Omar Fetmouche

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Born (1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 70)
Education
KnownforArtist, actor, playwright
Omar Fetmouche
عمر فطموش
Born (1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 70)
Education
Alma materUniversity of Algiers
Known forArtist, actor, playwright
Notable workTheatrical plays
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Omar Fetmouche (Arabic: عمر فطموش) (born in Bordj Menaïel on 27 April 1955) is an Algerian artist, actor and playwright.[1]

Fetmouche was born in 1955 in the town of Bordj Menaïel in lower Kabylia, and after having done his basic studies in his hometown.[2]

He attended the University of Algiers where he obtained a license in French before he registered for a Magister's degree in French literature.[3]

Career

Fetmouche began his artistic career with the creation in 1976 at Bordj Menaïel of the Menaïli theatrical movement within the framework of amateur theater.[4][5]

Faced with the success of his theatrical troupe, he created in 1982 a popular drama school in Bordj Menaïel to channel the enthusiasm of young people towards the dramatic art.[6][7]

The apotheosis of his artistic movement was crowned in 1990 when he created the artistic company "Sindjab" in his hometown.[8][9]

His artistic success led him to be elected in 1998 as secretary general of the Algerian network of the International Institute of Mediterranean Theater.[10][11]

In front of the proven professionalism of Fetmouche, he was appointed in August 2004[12] as head of the regional theater of Béjaïa at the level of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures.[13][14][15]

Fetmouche was a member of the jury for the 42nd edition of the National Amateur Theater Festival of Mostaganem held in June 2009.[16]

He was part of an artistic commission called "Network-Passerelles" formed by academics and critics of the performing arts, and led open debates during the 47th National Amateur Theater Festival of Mostaganem organized in May 2014.[17]

He was one of the members of the organizing committee of the 9th Arab Theater Festival which took place in January 2017 in Oran and Mostaganem.[18]

Fetmouche participated with the Sinjab troupe in the 14th National Professional Theater Festival (FNTP) organized in March 2021 at the Algerian National Theater Mahieddine Bachtarzi (TNA) in Algiers.[8]

Theatrical plays

During his artistic career, Fetmouche wrote several theatrical plays, including:[19]

Awards

Fetmouche has been awarded for its artistic productions in several festivals:

  • The first prize of the theater festival of Mostaganem in 1982.[1]
  • Prize for the best text for the play Wouhouche.com in 2005.[12]

See also

References

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