Sami Khayat Explained
Sami Khayat (Arabic: سامي خياط; 2 December 1943 – 26 April 2023) was a Lebanese francophone theatre comic actor, director, and writer.[1] He is considered one of the pioneers of comic theatre in Lebanon.
Khayat was born on 2 December 1943.[2] He began his artistic career with a play he presented in 1960, entitled Molière Hugo and Sofocole. His plays were classified as satirical lyric theater,[3] [4] known as the chansonnier.[4] He duetted with Pierre Chamassian from 1973 until 1986, and once again in 2013.[5]
In 2020, he was awarded the French Medal of Arts and Literature with the rank of officer, in recognition of his 60 years of theatrical work in the French and Franco-Lebanese languages. which did not stop even in the midst of the Civil war.[6] He was honored on several occasions in Lebanon by The Gebran Tueni Foundation and Fakhruddin Foundation.[3] [7]
Sami Khayat died of bone cancer on 26 April 2023, at the age of 79.[8]
Work
His works include:[3]
- Super-Choir (1978)[9]
- Yes for Elias يس فور لياس
- Abu Clips أبو كليبس (1980)
- Baabda Boom بعبدا بوم (1981)
- Finito (1982-1983)
- Star Epidemi ستار إيبيديميو, in Kulturzentrum (Jounieh) (2007)[10]
- Mine Dir Rien مين دريان
- Kuma Sava كوما سافا
- Taisez Vous - 2[11]
- Karafe قرف [4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sami Khayat: Lebanon's Culture Comic - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East. 20 February 2021. www.al-monitor.com.
- News: وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط عن 79 عاماً . 27 April 2023 . Euronews . 26 April 2023.
- Web site: فرنسا تمنح سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الشرق الأوسط. ar.
- Web site: سامي خياط : "علقنا بالقنينة". 20 February 2021. الأخبار. ar.
- Web site: سامي خياط وبيار شماسيان... معاً من جديد. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
- Web site: للإعلام. الوكالة الوطنية. فرنسا منحت سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام. ar.
- Web site: بين تكريم فرنسا لـ سامي خياط وهجرة عايدة صبرا..لبنان غارق في عتمته وفساده. 20 February 2021. Elfann News. ar.
- https://www.alaraby.co.uk/entertainment_media/وفاة-المسرحي-اللبناني-سامي-خياط وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط
- Web site: خمس مسرحيات من أرشيف سامي خياط: أعمال الماضي تتحدث عن الحاضر. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
- Web site: 3 February 2007. SPECTACLE Samy Khayat et sa "Star Epidemy" au Kulturzentrum (Jounieh). 20 February 2021. L'Orient-Le Jour.
- Web site: سامي خيّاط لـ 'النهار': 'Taisez Vous - 2' تودّعكم السبت. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.