Sharjah – Shaima Mansoor
Wed, Mar 15, 2023 08:37 PM
Today was held as a part of this event Sharjah Theater Days Festival In its 32nd session, chaired by Ahmed Abu Rahima, Director of Theater Department in Sharjah Department, and His Highness Sheikh Dr. A seminar honoring Emirati artist Adel bin Sufyan, an honorary local figure, under the auspices of Sultan bin Hamad Al Qasimi. , hosted by Emirati artist Abdullah Saleh.
Abdullah Saleh opened his speech and said: I am happy to host the seminar of life partner artist Adel bin Sufyan, I entered the theater through the folk art portal, met and participated in many Emirati playwrights. Six months in the first job of my life, but unfortunately it did not see the light, and from that moment Adele and I were friends and comrades of Omar. I’m glad you introduced him, because I saw in him many qualities of humility and honesty. Friendship, etc., we participated in many works with each other, and this artist, unfortunately, did not give him his due in the media.
For his part, the artist, Adel Bin Sufyan, said: I would like to mention some personalities who have influenced my artistic career, foremost among them is the artist Khadim Khaled, who initially had a theater. It is the Dubai People’s Theatre, the ruler of Dubai agreed to build a new theater for us. Art Life Yahya Al-Hajj, and Professor Muhammad Al-Sayed, Hassan Rajab and Abdullah Saleh, all my teachers from whom I learned.
Sufyan continued: We did not choose the character we present without limiting ourselves to a template, we had six months of training in our beginning, we learned a lot and endured a lot from it, so thank you to all the teachers who taught us, an important person I would like to mention is my master Sultan Bin Hamad Al Qasimi, this man who gives us so much love, he stood on the stage and said, I want to thank you. Sharjah Theater stands for Emirati Theatre.
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