Jumana Al-Yasiri
Jumana Al-Yasiri is a Paris-based cultural expert, writer, and translator. Her work explores art in times of crisis, artistic diasporas, and the working conditions of artists and cultural workers in the Arab region and the Global South. She holds degrees in Theatre Studies from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus and in Comparative Literature from Paris 8 University, and has participated in several international fellowship programmes in cultural leadership.
Syrian theatrical practices beyond national borders
28 June 2021
Syrian artists have taken on the role of historians, reporters and storytellers. They are trying to answer the question: “What really happened in Syria?”
