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- Country of residence: Palestine
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An award winning Palestinian theatre Actor, director and drama trainer specialized in Theatre of the Oppressed. He is the co-founder of ASHTAR Theater and was its General Director between 1991-2021.
Edward holds a Bachelor Degree in Theatre studies. In 1977, he was one of the founders of El-Hakawati Theatre Company in Jerusalem. In 1991, he co-founded ASHTAR Theatre with Iman Aoun. Since 1994 he leads drama workshops with children and youth. Since 2004 he lead workshops in Forum Theatre, in Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia, Iraq, Norway, Germany, USA, Greece, and Sweden.
He was the director of the “International Theatre of Oppressed Festival”, organized by the ASHTAR Theatre in Palestine between 2007-2015.
He published several theatre publications, including: “ASHTAR Forum Fheatre Plays”, “The First Plays of El Hakawati Theatre Company”, and several training manuals.
Edward won the “Grozdanin Kikiot’ International Award for contribution to development of Drama Education by UNESCO Mostar in 2007.
He was also chosen by The Palestinian Ministry of Culture to be the Cultural Personality of the Year 2024.
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