The consultative committee for the Fujairah International Monodrama Festival 2025 held its second meeting to discuss preparations for the event, which is scheduled for April 2025.
The 2025 edition will be held from 10th to18th April 2025 under the theme ”Fujairah is an Open Stage”.
During the meeting, chaired by Mohammed Saeed Al Dhanhani, Director of the Emiri Court in Fujairah, and Chairman of the Festival, a number of work committees were set up. Al Dhanhani announced an initiative to produce monodrama performance to be presented by Arab theatre artists.
The committee recommended a selection of an international prominent figure to be named as the personality of the festival. It also plans to sign a cooperation agreement with the Paris-based International Theatre Institute (ITI).
The Fujairah International Monodrama Festival has become a meeting point for the most important theatre artists, experts, and institutions. Through its diverse activities and enriching events, the festival is a biennial compe
titive event organised by Fujairah Culture and Media Authority and aims to enhance the status of Monodrama (solo performance) in Arab and global theatre in general, and in the Emirati theatre in particular.
It seeks to provide the suitable conditions for the development of this sophisticated and complex theatrical art, and to support talented young individuals that are capable of advancing it. From this perspective, the festival creates an effective and fruitful environment for the growth and flourishing of this art by presenting theatrical performances that meet the required artistic standards. It features the participation of numerous monodrama performances from the UAE, Arab countries, and the world, in addition to applied seminars and educational panel discussions held on the sidelines of the festival.
Source: Emirates News Agency