Thursday 09 / January / 2025
Muscat: HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth will preside on Thursday over the opening of the 15th edition of the Arab Theatre Festival.
The event will be hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, in partnership with the Arab Theatre Authority and the Omani Theatre Society.
The event, which runs till 15 January, will feature 15 sensational theatrical performances from Oman and abroad. The performances will be staged in three theatres, those of Al Bustan Palace, Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (Al Irfan) and the College of Banking Studies.
The festival constitutes a forum that brings together an elite group of outstanding Arab artists, theatre specialists, writers and directors, who will consider ways of enhancing the role of theatre in supporting culture and innovation in the Arab world.
As many as 500 Arab artists will take part in staging the 15 theatrical performances and accompanying activities.
The festival includes an exhibition of Omani handicrafts, an art exhibition and 28 press conferences, in addition to a scholarly workshop that will elaborate on various aspects of theatre, artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation.
