Ahmed El Attar

Ahmed El Attar is an Egyptian independent theater director, playwright, and cultural manager. He is the founder and general manager of Studio Emad Eddin (SEE) Foundation, a unique project that provides training and rehearsal spaces for independent performing artists in Egypt. Ahmed is also the founder and artistic director of D-CAF (Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival), Egypt's largest annual international contemporary arts festival. His Temple Independent Theater Company has performed a dozen of his plays at major festivals and theaters in over two dozen countries across the globe. His latest play Mama, which premiered at the 72nd edition of Festival d'Avignon in July 2018, is still touring internationally. Ahmed was presented in 2018 with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture for his significant contributions to theater.