Abdel Moaty Shaarawy of Cairo University has translated the only new comedy preserved for us in almost a complete form i.e. Dyskolos (Δύσκολος) into Arabic. The translation has been published in the first month of this year (January 2015) by the Kuwaiti National Council of Culture, Arts and Literature (KNCCAL).
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Showing posts with label Greek Theater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek Theater. Show all posts
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Oedipus at Colonus : An Arabic performance based on the translated original
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus translated by Taha Hussein and performed by Egyptian actors. The audio track starts with an introduction about the author (Sophocles) and the myth of Oedipus.
The Egyptian stage performance of Phaedra ( Jean Racine ?)
I found this video recording of a play titled in Arabic (فيدرا) or Phaedra. I think this is the Arabic translation of the French play Phèdre by Jean Racine.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Βάτραχοι of Aristophanes performed in Arabic (audio in You Tube)
The Greek play frogs or Βάτραχοι of Aristophanes performed by numbers of famous Egyptians actors like Abdelrahman Abouzahra and Mohamed Eldefrawy. The performance is based on an Arabic translation done by the late Dr. Mohamed S. Khafaga. It was broadcasted by Cairo Public Radio (the cultural program). An extensive introduction to the play precede the recorded performance (from minutes 1-13).
The audio is available from the Archive.org through this link. It is also to be found on the official channel of the Egyptian Radio in You Tube.
Πέρσαι of Aeschylus performed in Arabic (audio only)
The Persians of Aeschylus performed by numbers of famous Egyptians actors based on the translation of late Dr. Ibrahim Sokar. It was broadcast by Cairo Public Radio ( the cultural program) along with a very lengthy introduction.
The audio is available from the Arhive.org through this link.
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