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George Bajalia @ageorgeb

George Bajalia is a cultural critic and a theatre artist. His research interests lie at the intersection of cultural globalization, identity performance, and transnationalism within the Mediterranean region. Previously, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Morocco, where he adapted and directed a Moroccan Arabic production of West Side Story in addition to continuing research on the role of performance, on stage and off, in public discourse. George is co-founder and artistic director of the new, transnational mobile arts lab called the Borderline Theatre Project, and director of Chicago theatre company Silk Road Rising short film: “Multi Meets Poly; Multiculturalism and Polyculturalism Go on a First Date”. He is also working on his new play, The Magic Carpet, which examines the militarization of the border between Morocco and Algeria and the economies of exchange, both formal and informal, between residents on either side of the border.

George holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and Mediterranean Culture and History from Northwestern University. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Columbia University in the Department of Anthropology.

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