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The traditional opening cues of the Carthage Theatre Days will resonate for a full week in the beautiful halls of the Cit\u00e9 de la Culture and other iconic venues across the city.
\nThis annual event, faithful to its winter rendez-vous, promises to immerse us in theatre works from around the world and, this year in particular, to introduce us to the Colombian, Mexican, and Spanish stage. A true window onto new horizons and new forms of expression.<\/p>\n

On the stage of the opera house, we will have the pleasure of watching the great Egyptian artist Yahia El Fakharani in the celebrated adaptation of Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear<\/em>.
\nAnother major production featured at the JTC will be Holm<\/em> by the renowned director Fadhel Jaibi.<\/p>\n

And the celebration continues with competitions, seminars, tributes, and musical performances.
\nA beautifully crafted edition of the JTC, to the delight of all lovers of the theatrical arts.<\/p>\n

Amina Srarfi<\/h2>\n

Minister of Cultural Affairs<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_zigzag color=”custom” custom_color=”#141027″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Mounir Argui
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Director of the 26th Edition of the Carthage Theatre Days<\/p>\n

We gather once again
\nTo launch the 26th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days.
\nWe gather to carry high the banner of this year\u2019s theme:
\nTheatre\u2026 Conscience and Change
\nTheatre\u2026 The Pulse of the Street<\/p>\n

We gather to rediscover our greatest strength:
\nThe strength to rise\u2026 to speak\u2026 to dream.<\/p>\n

As Bertolt Brecht once said, theatre is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape the world into what it should be\u2026 more just\u2026 more human\u2026 more luminous.<\/p>\n

This stage\u2014always larger than its walls, wider than its halls, deeper than its fleeting moments\u2014welcomes today voices from Tunisia\u2026 the Arab world\u2026 Africa\u2026 and the entire globe.<\/p>\n

Voices carrying within them the experiences, ideas, and questions of their creators.
\nThey place them before you, for the theatre-maker\u2014attentive, aware, and listening\u2014does not turn away from injustice, oppression, or suffering.<\/p>\n

In an era where the world needs more than ever an art that confronts isolation and fear, restoring trust in Beauty and Freedom\u2026<\/p>\n

Tonight, we rise together in solemn, majestic silence.
\nWe think of Gaza\u2014wounded yet resilient and steadfast.
\nPalestine is Conscience.
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Through the very essence of the human question that theatre holds, we remember Palestine not through slogans, but through what art does best: awakening to the truth that light is resistance, that art is resistance, that raising our voices and speaking truth is an act of beauty.<\/p>\n

Dear guests,
\nThe 26th edition maintains its traditional sections and, for the first time, welcomes an international theatre forum entitled:
\n\u201cThe Theatre Artist, Their Time, and Their Work.\u201d
\n<\/strong>\u00a0A transparent space to listen to theatre-makers, to understand their connection with their surroundings, to gather their insights, and to engage in the questions that keep the creator alert and alive.<\/p>\n

We have chosen for this edition a diverse program,
\nBringing together the official competition, Tunisian, Arab, and African performances, as well as productions from world theatre.<\/p>\n

This edition opens its doors to an exceptional space:
\nTheatre of Freedom – the theatre of detainees in penitentiary units and rehabilitation centres.
\nA human and pioneering theatrical experience that we pursue with determination, in collaboration with the General Committee of Prisons and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

Dear guests,
\nAlongside performances for adults, children, teenagers, and amateur theatre, this edition hosts 7 practical workshops led by renowned specialists, as well as a symposium on theatrical research based on doctoral theses defended in Tunisian universities, with the aim of promoting scientific research in the field of theatre.<\/p>\n

Dear guests,
\nThis year, we honour creators who have eternally marked the stages of Tunisian, Arab, and African theatre.
\nThis tribute is not merely a celebration of the past, but a renewed commitment affirming that theatre continues\u2014and that its flame never extinguishes.<\/p>\n

I would like to thank our partner institutions,
\nIn particular:<\/p>\n

The Tunis Opera House<\/p>\n

The Tunisian National Theatre<\/p>\n

The National Centre for Puppet Arts<\/p>\n

The Arab Theatre Committee, for its support of intellectual activities and practical training sections.<\/p>\n

Dear guests,
\nThere is no theatre without an audience\u2026
\nTheatre is the voice of the voiceless.
\nThe stage has no meaning without the passion you breathe into it every night.
\nIt is you who make theatre a form of awareness\u2026
\nYou who make it a force of change\u2026
\nAnd you who make it, above all, a living heartbeat at the centre of the street.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Carthage\u2026
\nWelcome to Tunis, the city of theatre\u2026
\nWelcome to a new edition
\nThat believes art is still capable of saving\u2026
\nCapable of inspiring\u2026
\nCapable of lighting the path,
\nDespite the darkness.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your presence.
\nI hereby declare the 26th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days.<\/p>\n

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