الأبعاد الفنية و التركيبية للتراث في مسرح عز الدين المدني

Abstract EN

The cultural material of folklore has enriched the theater artsince the Greek times and played a great role in transferring its messagewhich is to represent all aspects of life.

Folklore was a way to achievethe noble cause of art, i.

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, to elevate the community and help inconfronting and solving problems.

The study tackled the importance of folklore in elevating thelives of people and its effect on the Arab culture in general and themovement of the international, Arabic and tunise theater in particular.

This was achived by reviewing the stages of the relationship betweentheater and folklore, and discussing the Arabic traditional forms offolklore that carry dramatic and musical structure.

The researcher haschosen the maqamat, proverbs and songs as examples used in the theater.

They all had an immense role in drawing and keeping the national Image.

Moreover, the study discussed some Arabic and tunise well-known theater characters who were totally concerned with traditional heritage that carried mental and esthetic values wich had themeans for enriching the modern culture.

This was performed for thesake of creating a harmonious fabric that combined traditional andcontemporary threads to be presented for the Arabic people who love their traditions.