Amir Al-Azraki

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a.alazraki@thetheatretimes.com

Amir Al-Azraki is an Arab-Canadian playwright, literary translator, Theatre of the Oppressed practitioner, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures Program, Renison University College, University of Waterloo.

Shifting the Spotlight: Exploring the Scarcity of Female Voices in Iraqi Theatre

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 7th Jan 2024 | Essay, Iraq, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender

Upon the release of Contemporary Plays from Iraq in 2017, my focus shifted to translating works...

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Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 8th Jan 2023 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Introduction The ongoing unsettling shift of my identity from a “white” Iraqi back home (in Iraq)...

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Ali Al-Zaidi: A Playwright Who Lives Through His Characters

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 28th Jun 2021 | Interview, Iraq, Playwriting

Based on a recent phone interview with Al-Zaidi, the most prominent Iraqi playwright. Ali Al-Zaidi...

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Criticizing Patriarchy and the Status Quo in Iraq: A One-Woman Show

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 9th Jun 2019 | Iraq, Review, Theatre and Gender

On May 2nd, 2019, at The Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Banin Abbas, an Iraqi actor, and...

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Acting Out: Theatre Class Where Students Rehearse For Change

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 7th Jan 2019 | Canada, Review

The auditorium buzzes with anticipation. It is opening night for a group of students from the...

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The Representation of Political Violence in the Plays about Iraq (2003-2011)

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 11th May 2017 | Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Introduction [1] Political violence (resistance violence, revolutionary violence, state violence,...

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Theatre of the Oppressed in Iraq

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 4th Mar 2017 | Applied Theatre, Iraq, Participatory Theatre

Theatre of the Oppressed was originated in the 1970s by a Brazilian theatre practitioner and...

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