A PhD thesis at the College of Fine Arts, University of Basra, examined cultural ecology in the Iraqi theater show

The thesis presented by researcher Mortada Ali Hassan included the knowledge of the work of cultural ecology in theatrical performance

Through its intellectual, philosophical and aesthetic data.

It is one of the most important and effective elements in supporting the director's vision on stage in stimulating his creative energy

The thesis aims at the need of researchers in the art of theater as it is a study of a neighboring structure that represents cultural ecology and the mechanisms of its operation in theatrical performance.

The thesis concluded that cultural ecology is a basic and effective symbol, and that this interaction establishes a kind of interconnection between these sensory experiences and artistic production.

Which is positively reflected on his directing treatments, which confirms the artist’s connection to his environment from which he drew most of his intellectual and procedural experiences.