Moncef Souissi

المنصف السويسي (Known as "Moncef Souissi")

Theatrical Director, Actor, Founder of the El Kef Regional Theater Troupe

Born 1944 AD

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away Nov 06, 2016 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 72 years old

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"The visionary director who brought epic theater from the mountains of El Kef to the world."

Archival Overview

Visionary theatrical innovator who founded the legendary Regional Theater Troupe of El Kef, decentralizing Tunisian drama and staging masterworks like El Halag and Diwan Ezzanj.

Biographical Record

Moncef Souissi was a towering figure in modern Arab theater. Believing that culture should not be confined to the capital, he moved to the northwestern mountainous city of El Kef in 1967 to found the pioneering Troupe Théâtrale du Kef.

His innovative productions—including El Halag (The Barber of the Medjerdah) and Atchan Ya Sabaya—blended Bertolt Brecht's epic theater techniques with North African oral storytelling (Fadawi), producing a dynamic theatrical renaissance that influenced troupes across the Arab world.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7869, 10.1839                    

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