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The departure of the theater artist Qusay Al-Basri

03 Jan 2025

Basra - Al-Sharqiya, December 3: The artistic and cultural circles in Iraq mourned the theatrical artist Qusay Al-Basri, who died Thursday in the United States at the age of 82. Qusay Muhammad Nasser Al-Basri is an Iraqi artist, actor and director who was born in Basra in 1943 and worked as an artistic supervisor in the school activity for education in Basra in 1967. The beginning of his career in Iraq was his active participation in the operetta Bayader Khair in 1969, then his other works continued, as he participated in the year In 1968, he founded the Basra Modern Art Ensemble, then he worked as an artistic supervisor for the Workers’ Ensemble in Basra in 1984, and an artistic supervisor for the Basra University Ensemble in 1986, and a lecturer at the university in 1986. The late artist has artistic works, including participating in the operetta The Tufa in 1972, the Night Wolves series, Part Two in 1996, and the Al-Basha series in 1968. 2008.