#13 Omar Ghayatt (Part 2)

Omar Ghayatt, Theater Director

Part 2
Starting Point Schlachthaus and his journey in Switzerland, how he learned to learn at the ZHDK, Still in Paradise by Yan Duyvendak and Omar Ghayatt which becomes a touring hit from 2008 to 2019, the transfer of his studio Moroni from Cairo to Berne, the importance of Luciano Moroni in his life, „If I weren’t Egyptian“ (2011), the human fantasy of a better place elsewhere and the impact of the Arab Spring, the paradox of Swiss paradise and how he was misunderstood by saying Bern is a big bed for him, his spiritual connection with Bern, his artistic ambition to make the audience feel and not always try to find a reason or message, dreams as a source of inspiration and his next project: a movie and theater play about how memories shape us.