Omar Elerian
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Omar Elerian is an Italian/Palestinian theatre director, deviser and performer. He trained at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris. As Associate Director at the Bush Theatre in London, he is involved in all the programming, producing and management activities. Elerian is also in charge of the Associate Artists scheme and of the programming of the RADAR Festival. Alongside the Artistic Director, he establishes the short, medium and long-term artistic and entrepreneurial policies of the institution. His latest directing credits include the acclaimed site-specific production "The Mill – City of Dreams" (Bradford, Yorkshire), "You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy" (The Stage Best Solo Performance Award winner, Pleasance Attic, Edinburgh), "Testa di Rame" (Festival Inequilibrio, Italy), "Les P’tites Grandes Choses" (Maison des Arts du Cirque et du Clown, France) and "L’Envers du Décor" (Théâtre des Enfants Terribles, France). He was also Associate Director for Jericho House’s production of "The Tempest," performed during the Barbican’s bite11 season in St Giles Cripplegate, after touring Israel and the West Bank.
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Omar Elerian is an Italian/Palestinian theatre director, deviser and performer. He trained at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris. As Associate Director at the Bush Theatre in London, he is involved in all the programming, producing and management activities. Elerian is also in charge of the Associate Artists scheme and of the programming of the RADAR Festival. Alongside the Artistic Director, he establishes the short, medium and long-term artistic and entrepreneurial policies of the institution. His latest directing credits include the acclaimed site-specific production "The Mill – City of Dreams" (Bradford, Yorkshire), "You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy" (The Stage Best Solo Performance Award winner, Pleasance Attic, Edinburgh), "Testa di Rame" (Festival Inequilibrio, Italy), "Les P’tites Grandes Choses" (Maison des Arts du Cirque et du Clown, France) and "L’Envers du Décor" (Théâtre des Enfants Terribles, France). He was also Associate Director for Jericho House’s production of "The Tempest," performed during the Barbican’s bite11 season in St Giles Cripplegate, after touring Israel and the West Bank.
February 6, 2014
The International Research Center “Interweaving Performance Cultures” opened the academic year 2013/14 with an international symposium entitled European Perspectives on Postmigrant Theatre. On this occasion, Omar Elerian, Associate Director at the Bush Theatre in London, offered 5 provocations on how British theatre can be affected in order to embrace change and contribute to building a cultural capital that will impact the next generation, regardless of its cultural or geographical heritage.