Sweida-Sana
The Syrian theatrical performance “Sylvie” of the university theater troupe at the branch of the National Union of Syrian Students in Sweida was able to prove its presence in the first international university theater festival organized by Sohar University in the Sultanate of Oman between the 24th and 27th of this March in conjunction with the celebration of the International Day of Theater, in which it won four awards .
The show, prepared and directed by the artist Walid Al-Aqil, was filmed on the stage of the Education Theater in Sweida and sent to the festival management to be shown online due to the circumstances of the Corona pandemic. It won the award for the best Arab show “first center” for the largest number of Arab views on social media and the award for the best integrated Arab show “third center” The award for the best Arab actress for a young woman, “Saba Zahreddine,” for her role in the show, as well as the award for best scenography and lighting for lighting designer “Sultan Naim”.
The work that participated in the festival as a representative of the University of Damascus on the initiative of the University Theater in Sweida, according to its director, the wise director, was nominated by a special jury of leading Arab playwrights out of 28 presentations submitted by different Arab universities to be among the best “12” offers to participate in the official competition of the festival.
And his selfie, as his director notes, is a theatrical scene taken from a group of articles by the late writer Muhammad Al-Maghout that brings us to life and testifies to our broken selves, and his idea revolves around a rehearsal inside a show before the author and director disagree to leave the actors in the middle of the road who begin to present themselves in self-monologues that deal with The current situation is to convey the message and feelings of youth and present an image of society and reflect different views and how the young generation sees itself as it is at a crossroads trying to make its future.
The show featured three levels of performance according to the mind and was filled with shaping and lighting through a scenography complete with little decoration.
The show, performed by a group of talented young men and women, most of whom had never before climbed onto the stage, as its director explains, was the result of a theater workshop that lasted about 7 months for the university theater in Sweida, after which he participated in the Fourth Sweida Theater Festival last November and won the Best Scenography award to return and prove his great presence in Sohar Festival proves the ability of Syrian youth, despite all circumstances, to be creative and distinguished, and to carry the message of love, Arabism and hope for a better future, which he tried to express through his theatrical participation.
The young woman, Saba Zahr El-Din, a student at the Banking Institute in Sweida, expressed her pride in winning the best actress award at the festival. About her dream without the constraints of society.
The head of the National Union of Syrian Students in As-Suwayda, Wafa Al-Aflaq, considered that participating in the theater festival in the Sultanate of Oman on behalf of Syria and the University of Damascus represented by the university theater group in Sweida is a great honor for the Syrian youth, especially in light of the war that our country is facing to prove the will and ability of this youth to give and represent his country He is well represented and raised his banner high in international artistic and cultural forums, noting the efforts of the sane director, director of university theater in Sweida, to develop it and enable him to reach a group of talented men and women to the best levels.
The performance was attended by Salman Murshid Radwan, Saba Zahreddin, Hilal Nasreddin, Qamar Malak, Amran Zainuddin, Marah Rahroh, Qusay Mazhar, Nahawand Shalgain, Amran Safadi, Taj Naim, Tamim Hamsho and Nagham Hatoum, while the team included Rania Al Khatib, assistant director and Qusay Alamuddin in playing the oud. And Sandra Sarihi in singing, Sharif Al-Maqt in composing songs, and Sultan Naim in lighting design.
