The stage of the King Abdullah II Cultural Center in Zarqa Governorate, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, witnessed the performance of the play "the princess and the Wolf Ramah", as part of the activities of the sixth edition of the Arab children's Theater Festival held under the slogan-Give us childhood.
This participation comes within the framework of academic and artistic representation of the University of Basra / Faculty of Fine Arts-Department of Performing Arts
The show was based on a scenographic design by Ara Hamid al Majid, supported by sound effects engineering and music by Abdul Aziz Ahmed.
The delegation of the University of Basra was headed by Dr. Humam Abdul-Jabbar, stressing the importance of these international partnerships in building bridges of cultural and academic communication, and highlighting the products of students and youth in the forums.
On the sidelines of the festival, assistant professor Dr. moibed Khalaf Rashid and teacher Dr. Humam Abdul Jabbar Turki participated in the activities of the sixth edition of the Arab children's Theater Festival, which was held in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under the slogan. "Give us childhood", by presenting two specialized research papers and actively participating in the critical sessions accompanying the festival.
The research participation came in the context of academic approaches that address the psychological, educational and aesthetic dimensions of children's theater, as assistant professor Dr. moibed Khalaf Rashid presented a research paper entitled "Paolo Freire and Child Psychology: bank education", in which he addressed the problems associated with traditional educational styles in the light of the educational thought of Paolo Freire.
The teacher Dr. Humam Abdul Jabbar Turki presented a research paper entitled "Acting play and its impact on the child's psychology: theater as a safe environment to overcome psychological obstacles and form the human personality", in which he discussed the psychological and educational dimensions of acting, and the role of theatrical practice in providing a safe expressive space that enables the child to explore himself.
At the level of critical events, the session witnessed the distinguished academic presence of assistant professor Dr. moibed Khalaf Rashid, through his assumption of the chairmanship of the critical Committee of the festival, his participation in the management of critical dialogues and reading the participating theatrical performances and analyzing their artistic, aesthetic and educational contents, reflecting the level of scientific and critical experience enjoyed by the teaching staff at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Basra, and their ability to contribute to the development of theatrical critical discourse at the Arab level.
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