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• Mon

  23

  Apr

  2018

  BEIT EL HEKMA: Gibran Khalil Gibran - A Poetry Salon

  13:30Hoda Shaarway Hall

  Space of Culture Presents

  BEIT EL HEKMA – Heliopolis University Productions

  Gibran Khalil Gibran

  A Poetry Salon

   

  April 23rd, 2018

  1.30 pm

  Hoda Shaarawy Hall

  Business and Economics Building

  Second Floor

   

  As a young man, Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 Lebanon–1931 New York)  emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.

  Chiefly known was his 1923 book “The Prophet”, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose.

  The play is telling about Gibran’s life, his art of painting, talent and close friends Mi’khail Na'ima and Elia Abu Madi; two important poets as well whom he met in New York. Moreover, the play gives us an insight in the yearlong relationship with May Ziade, also a writer and poet. This relationship was based on correspondence only. The lovers never met but they were deeply inspired by each other.

   

  Cast (in order of appearance)

  Hamada Shousha

  Mohamed Aboalkheir

  Mohamed Reda

  Students of HU

  Written and directed by

  Tamer El Gazzar

  Music

  Steven Simon

  Light

  Tamer El Gazzar

  Eurythmy

  Nashwa Mostafa, Mohamed Mamdouh, students of HU

  Dance

  Mohamed Ismael Team and Tamer El Sayed

  Special thanks to Menna Rashwan, Felix Abouleish and his team, Team of Fine Art

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