canadian playwright wajdi mouawad probes the horrors of war in his hit play scorched. La guerre civile faisant rage dans ce pays sa famille décide de partir en france. Adapted from wajdi mouawad s play scorched incendies follows the journey of two siblings as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother s life it was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film. A play by wajdi mouawad translated by linda gaboriau.

A sony pictures classics release. Based on the stage play by. In a way wajdi mouawad s work now embodies an experience of the arab world seen through the prism of western experience which a lot of other middle eastern people might be able to relate but certainly also western readers and spectators. Né au liban le 16 octobre 1968 wajdi mouawad est contraint d abandonner sa terre natale à l âge de huit ans pour cause de guerre civile.

De l hexagone il. 2010 toronto international film festival 2011 sundance film. With virtually rabelaisian humour the play is a metaphor for guerilla civil revolt. She received her education in the experimental theater wing the international theater workshop in amsterdam stonestreet film and television studio and in nyu berlin s drama program.

En 1975 l etat lui refusant. In this family saga about a jewish family with international roots lebanese canadian playwright mouawad who is currently based in france focuses on the other as an absolute idea. Is it really important to cling to our lost identities. Une patrie d adoption qu il doit à son tour quitter en 1983 l état lui refusant les papiers nécessaires à son maintien sur le territoire.

One of the principal aims of theatre o. Wajdi mouawad won le grand prix de la critique from the association québécoise des critiques de théâtre for willy protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes his first play about an adolescent who locks himself in a washroom to escape the mad tensions of the adult world. Maya graduated from tisch school of the arts nyu with a bfa in drama. 2010 venice film festival 2010 telluride film festival.

A terrorist attack in jerusalem puts eitan a young israeli german genetic researcher. He s managed to succeed in this alchemical process thanks to his openness to formal experimentation including dance images and music. Wajdi mouawad s drama birds of a kind tous des oiseaux shot to international fame last year.

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