Samaa Ibrahim Ali

Email: skymime@hotmail.com

Date of birth: 1/1/1975
Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt

Current job:
Décor designer – theatre management, the Egyptian opera house.

Previous Jobs:
- Pantomime trainer in the university and the administrating of theatre instruction.
- Music teacher in El Manar School 1998 -1999.
- A part time music teacher in the high institute of music.
- A trainer of a theater workshop for women with Naseej Project, Organized by Gudran Association for Art and Development in El Max from April 1st to September 30th 2007.

Education qualifications:
- BA of Fine Arts – painting department (Good) – Alexandria University 1997.
- Diploma of Artistic Criticism - Plastic Criticism Department (Excellent) – Academy of Arts – Cairo El Haram.

In Plastic Art:
- 2007: A training course in video editing – the British cultural centre – Dokki – Cairo, Egypt.
- 2006: Participating in the photography exhibition accompanying the international day for fighting HIV in the British cultural center – Dokki – Cairo, Egypt (a photograph "El Cipher" The Zoro).
- 2005: A photogram workshop and exhibition in Goethe Institute.
- 2202: An appreciating certificate for the performance in the 15th Salon of youth – Art Place- the Egyptian opera house.
- 2002: Participating in the 4th Nile Salon for photography – Art Place – the Egyptian opera house.
- 2002: The exhibition accompanying the conference of Arab woman (performance installation) – Arts place – the Egyptian opera house.
- 2002: Am appreciating certificate for performance in the 14th Salon of youth – Arts place – the Egyptian opera house.
- 2002: Participating in Nagy Salon (painting) – El Anfoushy Culture palace – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 1997: Exhibition of graduating projects (painting, drawing) L' Atelier Alexandria, Egypt.
- 1997: Autumn Salon for miniature (painting) Arts community – Zamalek-Cairo, Egypt.
- 1996: An Artistic workshop (drawing, photography) – Luxor, Egypt.
- 1996: An exhibition of works about Siwa (painting) Hussein Sobhi Museum – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 1995: An Artistic workshop (drawing, photography) – Siwa, Egypt.
- 1995: An Artistic workshop (drawing, photography) – Rashid, Egypt.
- 1995: Salon of L' Atelier (painting) – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 1994: exhibition of El Anfoushy culture palace (engraving) – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 2002, 2003: The governmental dedications grant (plastic art, painting).

Designing decors, accessories and costumes of several shows produced by the ministry of culture, from which:
- 2004: Designing and executing the décor of the international festival of song – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 2000: Executing the décor and costumes of the play "El Fashoush" Suiz culture palace.
- 1999: Designing décor, accessories and costumes of the play "The king of beggars" – Paul Kelly culture palace Alexandrina, Egypt.
- 1998: Designing décor, accessories and costumes of the play "Little K and little H" – theater club Alexandria, Egypt.

Critical reviews in daily pamphlets of different festivals.

Other artistic activities:
- Founder of "Skymime" group of pantomime in 1995.
- A director and actress of several pantomime show e.g. (the addict, perhaps..why not?, a moment, robber and robbed, little K and little H, red tape, three and you can choose, natural wins).
- Music teacher in (the European institute of music, el manar national school, right to live association).
- Pantomime trainer in the educational administration of Alexandria, Egypt.
- Researcher in the national center of theater – Cairo, Egypt.
- Executive director of the play (Habibti ya…) by the director Samir El Asfouri – the modern theater 2000.

Theater Festivals and Awards:
- 2007: The second monodrama festival in El Sawy cultural wheel with (The Red Tape) the award of the best show in performance and directing.
- 2006: The second pantomime festival in El Sawy cultural wheel with (This or That?) – The third best show and the award of best performance.
- 2006: The festival of Egyptian She-Directors, organized by the general administration at culture palace with (The Red Tape).
- 2005: The first pantomime festival in El Sawy cultural wheel with (Three and you can choose!) – The a ward of the best show.
- 2004: The week of civilization exchange between Egypt and Italy – Alexandria, Egypt.
- 2003: The week of independent groups in Cairo international book fair.
- 2002: the first festival of independent theatre groups in Alexandria Bibliotheca with (Touching or in touch?).
- 2002: The international festival of experimental theater in Cairo, Egypt with (Little K and little H).
- 1998: The 8th festival of theater clubs with (Little K and little H) getting the awards of: (stenograph, music, appreciation certificate for the director from the general administration of cultural palace, award of best show from the association of Egyptian critics.
- 1995: Zefta festival for independent theater groups.
- 1995: Theater festival for Mediterranean countries – Greece.
- 1994: The 1st festival of Arts for Arab universities – Cairo, Egypt.
- 1992 – 1997: Appreciating certificates from the ministry of education, the superior council for youth and sport – for having the first position in performing and directing pantomime in the Egyptian universities for fire successive years.