Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Sabah Alanbari 2007

 

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

1-     He was born in Baquba (60km north of Baghdad) on the tenth of January 1954.

But according to his father, he was born on the first of May 1952

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2-     He was taught  the craft of photography  by his uncle (Jameel Al-Lami) and by the photographer (Ali Mutar) he was taught the art and the techniques of photography .

3-     Published his first essay in 1971 in (Al-thaqafa) magazine in Iraq entitled (New Dimensions in the 60's Poetry)

4-     He was a co-director of "Migrant of Brisbane" written by George Shahada and directed by the Iraqi director Sami Abd Al- Hameed in 1974.

5     He has directed the following plays for the (Baquba Theater Group):

a- The Man Who Made Fun of Angels   in 1974

b- The Key in 1975

c- The New House in 1975

d- The Two Opposites in 1976

e-  The Scream in 1995

f- The Conjunction in Silence Space in 1995

g-  The Donkey's Shadow Case in 1996

 h- Death Train in 2004

6-  His first play "Break-in Group"  a science fiction, won in "Al-Aqlam" magazine's competition as the best Iraqi play in 1993 and was published in the same magazine in 1994.

7-  His play "The Scream" won the country prize for creation in 1994 but wasn't permitted to be directed in Iraq.

8-  He printed the following books:-

            

 

         a- Silent Rituals    / published in "The House of General  cultural affairs" /     Baghdad 2000

         b- Time-Cleavage Night / published in "Arab Writers Union/ Damascus 2001

         c-The Drama Structure in M. Zanganah Plays /The House of General Cultural Affairs – Baghdad 2002

         d-  Journeys in The Kingdom of Silence / / The House of General Cultural Affairs – Baghdad 2004

 

9- Was elected a head of the "Iraqi society for photography" in 2004 and has published a booklet entitled "the third eye"

10-  In 2004, he established  with some of his friends in Dyala "The National Association for Defence of  Human Rights in Iraq" and has written in its issue "Human Rights" some daring essays.

10- Has written tens of articles , essays and researches in the fields of theater , story and photography.