The center organized more than 50 workshops in addition to several joint projects with partner organizations in six Arab countries, namely: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, and Morocco. The center also supported specialized workshops in the teaching of music as well as workshops on animation. Trainers came from different parts of the world: the USA, Sweden, The UK, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, and France. More than 500 young artists benefited from these workshops, coming from different Arab countries including: Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Tunisia. The diverse backgrounds of these trainees in terms of previous academic and artistic training as well as cultural and social habits enriched the workshops with exchanges of experience amongst the participants. Workshops acheived: 1-Body movement Conductor: Marianne Horaibi - USA Al Madina Theater- Lebanon 26/3/2000 2- Body movement Conductor: Marianne Horaibi - USA 7th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 28/3/2000 3-Voice training method Conductor: Orlanda Cook - UK 7th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 29/3/2000 4- Acting Conductor: Ezzedein Qannoun - Tunisia 7th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 30/3/2000 5- Theater Writing Conductor: Lena Fridell - Sweden 7th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 3/4/2000 6- Stage sound Conductor: Charkie Schaloska- Sweden Gert - Ove Waagstam- Sweden 7th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 5/4/2000 7- New methods in teaching music Conductor: Nancy Evans - UK Arab Center for Folklore- Lebanon 3/5/2000 8- Voice training method Conductor: Orlanda Cook - UK American University - Lebanon 6/11/2000 9- Satge lighting Conductor: Gert - Ove Waagstam- Sweden Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 7/11/2000 10 - Theater Critic Conductor: Dr. Hannan K. Hassan - Syria Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 9/11/2000 11 - Shadow play Conductors: Dr. Huda Issa - Egypt Dr. Mona Kino - Lebanon Al- Jesuits Center - El-Minia/Egypt 9/11/2000 12 - Theater Writing Conductors: Lena Fridell, Mattias Andersson & Leo Cullborg - Sweden 8th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 5/4/2001 13 - Dramaturgy Conductor: Dr. Marie Elias - Syria 8th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 5/4/2001 14 - Voice & Mask Conductors: Orlanda Cook - England May Walter - Sweden 8th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 5/4/2001 15 - Stage Lighting Conductor: Christophe Guillermet - France 8th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 7/4/2001 16 -Means for supporting the leadership & management of the Arab Arts Institutions Conductors: Dr. Hala Shukrallah - Egypt Dr. Ala'a Shukrallah - Egypt 8th round of the Amman International Theater Festival-Jordan 9/4/2001 17 - Voice training method Conductor: Orlanda Cook - UK Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 16/4/2001 18 - Body movement Conductor: Marianne Horaibi - USA Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 14/6/2001 19 - Body movement Conductor: Marianne Horaibi - USA Culture Department - Bahrain 29/5/2001. 20 - Scenography Conductor: Nader Omran - Jordan Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 26/6/2001. 21 - Body movement Conductor: Marianne Horaibi - USA Al - Madina Theater - Lebanon 3/7/2001. 22 - Theater Critic Conductor: Dr. Hannan K. Hassan- Syria Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 16/7/2001 23 - Stage Management Conductor: Dr. Mona Kino - Lebanon Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 13/8/2001 24 - Dramaturgy Conductor: Dr. Hannan K. Hassan - Syria 10th round Qerthage International Theater Festival-Tunisia 21/10/2001 25 - Scenography Conductor: Nader Omran - Jordan High Institute for Theater & Cultural Animation- Rabat /Morocco 29/10/2001. 26- Alternative Theater Spaces Conductors: Gert - Ova Waagstam - Sweden & Tarek Abou Elfetouh - Egypt 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 26 / 3 / 2002 27- Commedia Del Arte Conductor: Stefan Ridell - Sweden 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 28 / 3 /2002 28-Drama in Education Conductor: Wassem Kurdi - Palestine 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 29 /3 / 2002 29- Stage Makeup Conductor: Eva Rizell - Sweden 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 31/ 3 / 2002 30- Methods for Teaching music for children Conductor: Nancy Evans - UK 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 1 / 4 / 2002 31- Cartoon Film making Conductor: Erling Ericsson - Sweden 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 3 / 4 / 2002 32- Dance Meeting: A pedagogy for dance In the Arab world 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival - Jordan 2 / 4 / 2002 33- Play Readings: End product of Theater writing Conductors: Lena Fridell ,Mattias Andersson & Leo Cullborg - Sweden 9th round of the Amman International Theater Festival -Jordan 4 / 4 /2002 34- Shadow play Conductor: Dr. Mona Kino - Lebanon Al- Jesuits Center - Alex. /Egypt 22/7/2002 35-How to organize a cultural event Conductor: Serene Huleileh & Raed Asfour - Jordan Arab Resourse Centre for Popular Arts - Lebanon 4/8/2002 36- The Drama of Sound Conductor: Nancy Evans – U K Lebanese American University, Beirut 29/7/2003. 37- Lighting Design Conductor: Judith Greenwood – U K Lebanese American University, Beirut 4/8/2003. 38- Voice Conductor: Yvonne Morley – U K 2003/8/4 Lebanese American University, Beirut. 39- Story Telling Techniques Conductors: Hassan El-Gretely & Vania Exergian - Egypt Arab Resource Centre for Popular Arts - Lebanon 10/8/2003. 40- Story Telling Techniques Conductors: Hassan El-Gretely & Vania Exergian - Egypt Performing Arts Center – Jordan 17/8/2003. 41- Improvisation Conductor: Na’ela Al Trash - Syria Performing Arts Center – Jordan 3/12/2003. 42- Documenting performing arts Conductor: Nabil Butros - Egypt Performing Arts Center – Jordan 5/12/2003. 43- Sound techniques Conductor: Antoine Gérard - France 10th round of the Amman International Theater Festival –Jordan 11/4/2004. 44- Documentation & Art Criticism Conductors: Dr. Hannan K. Hassan - Syria & Nabil Butros - Egypt 10th round of the Amman International Theater Festival –Jordan 12/4/2004 . 45- Diversity in Learning/Learning societies Second meeting 16 April, 2004 Jerash – Jordan Organized by: The Arab Education Forum Shikshantar (India) UNESCO (Headquarters office and Regional office) The Arab Theatre Training Center 46.Al Balad Theatre: This theatre was established following a workshop on (developing alternative spaces) organized by the center in cooperation with the Young Arab Theatre Fund and the Al Fawanees theatre during the Amman International Theatre Festival in 2002. This workshop aimed at exploring ways in which existing spaces can be transformed into alternative spaces for the performing arts. This workshop was conducted by the Swedish expert Gert-Ova Waagstam and scenographer Tareq Abu El Futouh of the Young Arab Theatre Fund. Eleven young architects and cultural managers from Jordan participated in this workshop which selected Versaille cinema, one of the oldest cinema houses in Amman, as a model for the rehabilitation plan. The three partners in the project managed to implement the results of the workshop and Al Balad Theatre was founded under the direct management and supervision of Raed Asfour, director and scenograph. The Al Balad Theatre was opened on 17 February 2005 with the following objectives: 1. Provide new performance spaces for various contemporary arts (theatre, dance, cinema, music, visual arts) to host Jordanian, Arab, and international artists. 2. Develop the relationship with the community through the establishment of a multi-purpose cultural center. 3. Provide spaces for rehearsals and workshops for young artists. 4. Open new channels of communication and cooperation with various art organizations in the Arab world and abroad through the presentation of performances from different countries all year round. 5. Provide a space for young artists to present their artistic work and experimentation in the field of theatre, dance, and music. 6. Provide specialized programs for children. 7. Organize festivals and events. For over one year and a half the ATTC was the host organization for the theatre until it was founded as a non profit company in Jordan with a board consisting of 12 artists and business people and professionals from the Jordanian civil society. 47.Contemporary dance workshop Conductors:  Gekidan Kaitaisha dance company - Japan Amman - Jordan 10/4/2005 48 . Alternative Video Archives Workshop Conductor: Toni Serra – Spain Amman - Jordan 14/7/2005 49 .Cooperation with the Arab Education Forum in the founding meeting of “Safar” fund: The ATTC cooperated with the Arab Education Forum to organize the founding meeting for “Safar: Arab youth mobility fund”. The cooperation with the Arab Education Forum has been ongoing for several years on a variety of themes. This recent project that the Arab Education Forum is embarking on represents a milestone in our cooperation. The “Safar” fund aims to assist Arab youth who have their own community initiatives to travel within the Arab world and take part in apprenticeships, internships, training workshops, and meetings that will enhance their understanding of their work and develop cross-country interaction and dialogue between Arab youth. The founding meeting organized in July 2005 was the culmination of 5 months of e-mail exchanges and discussions on the project. The founding committee consisted of 25 young people from 8 different Arab countries, including Hussein Rifai from ATTC. The project was launched in October 2005 and the applications are currently online on the AEF website (www.almoultaqa.com) or the “ Safar “ website (www.safarfund.org). The ATTC cooperated with the International Association for creativity and training/ Alexandria-Gothenberg and the creative forum for independent theatre groups in Europe and the Mediterranean in the organization of the following workshops: 50 .Improvisation Workshop  Conductor:Naila Al Atrach/ Syria The Creative Forum for Independent Theater: Europe -Mediterranean Alex – Egypt 8/2/2006 51.Theatre Production Management Workshop Conductor:Rola Kobeissi/ Lebanon The Creative Forum for Independent Theater: Europe -Mediterranean Alex – Egypt 8/2/2006 52 .Sound Design Conductor:Bashar Shammout / Palestine The Creative Forum for Independent Theater: Europe -Mediterranean Alex – Egypt 8/2/2006 53 . Scenography Conductor:Hassan Choubassi / Lebanon. The Creative Forum for Independent  Theater :Europe -Mediterranean Alex – Egypt 8/2/2006 54 . Drama in Education Conductor:Samar Dudin / Jordan. I-ACT Alex – Egypt 16/12/2006 55 . Drama Therapy Conductor:Zeina Dakash /Lebanon. Al Madina Theater Beirut -Lebanon 25/2/2007 56 . Open Spaces Scenography Conductor:Naji Sorrati /Lebanon. High Institute for Theatre Damascus -Syria 31/3/2007 57 .Drama Therapy Workshop Conductor:Zeina Dakash /Lebanon. Janana Summer Camp Bramanah -Lebanon 20/8/2007 58 .Improvisation Conductor: Na’ela Al Trash - Syria Aselah - Morocco 8/9/2007 59 . Voice training Conductor:Paula Brandt / Sweden. High Institute for Theatre Damascus -Syria 17/11/2007 . 60. Imagination in Action” Contemporary Theatre-in-Education workshop Conductor: Chris Cooper – UK in partnership between The Qattan Centre for Educational Research & Development (QCERD)/A. M. Qattan Foundation in Ramallah-Palestine 26/10/2008 till 30/10/2008 61. Support 3 workshop for Teatro theater – Syria : - Improvisation - Voice - Body movement - Acting Syria 11/2008-9/2009 62. The “ Situation of Training in the Arab World:Hidden Potentials, and Future Expectations” meeting the Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups Alexandrina – Egypt 2/2009 63. Support the theatre training program of the deaf and dumb youth. Beirut Theatet – Essam Bokhaled Lebanon 2/2009 64. The art of Storytelling workshop Conductor : Praline Gaypara / France Hakaya Festival 4/2009 65. Encouraging expression through storiesworkshop Conductor : Denise Asa’d / Palestine Hakaya Festival 4/2009 66. Pantomime acting Workshop Conductor :Issam Boukhaled / Lebanon Egypt 2009/12 67.Contemporary Dance workshop Conductor :Nawal Iskandarni / Tunisa Egypt 2009/12 68.Shadow Play workshop High Institute for Theater & Cultural Animation Conductor : Mona Knio – Lebanon Morocco 9/2009 69. Workshop on voice in collaboration with LAU . July 2009, Lebanon. 70.Dance Refl-action cooperation, Develop a collaborative research project on the pedagogy of teaching contemporary dance in the Arab world in cooperation with Studio Emadeddine & HaRaKa, Egypt, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Carovana, Italy, and Dancing on the Edge festival, and Le Grand Cru –Holland For more information: http://dancereflaction.org/ 71. Story & Drama workshop Conductor : Rawan Barakat – Jordan Hakaya Festival – Third Edition- Jordan 5/2010 72.Storytellers Technique Conductor: Wasim AlKurdi - Palestine Hakaya Festival – Third Edition- Jordan 5/2010 73.Story Reading workshop Conductor: Danees Asa’ad – Palestine Hakaya Festival – Third Edition- Jordan 5/2010 74.City Story workshop Conductor: Interruption Hakaya Festival – Third Edition- Jordan 5/2010 75. Theater Production workshop Conductors: Amal Omran – Nidal Sijare – Syria Alathekia – Syria 5/2010 76.Contemporary Dance workshop Conductor :Peter Gombiez,- France Masrah Al Balad, Jordan. 8/5/ 2009 77.Physical Voice in the Moving Body worksop Conductor: Patricia Bardi – The Netherland Jordan /9 2010 78.Workshop on voice in collaboration with the LAU, Lebanon. Workshop on theatre in education Conductor: :Kostaass Amerabolass – Greece in collaboration with The Qattan Foundation, Palestine 12/2010 79.Exchange between El Teatro in Syria and Issam Boukhaled in Lebanon The ATTC arranged and sponsored a field trip for the trainees in Teatro theatre group from Damascus to Beirut to meet with Issam’ Boukhaled’s trainees, attend the performance, and visit theatres in Beirut. 80.Soukoun Website Develop a collaborative research project on the pedagogy of teaching contemporary dance in the Arab world in cooperation with Studio Emadeddine & HaRaKa, Egypt, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Carovana, Italy, and Dancing on the Edge festival, and Le Grand Cru -Holland. Soukoun was created by the Lebanese Dance Research Association to develop scholarly dance research and contribute to the growth of the dance field in the Arabic speaking countries. Soukoun website is conceived as well as a research tool as a mean of communication to respond to lacking needs related to dance research by: Sharing specialized articles about dance written in different field ( philosophy, performing arts, sociology,anthropology) Gathering in one space relevant and disseminated dance knowledge (articles, bibliographical references) that seems to be fundamental to the comprehension of dance as an artistic as well as a social practice. carving an open space for practitioners (choreographers, dancers), pedagogues (teachers, trainers) and researchers to exchange their reflections and scholarly dance research and make it accessible on-line. 81.ATTC 2010 Workshop in improvisation, Lebanon 82. Acting workshop Conductor : Hassan ELGeretly – Egypt Bahrain 4/2010 83. Storytelling arts workshop Conductor : Ramdan Khater – Egypt Bahrain 4/2010 84. Acting workshop Conductor : Naji Souraty – Lebanon Lebanon 9/2010 85. Al Tahteeb “stick workshop Conductors : Ibrahem Abd AlAzeaz & Jamal Mousa’ad – Egypt Jordan 1/2011 86. Contemporary Dance workshop Conductor : Hillary Blake – USA Masrah Al Balad, Jordan. 2/2011 87. Contemporary Dance workshop Conductors :Khaled Ben Ghareeb( Morocco ) Saadiya Souyah( Algeria ) Morocco 1/2011 88.Dramaturgy workshop The Damascus Theatre Laboratory 1/2011 Syria

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