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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Valentina Abu Aqsa (born December 13, 1967 in Maalia) is a Palestinian actress, writer, and theater director. She lives in Haifa.
I was born in 1967 in the town of Maaya in the Upper Galilee in northern Palestine.
She professionalized theater as an actress in 1986 - after a year and a half of studying acting in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem - with the Al-Hakawati Troupe in Jerusalem and participated in several Palestinian theatrical works. She is a founding member of the Palestinian Playwrights Association in 1987 in occupied Jerusalem. She went to preparation, stage writing, directing and then producing, and she has a number of works that set a precedent in the Palestinian theater arena, including the project (Child Artist) and its achievements, and the play (I am Free).
On April 9, 2002, she was hit by a live bullet fired by an Israeli soldier, on the outskirts of Jenin camp, causing her a permanent disability in the joint of her left hand.
She presented her roles and works on the stages of Palestinian theaters, Arab cities, and many cities in Europe and the United States.
She is married to Jerusalemite Rommel Abdel Nour, and they have two sons, Nashed and Yaman.
its business
the acting
Jubilee
The play is waiting for Faraj / for waiting for Godot
Kafr Shamma
scribble in terminal
dirty hands
The Lady's House / About Bernarda Alba's House
He did not die in the Epic of Gilgamesh
The musical Gilgamesh
blood wedding
station
I am free
She presented her roles and works with distinction on the stage of theaters in Palestine, Arab countries, Europe and the United States.
A number of her roles, in Italian, French and English
output
scribble in terminal
The dream (four visions)
gazelle windows
Nasis Nasis (Puppet Theatre)
Windows gazelle in Italian
I am free.
Writing
Scribbling at a Station, The Dream, Text by Text, Shababeek al-Ghazala (prepared by Shababeek al-Ghazala stories by Dr. Suhair Abu Oqsa Dawood) and the play I am Free.
festivals
She participated in a number of theater festivals, the most important of which are, Searching for Theater in Sardinia, Carthage in Tunisia, Amman Theater Days in Jordan, International Women's Day Festival at Al-Balad Theater in Amman, at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Prisoner in Morocco and at the International Conference of Playwrights in Stockholm.
management and cultural exchange
She founded and managed the (Child Artist) project in Haifa in 2001-2005
Presented workshops in the field of theater / acting for children and youth throughout Palestine
She initiated and managed a number of theater and cultural exchange projects with many partnerships in Palestine and abroad
Member of the Management Committee of the Tenth International Conference of Women Playwrights 2012-2015 in Cape Town
production
The play "The Dream" was produced - three times - with different visions and casts.
She produced the play “Shababeek Al Ghazala” through her project (Child Artist).
She participated in the production of “The Windows of the Gazelle” in Italian in Alghero-Sardinia
Produced the play project “I am Free” (from the beginning of the research to the performances on stage)
Hair
She wrote poetry in her childhood since 1981, and her first publication was published in the Communist Party newspaper (Al-Ittihad) in 1984 and then Al-Hadaf magazine. Dozens of her poems were published in Palestinian newspapers, Al-Ittihad, Fasl Al-Maqal, Al-Ayyam, Al-Kateb magazine and Dafater Thaqafiyya. Her name became famous as a poet since her recklessness, and her rebellious personality emerged through her writing and reciting poetry on many national and international occasions.
visual
A series of jokes in earnest
Myrrh and Pomegranate movie
Lily's birthday movie
A small movie
Movie love, theft and other problems
Achievements and Awards
In August 2012, she won the “Etel Adnan” International Award for Dramatic Literature for her play “I am Free” at the International Conference of Women Playwrights held in Stockholm.
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