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

• Pierre Chamasian
• Théâtre de Dix-Heures
• Mario Bassil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sami Khayat: Lebanon's Culture Comic - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East. 20 February 2021. www.al-monitor.com.
2. News: وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط عن 79 عاماً . 27 April 2023 . Euronews . 26 April 2023.
3. Web site: فرنسا تمنح سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الشرق الأوسط. ar.
4. Web site: سامي خياط : "علقنا بالقنينة". 20 February 2021. الأخبار. ar.
5. Web site: سامي خياط وبيار شماسيان... معاً من جديد. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
6. Web site: للإعلام. الوكالة الوطنية. فرنسا منحت سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام. ar.
7. Web site: بين تكريم فرنسا لـ سامي خياط وهجرة عايدة صبرا..لبنان غارق في عتمته وفساده. 20 February 2021. Elfann News. ar.
8. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/entertainment_media/وفاة-المسرحي-اللبناني-سامي-خياط وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط
9. Web site: خمس مسرحيات من أرشيف سامي خياط: أعمال الماضي تتحدث عن الحاضر. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
10. Web site: 3 February 2007. SPECTACLE Samy Khayat et sa "Star Epidemy" au Kulturzentrum (Jounieh). 20 February 2021. L'Orient-Le Jour.
11. Web site: سامي خيّاط لـ 'النهار': 'Taisez Vous - 2' تودّعكم السبت. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.