Of Kings and Clowns - Leadership in Contemporary Egyptian Theatre Since 1967

This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.

List of contents

Preface
Transliteration of Arabic
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Tamasruh: Between Theatricalisation and Carnivalesque
2. ‘Towards an Egyptian Theatre’: Yusuf Idris
3. Theatre as Its Protagonist: Abul-ʿEla El-Salamouny
4. ‘The Art of Cunning’: Lenin El-Ramly
5. The Carnivalisation of Silence: Fathia El-ʿAssal
6. Of Times and Spaces
7. Theatre and the Revolution
Conclusions: Carnival Framed in Theatre
Further Reading in English
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Tiran Manucharyan is Associate Lecturer in Arabic at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

Summary

This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.

Product details

• Authors: Tiran Manucharyan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032360928
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236092-8
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Cultural Studies, Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / African, ART / Performance, Social groups, Theatre Studies, Performance Art, Social groups, communities and identities, Egyptian Theatre