Arab Drama: Current Developments and Future Challenges

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Arab drama and its developments over the years capture everyone’s attention, because Arab drama in general has seen many changes over the past years, in several aspects.

Some are currently asking about the status of Arab drama: how has it grown? Where did he get to? Is it improving or regressing?

In this context, the art critic Mohamed Abdel Khaleq told Al-Bayan: Drama in Egypt and the Arab world is considered one of the most important visual arts since its inception and the great people after him, and he has achieved some achievements.

He emphasized that the drama was evidence of development both on an objective and artistic level. He said: I believe that Arab drama, if compared at this time with drama in other cultures, would deserve to be at the top of the list, because of its interest in presenting themes that discusses important social issues.

Regarding the obstacles facing drama and preventing it from progressing, Abdel Khaleq believes that the possibilities at the artistic level (filming, montage, etc.) are now more accessible than before them before.

He also explained that, in addition to exchanging works, experiences, and artists between different countries, there are more areas of freedom and experimentation available and raising unconventional issues, and this is what might strengthen contributed to Arabic drama and submitted. more important situation.

Regarding the issue that worries many dramatists, about the possibility of artificial intelligence replacing artists in drama and getting rid of the human element in general, he emphasized that those fears are not there. He said: “The use of technology in artistic work or even any non-technical work will not replace the human element.

This applies more to artistic matters, because artificial intelligence will help to assist the production process and improve its quality, but it will not replace any element of a work of art.”

At the same time, the art critic Ahmed Saad El-Din confirmed that Arab drama is currently seeing a revival in the current conditions, but this activity in production, editing and direction, but there is suffering in writing. He confirmed that drama currently needs diversity in writing, and that this is not there because of the departure of giants of writing and authorship, despite the efforts of the new generation to present ideas.