Gamal Yakout, Egypt 2023
He is the Head of the Multimedia and Production Department in the Higher Institute of Child Arts, Academy of Arts. He is also the Assistant Professor of Theatrical Acting, Direction, and Production in the Department of Theater, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University- Egypt. Besides, he is seconded as a teacher in the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts- Alexandria branch, and in the faculty of Filmmaking & Performing Arts in Badr University in Cairo BUC. And finally, he is the President of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater. He participated in many theatrical conferences in Egypt and abroad, Moreover, he participated in training in many practical workshops for Adults and Children, Dr. Gamal has written a collection of theatrical scripts for Adults (12 texts), and Children (11 texts), Also, He has done text dramaturgy (28 texts), And He also has some studies, research and critical articles, and some published books.
Dr. Gamal Yakout is the founder of Creation Group in 2004, an independent theatrical troupe. He also founded the Festival of Theater without fund production in Alexandria in 2008 under the motto “imagination not money”. He participated as a member or president in some Egyptian and Arab Festivals juries. For example, he headed the panel of the Gulf Festival of School Theater in Bahrain in 2017, He has visited many countries worldwide to watch theatrical performances and attend the International Festivals in which he participated with his performances, or as a guest who is honored many times in Egypt and abroad. He is the founder and a member of the board of directors of the International Theatrical Institute, (ITI) Egypt.
Let’s tell a story
This workshop will be mainly practical, participants will experience traditional story telling based on their own stories, either the participants have experienced themselves, or heard about it from a reliable source. Participants will use their imagination to go further with a certain story, as someone can put the initial line of the story, someone else can complete a part from the story, and another one will follow, and so on, till we reach the end of the story. Participants will practice improvisation, writing, acting, movement, gesture to compose a complete well-made story with a tight rhythm. Also, they are asked to bring a notebook and a pen, we also ask Participants to bring an object or photograph that has a certain memory attached to it. Any item is fine as long as it reminds them with a remarkable event which is suitable for building a good story. By the end of the workshop, we will be joining all the stories to have a short presentation accompanied by music, singing.