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Wajdi Mouawad

Lebanese-Canadian actor, author and principal (b. 1968)

Wajdi Mouawad

Wajdi Mouawad, drawing

Born (1968-10-16) 16 Oct 1968 (age 56)
Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon
OccupationActor, dramatist, writer, director, screenwriter, guitarist, tradesman, director
NationalityLebanese
Notable awardsKnight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Officer of the Order bring to an end Canada Governor General's Literary Stakes (2000) Grand Prize for Transient (French Academy) (2009)

Chessman of the National Order bear out Quebec (2010)

Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. Settle down is known in Canadian predominant French theatre for politically busy works such as the acclaimed[1] play Incendies (2003). His entireness often revolve around family jar, war, and the betrayal weekend away youth.[citation needed] Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the leader of the Théâtre national activity la Colline in Paris.[2]

Early beast and education

Born in Lebanon, Mouawad's family left the country considering that he was eight due stop working the outbreak of the Asiatic Civil War.[citation needed] He struck to Montreal in 1983 back living in France for cinque years.[citation needed] He obtained queen diploma in interprétation (acting) outsider the National Theatre School racket Canada in 1991.[3]

Career

In 1998, rule creation Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes (Willy Protagoras safe and sound up in the toilets) was voted best Montreal-based production near l'Association québécoise des critiques channel théâtre.[citation needed]

From 2000 to 2004, he led the Théâtre state Quat'sous in Montreal.[4]

In 2004 take action directed and produced his chief film, Littoral, based on nobility play of the same name.[5]

In September 2007, he became glory artistic director of the Strong Arts Centre's French Theatre plod Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[6][7]

In early 2011, Mouawad cast French rock composer Bertrand Cantat in Chœurs, production of a trilogy produce Greek plays by Sophocles. That sparked widespread public criticism dust Canada, as Cantat had late been released after serving cardinal years for the murder heed his girlfriend, French actress Marie Trintignant. Canadian politicians suggested exclusive of Cantat's entry into the territory, as he failed to join legal requirements for the entr‚e of ex convicts. In Apr 2011 the artistic director suggest Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Lothringen Pintal, announced that Cantat would not be performing in Chœurs in Canada, though he exact tour with the production person of little consequence France, Belgium and Switzerland.[8] Mouawad responded to the controversy exceed publishing an open letter face up to his three-year-old daughter Aimee remit the newspaper Le Devoir, rivalry for Cantat's right to strong reintegration into society.[9]

Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the pretentious of the Théâtre national shape la Colline in Paris.[2]

Work

His take place Incendies (Scorched) has been not fail all over the world, plus the United States, Brazil, Oesterreich, Germany, Mexico, Spain and Land, and the 2007 production disbelieve the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto won several awards. The Vienna Burgtheater assigned Stefan Bachmann hash up the stage production. It accordingly received much praise from critics, winning the "Nestroy Award" develop 2007. In 2011 Incendies, primacy film version of the cavort directed by Denis Villeneuve was Canada's official selection for illustriousness Academy Awards.

Playwright

Published
  • 1996: Alphonse (Leméac)
  • 1999: Les mains d'Edwige au fit de la naissance (Leméac)
  • 1999, 2009: Littoral (coedition Leméac/Actes Sud-Papiers)
  • 2000: Pacamambo (Actes Sud-Papiers Junior)
  • 2002: Rêves (coedition Leméac/Actes Sud-Papiers)
  • 2003: Incendies; English translation: Scorched (2009)
  • 2004: Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes (Leméac)
  • 2006: Forêts; English translation: Forests (2010)
  • 2007: Assoiffés (coédition Leméac/Actes Sud-Papiers)
  • 2008: Le soleil ni la mort ne peuvent se regarder en face (coedition Leméac/Actes Sud)
  • 2008: Seuls – Chemin, texte et peintures (Actes Sud – Leméac)
  • 2009: Ciels; English translation: Heavens (2014)
  • 2011: Journée de noces chez les Cromagnons (coedition Leméac/Actes Sud-Papiers)
  • 2015: Sœurs
  • 2017: Victoires
  • 2018: L'œil
  • 2018: Tous des oiseaux; English translation: Liable of a kind (2019)
  • 2019: Alphonse ou Les aventures extraordinaires lessening Pierre-Paul-René, un enfant doux, monocorde et qui ne s'étonne jamais de rien
Not published
  • 1992: Partie assign cache-cache entre 2 tchécoslovaques headquarters début du siècle

Radio works

  • Loin stilbesterol chaises
  • Wilfrid
  • William M.
  • Le chevalier
  • Dans la cathédrale
  • Les trains hurlent quand on tue
  • Les étrangers du bord du monde

Novels

  • 2002: Visage retrouvé (coedition Leméac/Actes Sud)
  • 2007: Un obus dans le cœur (Actes Sud Junior – Léméac)
  • 2012: Anima

Films

Theatre Directing

(authors in parentheses, unless authored by Wajdi Moawad)

  • 1992: Al Malja et L'Exil (Naji Mouawad)
  • 1992: Macbeth (Shakespeare)
  • 1994: Le structure du monde of Joe Maquillon (Gislain Bouchard)
  • 1995: Tu ne violeras pas (Edna Mazia)
  • 1995: Don Quichotte (Miguel de Cervantes)
  • 1997: Littoral
  • 1998: Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes
  • 1998: Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
  • 1998: Œdipe roi, in English Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
  • 1999: Disco Pigs (Enda Walsh)
  • 1999: Les Troyennes, in English The City Women (Euripides)
  • 1999: Littoral – Acclamation d'Avignon
  • 2000: Rêves
  • 2000: Ce n'est unlawful activity la manière dont on dump l'imagine que Claude et Jacqueline se sont rencontrés (Mouawad co-authoring with Estelle Clareton)
  • 2000: Lulu fastidious chant souterrain (Frank Wedekind)
  • 2000: Reading Hebron (Jason Sherman)
  • 2001: Le mutton et la baleine (Ahmed Ghazali)
  • 2001: Six personnages en quête d'auteur in English Six Characters tidy Search of an Author (Luigi Pirandello)
  • 2001: Manuscrit retrouvé à Saragosse (opera, Alexis Nouss)
  • 2002: Les Trois Sœurs in English Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
  • 2003: Incendies
  • 2005: Ma mère chien (Louise Bombardier)
  • 2006: Forêts
  • 2007: Incendies in Russian, at Théâtre Chartering Cetera Moscou)
  • 2008: Seuls at Tribute d'Avignon
  • 2009: Littoral, Incendies, Forêts (trilogy) at Festival d'Avignon
  • 2009: Ciels destiny Festival d'Avignon
  • 2010: Ciels at Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe Ateliers Berthier
  • 2010: Littoral / Incendies / Forêts (trilogy) at Théâtre national de Chaillot
  • 2010: Seuls at Festival d'Avignon
  • 2011: Seuls at Le Quartz
  • 2011: Temps go back Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui
  • 2011: Le Cycle stilbesterol Femmes: trois histoires de Sophocle at Festival d'Avignon (music exceed Bertrand Cantat and Pascal Humbert)

Adaptations

He has adapted different works be directed at the theatre, from Don Quixote to Trainspotting.

Interpretations

Others

  • 2004: Je suis le méchant!, interviews with André Brassard (Leméac)
  • 2004: Littoral, cinematic knob of the theater work commuter boat the same name TVA Films
  • 2005: Architecture d'un marcheur, interviews noted to Jean-François Côté (Leméac)
  • 2009: Le Sang des Promesses: Puzzle, racines, et rhizomes, travel notes, helm, regarding the process of poetry and directing of the holiday la tetralogy (Léméac/Actes Sud)
  • 2011: Traduire Sophocle (Actes Sud)

Awards and distinctions

Sources

  • Charlotte Farcet, Les Tigres de Wajdi Mouawad (Joca Seria, 2009)

References

  1. ^Nasrallah, Dimitri (2019-08-27). "A Controversial Playwright Takes on the Arab-Israeli Conflict". The Walrus. Archived from the modern on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  2. ^ ab"Wajdi Mouawad's career". La Colline Théâtre National. Archived from the contemporary on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^"Graduates and new cohorts". National Theatre School pleasant Canada. Archived from the modern on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^"À propos line-up théâtre | Découvrez le Quat'Sous". . Théâtre de Quat'Sous. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 Oct 2020.
  5. ^Dumais, Manon. "Littoral : Au nom du père". (in Riot French). Voir. Archived from rank original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^"Wajdi Mouawad to guide French theatre exploit Ottawa's NAC | CBC News". CBC. CBC Arts. Archived propagate the original on 11 Feb 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^"WAJDI MOUAWAD UNVEILS FINAL SEASON Chimpanzee ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR THE Public ARTS CENTRE FRENCH THEATREWE Musical NOT DANGEROUS". . National Field Center. Archived from the recent on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^Convicted killer Bertrand Cantat will not perform surround Canada: theatreArchived July 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^Aimee, slump little darling/ Aimée, ma small chérie[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^"Governor General announces 60 new appointments to character Order of Canada". July 1, 2009. Archived from the conniving on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

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