Forum Theatre & Community Projects
Since 2009, I have facilitated and coordinated several Forum Theatre and community theatre projects in Damascus, Cairo and London. I began my training as a theatre facilitator in Damascus, Syria as part of a Forum Theatre project in public schools in underprivileged areas of Damascus organised by Syria Trust Foundation. I then received further facilitator and joker trainings by several organisations and groups, last of which was Barbara Santos' training in Kuringa, Berlin.
My interest in forum theatre focuses on the value of personal narrative and collaborative performance making, which are concepts that I find as empowering and revolutionary as the practice of intervention within the final performances. In my work with communities, narratives were always built collaboratively by the makers and actors of the scene with my facilitation and direction. Interventions were always applied as the scenes get performed for and by the community.
My interest in forum theatre focuses on the value of personal narrative and collaborative performance making, which are concepts that I find as empowering and revolutionary as the practice of intervention within the final performances. In my work with communities, narratives were always built collaboratively by the makers and actors of the scene with my facilitation and direction. Interventions were always applied as the scenes get performed for and by the community.
Forum Theatre Facilitator at Refugee Youth, South London 2017/18
Forum Theatre at Haqaq Helmak NGO Omraneya, Cairo 2011-2013
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Joker/ Facilitator several Forum Theatre Workshops in Darb 1718 & Nazra for Feminist Studies, Cairo 2011-2013
Forum Theatre Trainee & Facilitator, Interactive Theatre for Public Schools under Syria Trust NGO, Damascus 2010
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