Algerian Radio
The Naâma Regional Theater is organizing a three-day national symposium titled "Ideologies of Supremacy and Theater," beginning this Sunday.
Under the direction and moderation of dramaturge and director Ziani Chérif Ayad, and chaired by the artist and professor Brahim Djaballah, the symposium will address several key themes.
Journalist and critic Bouziane Ben Achour will explore "Algerian Theater and the Founding Decade," while seasoned academic Prof. Makhlouf Boukrouh will focus on "Algerian Theater and the Transformations of Decentralization." Additionally, Prof. Brahim Noual is expected to discuss "Algerian Theater Before Independence and the Vision of Revolutionary Theater."
From another perspective, Dr. Mohamed Belia Baghdad will tackle the theme of "Western Ethnocentrism and Colonialism Through the Writings of Edward Said and Frantz Fanon." Similarly, Prof. Salim Hioula from the University of Medea will present his insights on "Eurocentrism, Historical Structure, the Formation of Consciousness, and the Construction of Biases."
Novelist and playwright Mohamed Bourahla will examine "The Concept of Pre-theatrical Forms: Scientific Truth or a Supremacist Construct?" In the same vein, Dr. Toufik Chabou from the University of Algiers 1 will approach the issue of "The Will to Power, Hegemony, and the Creation of Evil: A Post-colonial Deconstruction."
The symposium will also put "Commitment in the Works of Jean Genet: The Models of 'The Screens' and 'Four Hours in Shatila'" under the academic lens of Abdelkrim Gheribi. Concurrently, Prof. Kamel Chirazi will examine "Jean Genet: The Author, the Man, and the Legacy," while Dr. Youcef Zaafane will focus on "Bertolt Brecht: The Man and the Achievement Through the Model of 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'."
Alongside the lectures, a reading of the text "Gaza Al-Ba'ida" (Distant Gaza) by storyteller and dramaturge Arezki Mellal will be held. The event will also feature a poetic montage including texts by Kateb Yacine, Jean Genet, Mahmoud Darwish, and Bertolt Brecht, as well as staged scenes from the plays: "The Martyrs Return This Week," "Children of the Casbah," and "They Said, the Arabs Said."
