Amman, November 14 (QNA) - The 31st edition of the Jordan Theatre Festival concluded Saturday evening, with theatrical companies from 14 Arab countries taking part. Qatar was represented on the festival's jury, chaired by Qatari theatre critic Dr. Hassan Rashid.
The jury, chaired by Dr. Rashid, included Jordanian academics Dr. Mohammed Wasif and Dr. Adnan Mashaqbeh; Kuwaiti actor and theater director Abdullah Al Turkmani; Sudanese critic Essam Abu Al Qasim; Algerian playwright and theater director Sofiane Attia; and Omani playwright and academic Dr. Said Al Siyabi.
In its closing statement, the jury issued several recommendations, including strengthening the dramatic role of music in theater, promoting original musical composition and instrumental arrangement, and fostering creative integration between music and other elements of scenography.
It also stressed the importance of the conscious and responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies in ways that preserve the authenticity of human creativity and ensure transparency in their application to theatrical production. (QNA)