Education:
- (1985) PH.D in Dramatic Criticism and Theories of Performance -Florida State University, U.S.A.
- (1978) M.F.A in Theatre Directing- Iowa University, U.S.A.
- (1966) Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the High Institute for Theatrical Arts- Academy of Arts- Cairo, with a major in acting and directing (top of the class).
Current job:
- Head of the acting and directing department at the High Institute for Theatrical Arts- Academy of Arts- Cairo.
Previous work experience and teaching posts:
- (2003 – 2004)Former President of Academy of Arts- Cairo.
- (2001-2003) Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Head of Theatre House – Ministry of Culture – Cairo.
- (1991- 2001) Head of Theatre Department, Faculty of Arts, Sultan Qaboos University.
- (1990) Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture for the sector of Folkloric Dance troops.
- (1967) Appointed Demonstrator at the High Institute for Theatrical Arts, Arts Academy – Cairo.
- Advanced up the hierarchy of positions at the Academy of Arts until achieving the degree of Professor in 1991.
Taught at the following academic institutions:
- Arts Academy- Cairo.
- Theatre department, Faculty of Arts, Helwan University in Cairo.
- Faculty of Arts, University of Alexandria.
- Center for Training Pioneers at the Egyptian Foundation for the Mass Culture-Cairo.
- High Institute for Theatrical Arts in Kuwait.
- Faculty of Arts, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
- Faculty of Theatre, Florida State University, U.S.A.
A. Committees he joined as a public figure:
- (2004- present) Member of the Main Committee of the State’s National Councils for Specialized Studies.
- (2004 – present) Member of Arts Section Committee at the State’s National Councils for Specialized Studies
- (2005 - 2007) Member of the jury of the High Administrative Court of the State Council – Department of Political Parties’ Affairs.
- (2002- 2005) Former President of Arab Theatre Festival for Amateur troops.
- (2001-2006) Member of Arts Committee in Egyptian Union of Radio and Television.
- (2001 – 2004) Head of Performance Committee of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental theatre.
- Head/ member of several juries of various theatre festivals in Cairo and other Arab countries.
B. Committees he joined due to jobs he served:
- Former member of the Administrative Board of the Cairo Opera House.
- Former member of the High Council for Egyptian Culture.
- Member of Theatre Committee at the High Council for Egyptian Culture.
A. Experience as a Stage Playwright:
- Wrote the following plays; A Farforian Story, (1966) published (2008). The School of Husbands, 1972, (an Egyptian adaptation of Moliere’s play). Messages that were Never Written, 1973. He who Conquered my Heart with his Kindness, 1976. Egyptian Tales, 2002 Lonely Traveler, 1998. The Last Whisper, 2000. (The last two listed plays were also directed by himself and presented on the National Theatre of Egypt).
B. Experience as a Director :
- Directed numerous plays for state theatres, private sector theatre troops, university theatres as well as experimental theatre. The following are among the western plays;
- An Angel Descending Babylon ( Durrenmatt)
- Woyzeck (Buchner)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Williams)
- Imaginary Invalid, and The Misanthrope (Moliere)
- Hamlet (Shakespeare)
- Jacques, or Obedience and The Future is in Eggs (Ionesco)
- A Boat Without a Fisherman and The House with Seven Balconies (Casona)
- A Love Story ( Hekmat)
The Egyptian and Arab plays he directed include;
- A Messenger from the Temeira Village ( Diab)
- Seven Mills ( Wahba)
- The Queen’s Visit (Odwan)
- Blood on the Kaaba’s Curtains ( Guwaida)
- A Witness Who Witnessed Nothing ( Abu Hatab)
- Rosewood ( Salem)
- A Woman’s Youth ( Ghorab)
- My Fate and Destiny ( Naguib Mahfouz)
N.B. Currently working on a new Egyptian version of the myth Faust, to be called The Gypsy’s Ambassador.
Other Achievements:
- Winner the State’s Honorary Prize for Artistic Achievement, 2009.
- Received the State Prize in Dramatic Criticism, 1996, for his book New Reading in Old Plays.
Personal Information:
- Professor Hani Abdel Raouf Metawie
- Date of birth : August 9th, 1944
- Married with two daughters: the older daughter has a degree in Marketing and works as a business developer for the television channel “ O T.V”, while the younger one, also with a degree in Business Administration, works as a teacher at the International School of Choueifat.
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