Moroccan theatre has lost one of its most outstanding figures. The playwright and actor Abdeslam Chraibi died on Sunday following a car accident near the northern city of Ksar El-Kebir.
Chraibi, who was member of the National Committee for Supporting Theatre, was on his way back from Larache where he had paid his last service to the Moroccan drama. He had attended a play performed by a local group.
The fatal accident dropped the curtain on Chraibi's life as an icon of the Moroccan theatre. Chraibi, who was in his sixties, was one of the intellectuals who marked the Moroccan arts history. He started his career in theatre as an actor and playwright in the 60s in his native city, Marrakech, with the troupe Al Wifak and then with the national groupe Al Maamoura.
He later co-founded the troupe Al Wafaa al Marrakshia with other emblematic figures of the Moroccan theatre like Abdeljabbar Lawzir and Mohammed Belkas.
As a playwright, Chraibi is known for his successful plays “Al Harraz”, “Sidi Keddour El Alami”, and “Meksour Ljanah”, which discussed issues related to the Moroccan society, traditions, and culture.
The artist also wrote scripts for television, including the outstanding serial “Inssane fil Mizane”.
He collaborated with many theatre leaders, such as Tayeb Seddiki, and worked in Casablanca's municipal theatre.
Many members of the National Syndicate for Theatre Professionals and officials from the Ministry of Culture went to Larache to supervise the transportation of Chraibi's body to Marrakech where he will be buried.
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