Completing preparations for first national conference for Yemeni theatre

During the period January 2-4, the General Foundation for Theater and Cinema in Sana'a is organizing the first national conference for Yemeni theatre, under the slogan 'You are not alone', with the participation of 50 participants from artists, directors and relevant parties. The organization's production director, Nazir Al-Ariqi, confirmed to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that all scientific and technical preparations for the conference have been completed, which aims to discuss the most prominent reasons that led to the decline of Yemeni theatre, and to come up with practical solutions to revitalize, support and activate the theater to play its pioneering role. He pointed out that the conference will also discuss the role of theater in advocating the Palestinian cause and raising awareness of national and humanitarian issues. He explained, 'Over the course of three days, the conference will discuss six working papers centered around the importance of having and supporting theater groups in the provinces , and mechanisms for activating school theater in coordination with Education Ministry , in addition to university theater in coordination with Higher Education Ministry , as well as youth theater in coordination with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.' The conference was considered an opportunity to exchange expertise , experiences ,develop plans to develop and support Yemeni theatre. Source: Yemen News Agency