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Fourteen young men from the school theater department in the Homs Education Directorate performed the theatrical performance “King Lear” on the stage of the House of Culture in Homs as part of the celebration of the World Theater Day for the second day, in the presence of a remarkable presence of school students and their families.
For more than ninety minutes, the audience followed the events of the famous play by the English writer William Shakespeare, which was directed by Sahab Jahjah and supervised by a student Hamash from the school theater department in Homs and talks about the great mistake that King Lear made when he abdicated his throne to his two evil daughters and deprived his other daughter because she could not speak The flowery teller of falsehood as the show succeeded in communicating the message with finesse and mastery.
The director of the work, Jahjah, indicated in a statement by Lana that this show is the fifth for the school theater circle group and the first on the stage of the House of Culture in Homs, as it came within the World Theater Day performances indicating that the training took months by investing holidays to take into account the conditions of students and their school attendance, which strengthened the confidence of the people. By developing the talents of their children while maintaining their advanced academic level.
Adnan Al-Azrouni, Director of School Theater and Artistic Activities at the Ministry of Education, talked about the importance of the School Theater Department participating in various shows in the governorates as part of the World Theater Day celebration, with the aim of educating the generation, refining its personality and providing a message to the world that Syria is the country of civilization, art and culture.
In turn, Amin Roumieh, head of the Artists Syndicate branch in Homs, praised the importance of the youth’s role in promoting the theatrical movement, especially after the creation of the National Theater Department in the governorate, explaining that the lighting, clothes and decoration were employed well and appropriately. Legendary British Kings hoping that the rest of the shows will receive all the glory and success.
The presentation was preceded by a presentation of a greeting to the soul of the artist Hussam Kayali from the school theater department in Homs, who had recently passed away due to the Corona epidemic.
Okay El Hassan