Adel Afifi

🎭 Adel Afifi – Egyptian Actor & Academic

🔹 Full Name: Dr. Adel Omar Afifi

🔹 Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egypt

🔹 Father: The late actor Omar Afifi

🔹 Education: 🎓 Graduate of the Academy of Arts – Ph.D. holder

🔹 Academic Career: Professor in the Methods of Teaching Ballet Department

🔹 Professional Experience:

Ballet trainer at the Cairo Opera House Ballet Company from its inception until 2012 🩰

Supervised many academic theses in the field of ballet

🎬 Acting Career

📺 Notable TV Series:

Kalemat (1999)

Al-Qasirat (2013)

Al-Fagalah (2000)

Hawanem Garden City (Parts 1 & 2)

Flight 83 (1983)

Love Under Guard (1998)

The Past That Was

Sad Eyes

Waves Beneath the Surface

🕯️ Death

📆 Passed away in August 2018 at the age of 68 after a battle with illness

🖋️ Was mourned by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture as a pioneer of ballet art

💬 Described as the "📘 Encyclopedia of Egyptian Ballet" for his lifelong contributions to dance education

🏛️ Artistic Legacy

Contributed to the foundation and development of the Cairo Opera Ballet Company

Trained generations of contemporary ballet dancers

Bridged the gap between academic art and TV drama