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Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, known as Dubai Culture, the emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, announced details of workshops which will be held in July as part of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre 2017, including three that will be hosted from July 2-23 in collaboration with the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts
in Cairo.
The first workshop, ‘Theatrical Script Writing’, will run from July 2-8 at the Al Twar branch of the Dubai Public Library and cover several topics including the basics of writing theatre scripts, harnessing scripts to capture dramatic conflict, dramatic construction, improvisation, and different types of drama.
The second workshop, which will run from July 10-13 at the Al Rashidiya branch of the Dubai Public Library, will focus on ‘Voice and Language for Actors and Presenters’, including methods for correct pronunciation and breathing during performances and ceremonies.
The third workshop, from July 16-23, will also be held at the Al Twar branch of the Dubai Public Library and will cover theoretical and practical topics related to ‘Theatrical Costumes’, including the difference between normal and play clothes and how to use costumes to illustrate
dramatic emotions.
The festival is open to participants aged 15 years or over who have the discipline to commit to the workshop hours, sufficient talent and desire to participate, and the ability to handle the pressures of intensive psychological and physical training.