The Members of the jury of the 21st

of  The Cairo International

Festival for Experimental Theater

 

Daniela Giordano

Italy Chair

Tomasz Kaczmarek

Poland

John Causebrook

England

Hasan Ateya

Egypt

Rosemary Quinn

U.S.A

Xiong Yuanwei

China

Francoise Brion

France

Kay Wuschek

Germany

Cristina Merelli

Argentina

Larry Tremblay

Canda

Mohamed El Mongy Bin Ibrahim

Tunisia

 

DANIELA GIORDANO

 Italy

- Actress, director, theatre writer and Epert of international contemporary theatre.

- Diploma from the National Academy of Dramtic Art and a master degree in Cultural Anthropobgy, Specialized in African theatre.

- By viarity of skills, she played many of roles. From 1985 to 1995 , she was the leading character in 18 contemporary performances all over Italy.

- She works also for radio, cinema and T.V.

- Directed many plays, such as: Who is hurting you, oh saffo (1995), Fuenteovejuna (2000). In 2004 she was the author, the actress and the director of the play " African or Pheus ".

- Teacher at the Genoa permanent theatre, at the

Academy of Dramatic Art of Lisboa and at the

Academy of Dramatic art in Bogota.

- Obtaind many awards, amongst which are: Golden

Mask (1993) and the Golden Crutch (2006

 


 

TOMASZ KACZMAREK

Poland

- Professor, play writer, Critic and theatrical

Translator

- One of the important recent theatrical Critics.

Wrote critical Studies in Contemporary theatre, amongst which are: Contemporary polish theatre modernism (2000), language variety in the new theatre (2001) and Post avant-garde theatre (2006)...etc.

- His theatrical works represent a new theatrical approach, amongst which are: the escape from theatre killing Crime, the boy who didn't Leave the mulberry,... etc.

- Established the dramatic avant-garde Association in Poland and Drama Laboratory.

- Jury-member in many International Festivals, amongst which are: international Festival for the modern theatre in Slovakia, international Festival for Countries theatre in Warsaw.

- International theatre Institute member.

- Obtained many awards: Creation Prize from

Newsweek Newspaper, Critics prize from the

international festival in Berlin ...... etc


 

JOHN CAUSEBROOK

England

- Theatre manager and Consultant. - Born in the U.K in 1951.

- Specialized in arts administration at the City

university in London.

- Managed many West end theatres including: The Prince of Wales, the London Palladium, her majesty's , Theatre Royal Drury Lan, the Apollo and the Globe(now the Gielgud).

- worked as a theatre Consultant on new theatres, Opera Houses and Concert halls in Athens, Malta, Singapore and elsewhere in the World.

- Consultant to Capital Radio and also to the Greenwich Festival.

- Currently working as a director of arts Interlink, a Trustee of sir Paul Mc Cartney's Liverpool Institute for the performing Arts (LIPA) and a long standing member of the International society of the performing arts.

- With Anthony Field, devised the first academy

 


HASSAN ATEYA

Egypt

 

- Critic and professor / The high Institute for

theatrical arts - Academy of Arts - Cairo.

- Doctor of Arts philosophy on The critical

sociological approach ", Otonoma University -

Spain.

- Now Works: The chair of Arabic Association for theatrical critics, the chair of Drama and criticism department - The high Institute for theatrical Arts, El-fan El-mohaser magazine's main editor, the high Dramatic production committee member - Media production Town ... etc,

- Previously worked as : The Dean of the High Institute for theatrical Arts / The Dean of the High Institute for popular Arts / The chair of Egyptian Cinema critics Association ... etc,

- Participated as a Jury member in many Internationals festivals and conferences for cinema, theatre, Literature, that is in Paris, Marselia, Rome, Athina, Maxece, Tunse and Demashk ... etc,

- Has an effective critical production. Wrote many books, amongst which are: The stable and the variable " Studies in the theatre and the Heritage " 1989 / Theatrical Atmospherics 1996 / Cinema on Consciousness mirror 2003 / theatrical Arts sociology 2004 / Egyptian theatre panorama 2009 ... etc,

 


 

ROSEMARY QUINN

U.S.A

Professor, Actress, director and dramaturgy. Director in Experimental Theatre Wing, New York University.

Administers and oversees many of theatrical productions and projects in New York.

Played in many plays, amongst which are: Talk to Me like the Rain (1980), Antigone (1993), The Malady of Death (1990), Women. War. Comedy (1997), to be or Not to be (2003), Room for cream (2008) ... ect,

Directed many of performances, amongst which are: A fable (1975), Land of the free (1981), Ladies Lourge (1984), The Secret of Life (2002), Echo Lake (2008) ... ect. Dramaturgy some of their texts. Teaching in New York University, Williams College, Touring Schools in U.S.A. and Pantheatre Summer University in France.

Gave Lectures in many workshops.

Advisor to many theatrical projects and experiments.

 


 

 

XIONG YUANWEI

China

- Professor, Play writer, Director.

- 1964 till now teacher then Professor in many academic institutions, amongst which are: Jiangxi Art school, Central academy of Drama Schenzhan University and now Dean of art college- Shanghais.

- Enrich the theatrical Library with many researches, such as: Drama in small Venuses (1994), The Future of Chinese Drama (1998), Drama and Director in a New Century (2002) and Break the ten commandments of being a director (2008).

- Books: wait till the Night falls (2003), interpersonal Communication (1992) and to be a director (1988/2001).

- Directed many Plays, amongst which are: A Midsummer nights Dream Oleanna the Balcony, Orpheus, the Last Night of Jin Daban, Red Forest outside window, I love Mozart and Road.

- Btaind many superjacent awards, amongst which are: Outstanding Teacher Award, Guangzhou International Arts Festival Award

for the best director, golden Lion Prize and


 

FRANCOISE BRION

France

Distinguished Actress.

Her first appearance on stage and cinema was in 1960.

Played many roles in many plays, amongst which are: Palace in suede (1960), Mora'sade (1967), Hamlet (1978), soiree (1988), Three old women (1996) and shouldn't play with fire (2002). Played many roles in many films, amongst which are: The Bully (1960), Happy Alexander (1967), Goodbye Boly (1975), The temptation of Isabel (1985) and The stupid (1999).

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

KAY WUSCHEK

German

Dramaturgy, Director, and theatre Manager. Vice-Chairman of International Theatre Institute (ITI).

Manager of State Theatre for Youth in Berlin, produce almost 500 Performance yearly. Work as a Dramaturgy in many Theatres: Independent pocket Theatre, Faust group in Hanover and the Dramatic theatre in Bulgaria      etc. Participated in international Festivals, amongst which are: international Theatre Festival in France and theatre meeting in Northern German. Jury-member of Youth theatre Prize in German. Organized more than 13 workshops for Youth, Children Theater.

 

 

 


 

CRISTINA MERELLI
Argentina

 

- Dramaturgy, writer, Director, Actors and specialized in Visual Arts.

- Enrich the theatrical Library with many plays, amongst which are: train's wrong, How water turned into fire, Angels eats swallows, the heroine, In heaven's south and Moon's Journey to earth.

- From 2001, participated in many performances as an actress and a director, amongst which are: The telephone (2001) and the shoes (2004).

- Wrote poetry and short stories : (The Mexican, the heroine and for men).

- Played many roles in works on T.V. and Cinema, amongst which are: Uncle pepe heritage, the Godfather and Made in Argentina.

- Gave lectures and participated in many theatrical workshops and conferences, such as: Creative writing workshop in Reugrandi / theatrical writing workshop in Meciotise / the 25th conference for Bataguita writers ... etc.

- Obtained many awards, amongst which are: The first prize for writer (Spain 2008)honor­prize from Buenos University (2007) / 1St prize

George wood yard theatre prize (U.S.A. 2006) /The second National prize in visual Art (Argentina) ... etc,                  


         

LAARRY TREMBLY

Canada

Author, Actor and director.

His dramatic works are famous, amongst which are: Analytic Lesson (1992), The blue hands (1998), Panda Panda (2004) and the problem with me (2007). Most of his works translated in to many Languages.

His Creative power not for theatre only, but also for poetry and story.

From 1988, he directed and played in many performances, amongst which are: Fate division (1988), Analytic lesson (1992), Visual novel (1997), Guitare tatou (2003), Abraham Lincoln goes to theatre (2008) ... etc.

For his directed works, amongst which are: The thousand prostitute (1988), Antigone (1991), the ax (2006) ... etc.

Honored in 2002 from lak san john salon.

Obtained many awards, among which are: The first award from theatrical information centre, siminovitch award (The great est theatrical award in Canada).


 

MOHAMED AL-MONGY BIN IBRAHIM

 Tunisia

 

 

- Professor, Actor, Director and Dramaturgy.

- Born in 1947, graduated from theatrical Art Institute, Paris University and International Jordan University for theatre in France.

- Established many theatrical Institutions and festival, amongst which are: National theatre in Tunisia, Theatrical Kartaj's days festival and theatrical Arab Union.

- A mange his directorial works: The masters, The ransom, Foyzak, see the strangers, I ... The accident, the eagles nest, Media, The door and the last teller.

- Work as a dramaturge in many plays, amongst which are: The ransom, I ... The accident, Hamdous, Media, The aurora Lady and The Shadow.

- Played many roles on cinema: ( The mutinous, Nasera's Jesus ) and on T.V. ( The last Norman, Rose and cages without birds ... etc.)

- Obtained many awards.

 


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