ART AS RESISTANCE: APRIL 14, 2013, 5 PM
Room 501 Schermerhorn, Columbia University
(Enter Gates on 116th Street & Amsterdam or Broadway)
This event is free and open to the public and on a first-come, first-seated basis.
RSVP recommended to: palestine@columbia.edu.
Please join us for a panel discussion with videos and presentations by representatives from The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, Palestine. The panellists will discuss the following:
- What is it like to make theatre in Occupied Palestine and why is this work important?
- What is the relationship between theatre and politics in Palestine as practised at The Freedom Theatre?
- How does the theatre continue its work under severe repression, murder and arrests?
- What are the similarities/differences in acting education between the U.S. and Palestine?
Panellists:
Faisal Abu Alheja is 23-year-old Palestinian actor trained at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin. He has performed in Animal Farm, Fragments of Palestine, Men in the Sun, Sho Kman and most recently in The Island. Faisal was a member of the Playback Theatre troupe in 2012 and has toured in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Ahmad Al-Rokh is a 24-year-old Palestinian actor trained at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin. He has performed in Animal Farm, Men in the Sun, Journey, Sho Kman and in The Island. Ahmad was a member of the Playback Theatre troupe in 2012 and has toured in Luxembourg, France and Belgium.
Gary English is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Professor of Theatre, of the University of Connecticut. He is also the Founding Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre, as well as the current Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin.
This event is co-presented by the Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre and the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University and co-sponsored by the Network of Arab American Professionals – NY (NAAP-NY), ArteEast, and Alwan for the Arts.