Hanan Hajj Ali
Country: 
Lebanon
Associated organisations: 
Cultural Organization
Non-profit Organization
Professions: 
Actress
Chairperson
Founder
Researcher
Field(s) of expertise: 
Cultural Events

Personal information

Hanan Hajj Ali
Actress, Trainer, Researcher

Contact information (Private)

+961 1 736850

Contact information (Work)

Al- Mawred Aththaqafi
+961 1 381290

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  •  Member of the UNESCO Expert Council for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions from 2016 to 2019.
  •  Professor at the Lebanese University – Branch II, Department of Theatre and Cinema since 2017.
  •  Professor in the Theatre Department at Saint Joseph University – Institute of Dramatic Arts, Cinema, and Audiovisual Studies since 2012.
  •  Chair of the Artistic Council since 2009, the Cultural Resource Foundation.
  •  Artistic and cultural activist with the "Shams" Association since 1999.
  •  Independent researcher and writer since 2006.
  •  Teacher of Theatre and Communication Arts, 2005-2006, Institute of Applied Sciences, Lebanese University.
  •  Biology teacher, 1981-1982, various public schools (secondary level).
  •  Actress, artistic trainer, and independent cultural activist since 1978.

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
  • Hajj Ali, H. (2010). Teatre Bayrout [Beirut theatre]. Beirut: Amers editions.
  • Hajj Ali, H. (Ed.). (2010). Assiyasat aththaqagiya fi addowal al-arabiyya [Cultural Policies in the Arab World]. Beirut: Al-Mawred Aththaqafi Association, European Culture Foundation in collaboration with Dar al-Sharkiat, Beirut World Book Capital and the Lebanese Ministry of Culture.
  • Hajj Ali, H. (2010). Dirasat Hala: Al-Jam'iyya Atta'awniyya aththaqafiyya li Shabab al-Masrah wa Assinama (Shams) [Case Study: Cultural Cooperative Association for Youth in Theater and Cinema (Shams)]. In Lebanese Association of Women Researchers, Al-mumarasat aththaqafiya Lilshabab al-'Arab [Cultural practices of Arab youth]. Beirut: Lebanese Association of Women Researchers.
  • Hajj Ali, H. (2010). Identity cards. In Collectif, Arabitudes: L'altérité arabe au Québec . Montréal: Festival du Monde Arabe.
  • Hajj Ali, H., Makhlouf, B., Barham, B., & Al-Husseini, B. (2006 & 2009). Addalil li idarat aththaqafa [Guide to cultural management]. Beirut: Al-Mawred Aththaqafi Association and Dar Al Sharikat.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Acting
  • Education
  • Activism
  • Teaching (Theater and Communication Arts)
  • Training in Arts Management and Cultural Moderation
  • Research (Arts, Culture, and Social Sciences)
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English