A Conversation with Professor Mayada Hussein and Director Omar Abu Saada The Archive of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts initiative in Damascus

Ettijahat – Independent Culture invites you to listen to the interview conducted with Professor Mayada Hussein and director Omar Abu Saada in the context of launching The Archive of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts initiative in Damascus. In this interview, we discussed the specialty of the institute and the initiative, the importance of documentation and archiving, in addition to the course of the work mechanism in creating the website, and the most prominent challenges that faced the people working on the project, in conclusion with the subsequent steps.

Please click here to visit the website and view its different resources in Arabic and English. To contact the initiative team, please send an email to info@hidaarchive.com.
The website includes visual materials and photographs documenting milestones in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts journey, testimonies by several founders, and studies prepared by some Theatrical Criticism and Studies Department graduates. All the materials presented on the website are available under the Creative Commons license.

To listen to the podcast, please click here