Omar Abi Azar
Lebanon
Theatre Director
Performing Arts
Omar Abi Azar is a theatre director and founding member of Zoukak Theatre Company.
He was the dramaturge and director of several of Zoukak’s performances that toured in various cities in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, South America, South Asia and Africa.
He was commissioned by international festivals, theatres and universities to create original works: NYUAD’s Performing Arts Center, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, University of Houston - Texas, Theater festival Schwindelfrei Mannheim, Williams College, Massachusetts, among others. He was an artist in residence with Zoukak at the Lift Festival, London, and Sundance Theatre Lab, Utah among others.
Since 2008, Omar leads psychosocial interventions with Zoukak, targeting various communities in different regions of Lebanon and abroad, giving drama-therapy workshops and creating collective performances with various groups.
Since 2013, he co-curated “Zoukak Sidewalks” an international performance festival, and “Focus Liban” a platform showcasing and supporting the work of artists residing in Lebanon.
Omar holds a BA in Theatre from the Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts (2006).
He was the dramaturge and director of several of Zoukak’s performances that toured in various cities in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, South America, South Asia and Africa.
He was commissioned by international festivals, theatres and universities to create original works: NYUAD’s Performing Arts Center, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, University of Houston - Texas, Theater festival Schwindelfrei Mannheim, Williams College, Massachusetts, among others. He was an artist in residence with Zoukak at the Lift Festival, London, and Sundance Theatre Lab, Utah among others.
Since 2008, Omar leads psychosocial interventions with Zoukak, targeting various communities in different regions of Lebanon and abroad, giving drama-therapy workshops and creating collective performances with various groups.
Since 2013, he co-curated “Zoukak Sidewalks” an international performance festival, and “Focus Liban” a platform showcasing and supporting the work of artists residing in Lebanon.
Omar holds a BA in Theatre from the Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts (2006).
Omar Abi Azar
Lebanon
Theatre Director
Performing Arts
Omar Abi Azar is a theatre director and founding member of Zoukak Theatre Company.
He was the dramaturge and director of several of Zoukak’s performances that toured in various cities in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, South America, South Asia and Africa.
He was commissioned by international festivals, theatres and universities to create original works: NYUAD’s Performing Arts Center, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, University of Houston - Texas, Theater festival Schwindelfrei Mannheim, Williams College, Massachusetts, among others. He was an artist in residence with Zoukak at the Lift Festival, London, and Sundance Theatre Lab, Utah among others.
Since 2008, Omar leads psychosocial interventions with Zoukak, targeting various communities in different regions of Lebanon and abroad, giving drama-therapy workshops and creating collective performances with various groups.
Since 2013, he co-curated “Zoukak Sidewalks” an international performance festival, and “Focus Liban” a platform showcasing and supporting the work of artists residing in Lebanon.
Omar holds a BA in Theatre from the Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts (2006).
He was the dramaturge and director of several of Zoukak’s performances that toured in various cities in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, South America, South Asia and Africa.
He was commissioned by international festivals, theatres and universities to create original works: NYUAD’s Performing Arts Center, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, University of Houston - Texas, Theater festival Schwindelfrei Mannheim, Williams College, Massachusetts, among others. He was an artist in residence with Zoukak at the Lift Festival, London, and Sundance Theatre Lab, Utah among others.
Since 2008, Omar leads psychosocial interventions with Zoukak, targeting various communities in different regions of Lebanon and abroad, giving drama-therapy workshops and creating collective performances with various groups.
Since 2013, he co-curated “Zoukak Sidewalks” an international performance festival, and “Focus Liban” a platform showcasing and supporting the work of artists residing in Lebanon.
Omar holds a BA in Theatre from the Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts (2006).
Juror
Wijhat
Round 02
2020
Juror
Production Awards
Round 02
2017
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