The Theater of Sa’dallah Wannous: From An Evening's Entertainment for the Fifth of June to Historical Miniatures

Wednesday, February 26:

9:00am: Welcome

Travis Zadeh, Chair, Council on Middle East Studies, Yale University

Introduction: Robert Myers and Nada Saab

9:30-11:00am: Panel One
Reading: Scenes from An Evening’s Entertainment for the Fifth of June
p. 51-69, p. 81-92

Panel: “The Six-Day War and Wannous in the 1960s.” Nada Saab, Marvin Carlson, James Reilly, Rami Khouri, and Edward Ziter

11:15am-12:45pm: Panel Two
Reading: Scenes from The Adventure of the Head of Mamlouk Jaber
p. 152-159, p. 164-168, p. 184-191

Panel: “Wannous and Political Theater.” Nada Saab, Rami Khouri, Mona Knio, and
Edward Ziter

2:00-3:15pm: Panel Three
Reading: Scenes from The Rape
p. 4-8, p. 11-19, p. 26-39. Video excerpt of Beirut production

Panel: “Wannous, Palestine, and Zionism” Sahar Assaf, Nada Saab, James Reilly, Rami Khouri

3:45-5:00pm: Panel Four
Reading: Scenes from Rituals of Signs and Transformations
Act I: Schemes: Scene 2, p.276-284. Scene 4, p. 290-297
Act II: Outcomes: Scene 2, p. 323-330. Scene 5, p. 337-346. Scene 13, p. 369-376

Panel:“Transformations in the Arab World: Revolution, Women’s Rights and Sexual Liberation” Nidal al Ashkar, Sahar Assaf, Marvin Carlson, Mona Knio

Thursday, February 27:

8:45-10:15am Panel Five
Reading: Scenes from Historical Miniatures
First Miniature: Ancient Historian, p. 3-4. Detail 11, p. 48-50
Second Miniature: Detail 2, p. 59-60. Detail 6, p. 69-72. Detail 8, p. 78-81

“Arab Historiographies.” Nidal al-Ashkar, James Reilly, Edward Ziter, Mona Knio, Rami Khouri

10:45am-12:00pm Panel Six
Reading: Scenes from Historical Miniatures
Third Miniature: Detail 3, p. 86-88. Detail 5, p. 94-96. Detail 7, p. 101-10. Final Detail, p. 116

“Tyrants and Loss in Arab Literature and the Arab World.” Nidal al-Ashkar, Mona Knio, Nada Saab, Marvin Carlson, Sahar Assaf