Acting

Abdelhamid Habati

Abdelhamid Habati (Arabic: عبد الحميد حباتي), born June 3, 1945, in Constantine, is an Algerian actor. His artistic career began in Constantine, his hometown, in the early 1960s with the "Al Hilal" association. He later co-founded the "Al Bahalil" group with two other playwrights, Bashir Bin Mohammed and Rashid Zaghimi. During this period, he produced plays including "Youth's Error" and "Marriage is Forbidden." After that, he joined the National Institute of Dramatic Arts at the Kifan Tower in Algeria, graduating in 1964 in the second cohort of his class. He then joined the Algerian National Theatre as a professional actor, performing in several plays, including "Sultan Al Hayer" and "What Is Not Good But Just" (1965). Habati later returned to Constantine and, along with some of his cultural figures, helped establish several cultural spaces, such as the Regional Cultural Center and the Regional Center for Cultural Work. During this period, he presented works such as "Life and Youth," "The School for Liars," "The Black Day," and "Spark in the Palace."