Seventy years of giving. The Sheikh of Playwrights "Nadim Sharabati" folds his last chapters

After an artistic career that spanned more than seven decades, the Syrian artist "Nadim Sharabati", known as the "Sheikh of Playwrights", passed away silently at the age of  97, leaving behind a great artistic legacy and a career that is considered one of the main pillars in the history of Syrian theater and drama.

Born in Aleppo in 1929, Sharabati has been a member of the Artists Syndicate since 1973, and began his artistic journey in 1947, where he had a rich experience in theater, film, television and radio.

On the stages of the National Theater in Aleppo, the People's Theater and the World Theater, Sharabati presented works that are still etched in the memory of the Syrian theater:  The Eisenhower Doctrine, The Conspiracy on Syria, Victory for the Peoples, Tomorrow the Sun Rises, in addition to heritage performances that restored the warmth of the beautiful time, such as the rituals of the Days of Time, which revived popular figures (such as the Masaharati and the World Fund).

Sharabati is considered a member of the founding generation of Syrian art and left a clear mark on television drama through his participation in important works such as "Bab al-Hadid", "Sahil Al-Am", "Thuraya" and "Khan al-Harir", in addition to "Aleppo Wedding", "Brotherhood of the Soil" and "Tal Al-Ayyam", "The Shadow of a Woman" and "Bab Al-Maqam" in collaboration with leading Syrian directors, including "Haitham Haqqi, Shawki Al-Majri, Mamoun Al-Bunni, and Radwan Shaheen".

In cinema, Sharabati participated in films that formed part of the Syrian visual memory, including " The Dust of Strangers", "The Cheetah", "The Chronicles of the Next Year", "The Remains of Tyre", and "The Forest of Wolves", and during his career, he received many honors from cultural and artistic institutions, including the Arab Acting Club, the Workers' Theater Company, the Directorate of Culture, the National Theater, the Pearl Company for Artistic Production, in addition to the Ministry of Tourism.

Sharabati passed away yesterday, Wednesday, at the University Hospital in Aleppo after days of coma, to wrap a chapter in the history of Syrian theater with his departure, but his impact will remain present in the memory of everyone who knew him, saw his works, or touched his honesty on stage  .