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This is because there was interest in the Yes, this is the reality, but those who
university theater where Abdelmoneim only care aboutpersonal glory are not
Madbouly was in charge during one of the really intellectuals, but they are semi-
periods. Nowadays, the person in charge is an intellectuals. A real intellectual is the one
employee who has a limited budget and this is who leads nation not the person who
what affects the theatrical work. Although I chases prizes.
know there are many young talents whom I’ve
seen their work during university festivals. When you first read Elite, how was
They possess a great talent and can enrich the your first impression?
Egyptian theater. The main observation is that it’s
isolated from the public. Apart from that,
But there are theatrical experiences such it’s characterized by simplification of
as “Masrah Masr” and others that have political concepts. In addition to, you
large audiences, how do you see these have very important feature which is
experiences? having the real elite, university
The truth is that they are not theatrical works professors. They include Dr
as there is no text but rather improvisations. AleyEldinHelal and many other important
Though, it makes audience laugh where names. I’d also like to appraise the fact
laughter has become something precious that you grant, youth from the facultythe
nowadays. However, I see other wonderful opportunity to write. They really have a
works such as King Lear play for the big actor linguistictalent and can write. This is not
Yahia El Fakhrany. This is why theater in common in young people of this
Egypt needs more spotlight and because of the generation as most of them do not know
contribution of the Egyptian art in the classical Arabic.
advancement of Egypt. At one point, Egypt What should we do to develop it?
was on the throne of Arab art, but this role has You have to increase the number of
now receded. papers of the magazine by adding more
subjects. This definitely requires great
What should be done to bring back the capabilities. However, you are presenting
theater? the best in light of your current
It’s a national project where the nation should capabilities.
pay art and be a partner rather than leaving it Apart from the magazine space,
to producers with no supervision. Art in the what else do we need?
past received big interest aging from You need publicity outside the college

One of Mr. Ayman Elhakim‟s work Abdelnasser’s days where he was a friend of in research centers perhaps and
Om Kalthum, Abdelhalim, and many others. elsewhere.
He was following the cinema and this
definitely had a major contribution to the At the end, what would you like to
flourishment of the Egyptian art which is say to the faculty of economics and
considered as Egypt’s real wealth. political science?
The Faculty of Economics and Political
We have already talked with one of the Science is a university within the
trustees of the Supreme Council for Culture university. It is one of the oldest political
or you can say we asked him about one of colleges in the Middle East where several
the problems of culture. He said the main political figures have graduated from it.
problem is that the intellectuals have Thus, it has to provide more seminars and
become isolated from the community and this will benefit students a lot as science
busy with their own projects. Do you think is not limited to books.
this is a true?
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