Nabyl Lahlou Explained

Nabil Lahlou
Birth Place:Fes, Morocco
Education:Paris at Académie du Théâtre de la Rue Blanche and L'Ecole Charles Dullin
Nationality:Moroccan
Occupation:Theater director
Author
Actor
Notable Works:Look at the King in the Moon
Spouse:Sophia Hadi
Children:Maria Kenzi Lahlou

Nabyl Lahlou (born 1945 in Fes, Morocco) is a Moroccan theater director, author and actor, known for being an innovative theater and film director, and is considered one of the most influential Moroccan theater directors of the 1980s.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Background

He studied theater in Paris at Académie du Théâtre de la Rue Blanche and L'Ecole Charles Dullin, and later taught at Kordj-el-Kifane (Algeria).[2] He wrote plays in both French and Arabic; among his French plays are Ophélie n'est pas morte (Ophelia is Not Dead) (1969) and Schrischamtury (1975), and among his Arabic Les Milliandaires (The Millionaires) (1968), Les tortues (The Turtles) (1970), and Asseyez-vous sur les cadavres (Sit on Corpses) (1974).[2] His first medium length film was Les mortes (The Dead) (1975), while his first feature-length film was Al Kanfoudi (1978).[2]

Theater

Lahlou directed his first play al-Sa"aa in Morocco in 1965, then left to study in France, returning in 1970.[1]

Many of his works modify Shakespeare to reflect post-colonial Morocco.[6] Written in 1968, his play Ophélie n'est pas Morte was influenced from the Shakespearean, with its title being a reference to Shakespeare's Ophelia. Supported financially by the Morocco Ministry of Culture, it was first performed in 1969 by Lahlou's 'University Theater Companies'. Within the play, the two different Shaksphere characters of Hamlet and Macbeth are presented in a micro drama with the characters voluntarily paralyzed and their acting confined by the use of crutches or wheelchairs.[7] [8] [9] [10] His production of al-Salahef (The Turtles) was considered a breakthrough.[1] [2]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Don Rubin . Ghassan Maleh . The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre. Taylor & Francis. 1999. illustrated, reprint. 175. 9780415059329. 2009-06-10.
  2. Book: Leaman , Oliver . Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film. Taylor & Francis. 2001. illustrated. 487. 9780415187039. June 10, 2009.
  3. Web site:

    CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

    . 2021-11-17. www.ccm.ma.
  4. Web site: Africiné - Nabyl Lahlou. 2021-11-17. Africiné. fr.
  5. Web site: Personnes Africultures : Lahlou Nabyl. 2021-11-17. Africultures. fr-FR.
  6. Web site: Moroccan Shakespeare: From Moors to Moroccans. Amine. Khalid. Comparative Literature and Performance Studies, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco. postcolonialweb.org. Abdelmalek Essaadi University. 2009-06-10.
  7. Berrchid, Abdelkrim. imruu ?al-qays f'ba'ri'z (Imruu Al-Qais in Paris), Rabat, Editions Stouki, 1982.
  8. Berrchid, Abdelkrim. [OTayl wal-Xayl wal-ba'ru'd] (Otheil, Horses and Gunpowder), Casablanca: at-taqafa Al-Jadida, 1975. (play was first performed in 1975-6 by theatrical company at-ta'si's al-masrahiya' of Casablanca and directed by Ibrahim Ouarda.)
  9. Book: Calderwood , James L. . To be and Not to be: Negation and Metadrama in Hamlet. Columbia University Press. 1983. 9780231056281. registration. To be or not to be: Negation and Metadrama in Hamlet.. June 10, 2009.
  10. Book: Hélène Cixous . Catherine Clément . Sandra M. Gilbert . Betsy Wing . The Newly Born Woman. I.B.Tauris. 1987. illustrated. 9781860641374. June 10, 2009.
  11. Book: Leaman, Oliver. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. 2003-12-16. Routledge. 978-1-134-66252-4. en.
  12. Book: Ilboudo, Patrick G.. Le FESPACO, 1969-1989: les cinéastes africains et leurs œuvres. 1988. Editions La Mante. fr.