Riyadh Theater Festival…artistic performances that blended human depth and aesthetic presentation

Continue Riyadh Theater Festival in its third session presented its artistic and intellectual experiences, as its sixth day witnessed a series of Cultural events and theatrical performances that combined human depth and aesthetic presentation, and reflected the diversity of Saudi theatrical visions and their ability to approach social and humanitarian issues with a conscious artistic language.

Today’s activities were opened with a workshop entitled “The Art of Theatrical Improvisation,” presented by Khaled Omar, during which he addressed the theoretical foundations and practical applications of the art of improvisation, and highlighted its role in refining the actor’s tools and enhancing his presence on stage, in addition to developing Skills of instantaneous interaction with dramatic situations, text transformations, and presentation.

And within Theatrical performances The play “Salam Barracks,” written and directed by Abdul-Ilah Al-Saikhan, and performed by the “DB House” group, emerged in an intense dramatic treatment that showcases the transformation of the house, as a symbol of security and tranquility, into a military barracks dominated by cruelty and in which the human dimension is marginalized, in an image that reflects the sharp contradiction between the meaning of peace and the reality of war.

The symbolic structure of the text

And presented Theater critic Ahmed Al-Maliki gave an in-depth analytical reading of the show, in which he discussed the symbolic structure of the text and the strength of the directorial vision, in addition to employing the theatrical space visually and dramatically to serve the central idea, praising the work’s ability to embody the conflict between human reassurance and the turmoil imposed by wars, within a cohesive aesthetic structure.

In the context of the same program, the play “Al-Saraam” written by Abdulaziz Al-Sama’il, directed by Sultan Al-Noah, and performed by a troupe, was presented. “The Close Shot”, as its events took place on Al-Ahsa farms during the oil discovery phase, highlighting the social and economic transformations that changed the features of the local community, and pushed many agricultural workers to move towards oil companies, in exchange for adhering to the “Al-Sarram” ritual (harvesting dates) as an inherent element of the local identity.

Societal Transformations

The critic Yahya Al-Alkami addressed the show with a critical reading that focused on The dramatic construction of the text, and the integration of heritage elements with the directorial vision, pointing to the success of the work in evoking the spirit of the place, and presenting societal transformations within a visual template that preserves memory and reflects the depth of belonging.

The activities of the sixth day embodied the extension of the festival’s vision in diversifying its theatrical content, and presenting artistic experiences that reflect social and cultural transformations, with a qualitative presence of Saudi groups and performances that carry an intellectual and aesthetic character, confirming the growing theatrical movement in the Kingdom, and its ability to ask major human questions in theatrical language. Mature.

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