communication, globalisation, identity, perception, post modernity, tradition, transformation
. Ahmed el Attar (Egypt/France) is a director, playwright, translator and founder of the theatre group 'The Temple Independent Company'. El Attar is a major protagonist of a new generation of Arabic theatre which seeks a dramatic form of expression for a society shaped by modernisation and globalisation, nationalist dogma and religious fundamentalism. His reputation is based above all on his translations and adaptations for the Arabic theatre.
