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180px the rituel pour une metamorphose al-hamlet summit ; the speaker 's progress ; sulayman al-bassam
 sulayman al-bassam playwright , director
sulayman al-bassam

sulayman al-bassam , -lrb- june 1 , 1972 -rrb- , is a kuwaiti playwright and theatre director , and founder of zaoum theatre company -lrb- london 1996-2001 -rrb- and its arabic arm sulayman al-bassam theatre kuwait -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
from the royal shakespeare company in the uk to peter brook 's legendary theatre in paris , from japan to the usa , the work of sulayman al-bassam and his troupe sabab theatre has been celebrated across four continents by the world 's most prestigious cultural powerhouses .
led by kuwaiti writer & director sulayman al-bassam and british producer georgina van welie , working alongside artists from across the arab world and europe , the company is a celebration of cultural diversity in an age of extremes .
its projects are characterised by a radical approach to text -lrb- new writing and re-workings of shakespeare -rrb- , bold production styles and an uncompromising engagement with issues concerning the contemporary arab world .
over the last four years the company has created a string of internationally acclaimed productions including `` the al-hamlet summit '' , `` kalila wa dimna , the mirror for princes '' , `` melting the ice '' , `` trading '' , `` richard 3 , an arab tragedy '' .
sulayman al-bassam 's work , though deeply critical of political structures and regressive forces within the arab world , challenges the negative preconceptions surrounding arab and muslim society today .
it champions the arab voice internationally and creates an intercultural space for arab culture on the world stage .
in 2013 , al bassam was commissioned by la comedie francaise to direct the first text of an arab author to take a place in the permanent repertoire of the company , saadallah wannous ' '' `` rituel pour one metamorphose '' . ''
