National Theatre of Tunisia

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The National Theatre of Tunisia (French: Théâtre national tunisien) is a Tunisian Government-owned corporation of a cultural nature. Financially autonomous, the theatre was created by Law No. 113 of 30 December 1983 relating to acts 73-74 of the Finance Act of 1983 and meets the same rules and regulations as public institutions.[1] It has been directed by Mohamed Driss since 1988[1] and the current secretary general is .[2]

Location[]

The decided in 1988 that the headquarters of the National Theatre was to be located in the Khaznadar palace, in the Tunis quarter of , near Bab Souika.[1] Upon the designation, the palace was renamed Palace Theater.[1] (قصر المسرح) Built in the mid-nineteenth century by the Grand Vizier , the palace served from 1903 to 1986 as an elementary school.[3]

Renovations[]

Mohamed Driss, when appointed to head the theatre in 1988, began a large renovation and restoration of cultural spaces of the National Theatre.[1] Among the renovated spaces include:[1]

  • the studio Habiba Msika for physical exercises and dance;
  • the studio for rehearsals and training;
  • the workshop costumes;
  • and a carpentry workshop.

The former Le Paris cinema, as decided of the National Theatre by the new president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, was also renovated.[1] Since then, the room, renamed the Fourth art room (الفن الرابع) has been equipped with modern technical infrastructure.[1] Among the improvements made include:[1]

  • the renovation of the facade of the hall;
  • management halls;
  • cool room;
  • the upholstery of the chairs;
  • and the creation of a design studio.

These developments allowed the opening of the theater to the public in October 1993.[1] The hall can accommodate 350 people[4] and is home, every cultural season (from October 1 to June 30), to more than 80 performances.[4] In addition, a rehearsal hall was built in the "palace theater" Halfaouine opened in March 1993.[5]

Work for communication between the Fourth art room and the upper floor housing space of intermission, are in a state of studies.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k (in French) Description of the theater Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in French) Centre Tunisien de l'IIT
  3. ^ (in French) Tunisian culture, Palais du théâtre, Saisons tunisiennes Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b (in French) Théâtres (Municipalité de Tunis)
  5. ^ (in French) Description of the Palace Theater Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

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