Personal Data:
Name:
Gamal El-Sayed Hussien Mohamed Yakout
Date of Birth:
28th Jan. 1964
E Mail
gamal@creationegypt.com
Cell Phone: 0020 10 032 77 77 - 012 322 57 54
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting Department,
Alexandria University, 1986 – with “Good” General grade.
Bachelor of Arts Theatre Department, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University 2003 with “Very Good” general grade with Honors.
Master of Arts introduction, faculty of Arts Theatre Department, Nov. 2004 with “Excellent” general grade.
Obtained Master of Arts in “Theatrical directing” – Faculty of Arts, Theatre Department, Oct. 2007, thesis Topic: “The theater Director and the theatrical Multi-vision of “Miss Julia” drama:- A comparative applied study, with “Excellent” grade, along with a recommendation to publish the thesis and circulate amid universities.
Currently preparing for the PhD. thesis in: “The Role of the Theater director in varied production methods:– A comparative applied study between the contemporary Egyptian and English theatrical performances.”
Employment experience:
Business:
April 88 to June 96:
Export Manager in Household department in Misr Amria for spinning and weaving, Alexandria - Egypt.
April 96 to April 00:
Egypt Commercial representative for the British “Seaton Textiles Ltd”. UK.
Egypt Commercial Representative for the British “Gables Textiles Ltd”.
June 2000 up to date:
June 2005 up to date:
June 2006 up to date:
Owner and General Manager of “Creation” wholesale supplier and exporter of Textile products.
Owner of “Venus” store for top quality pure Egyptian Cotton Textile households.
A partner in TopTex factory for embroidery households, Alexandria.
Theatre:
April 2004
Assigned as an assistant Lecturer, in the faculty of Arts, Theater Department – Alexandria University.
Oct. 2004
A volunteered supervisor of theater activities in “Tazawwk Cultural Palace” affiliated to the General Organization for Culture Palaces, Ministry of Culture; a governmental organization cares for the regional cultural and artistic activities.
Feb. 2009
Assigned as a Director of “The Tazawwok Cultural Palace” ended in March2011
Play Writing:
From 85 to the present
Wrote nine ‘one act’ plays, in addition to, three plays for children theater, such as “sayaad el-Afareet” e.g. “The Ghosts’ Hunter”
Acting:
From 1982 to 2000
Preformed 11 plays from own written plays, national writers and the global theater, such as The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe, Shirazad by Tawfik el-Hakeem.
Theater Directing:
Directed 24 plays from own written plays, national writers and the global theater, such as “A doll’s House” by Henrik Ebsin, “Miss Julie” by August Strinberg, and “The Hairy Ape” by Eugene O’Neil. Currently preparing for directing the “Desire under the Elms” by Eugene O’Neil.
Critic Studies:
Conducted and completed a number of researches and critical studies in the field of Arabian and Global theater, in addition to the critical essays on the national and Arabian performances and its social impact. In addition to contributing a number of articles in the national theater festivals newsletters and “Masrahna” i.e. “Our Theater” Newspaper and in the daily festivals newsletters.
Achievements:
2002
2004
2006
2009
Awarded the Special prize in “Hanager Theater” for the performance of “The Cage” by Mario Fratti.
Awarded 6 prizes in directing, acting, and settings, for “Crucible” written by Arthur Miller.
Awarded 3 prizes in the National Festival of Egyptian Theater for directing, setting and acting for excellence performance of the “A doll’s house” by Henrik Ibsen.
Awarded 5 prizes for “The Hairy Ape” by Eugene O’Neil. 1st award for directing, lighting, setting, dramatic dancing and best performance.
Designing and conducting training workshops in Alexandria and on the national level on:
Directing
Acting
Stage play writing
2002
Presenting “the Cage” as an opening performance of the Theater Clubs Festival in Hanager Theater affiliated to the General Organization for Culture Palaces, Ministry of Culture.
2006
Presenting Ibsen’s masterpiece “A doll’s House” as an opening performance of the National Festival for Egyptian Theater, in Gumhoryah Theater in Cairo affiliated to the General Organization for Culture Palaces, Ministry of Culture.
2009
Presenting “The Hairy Ape” as a closing performance of the National Festival for Egyptian Theater, in Opera House Theater in Cairo affiliated to the General Organization for Culture Palaces, Ministry of Culture.
Conferences:
2006
Participated in The international conference on the event of 100 years passed on the death of Henrik Ibsen, attended by Her Majesty the Queen of Norway, I presented my experience in directing Ibsen’s masterpiece “A doll’s House”.
2006
A member in the general assembly of the theater scientific conference organized by the National Organization for Culture Palaces.
2008
Participated as the main mediator in the regional conference of the Egyptian regional authors, discussing a number of works written by regional theater amateur and professional authors.
2009
Organized the Alexandria 1st conference for digital culture, in the period between Oct. 27th and 29th 2009, where regional researchers participated and the conference came out with a number of recommendations such as:
Establishing “Tazawwok digital Center” which will digitalize most of the Egyptian creative arts in all its forms and introduce the digital cinema and the digital theater. In addition of being a member of the General Assembly of the Conference.
As a Manager of
Tazawwok Cultural Palace
Oct. 27th to 29th 2009
The Center organized a lot of artistic and cultural events, such as:
Alexandria 1st conference for digital culture, as mentioned above.
Nov.22nd to 10 Dec. 2009
Conduct the “Fall Saloon” exhibition for the works of Alexandrian artists in most of fine Arts fields, the exhibition was conducted on 22nd of Nov.2009 for two weeks, in the “Tazawwok Cultural Palace”.
2009
Manage and supervise all the activities in “The Tazawwok Cultural Palace” this includes:
The theater activities and performances.
Conduct a number of theatre workshops.
Conduct directing training workshops.
Conferences
Design, supervise and conduct artistic and cultural symposiums.
May 1st to 5th 2008
Organized the tazwwok festival for the Alexandrian regional theater under the emblem “Theater without funding”, this depended on the recycled material within the surrounding environment.
Dec.7th to 12th 2009
Conduct second phase of the tazwwok Theater festival in Alexandria with collaboration and coordination of the Jesuit Cultural Center.
Interests:
Traveling: I have visited, UK, France, Greece , Sweden, Kenya, KSA, Qatar, Jordon, Syria, and UAE
Visit Museums e.g. Louvre, Orsay and The National Greek Museum.
Follow up and attending international huge production theatrical performances, such as:
The Phantom of the Opera House,
Les Miserables
Mamma Mia
Hair Spray
The women in Black
Chicago
Cabaret
Lion King
The Importance of Being Earnest
• Reading and writing
• Digital Photography
