Moving for Mental Health: The Freedom Theatre Joins Global Call for Care in Palestine
A cultural response to trauma, stigma, and survival, through art, dialogue, and community care. 10 October 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) in Jenin Refugee Camp is proud to join the international movement marking World Mental Health Day, reaffirming that mental health is not a private issue, it is a collective responsibility, and a fundamental […]
“The Island in Palestine” … An Online Event Featuring The Freedom Theatre
27 September 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is pleased to invite audiences worldwide to “The Island in Palestine”, an online event presented in cooperation with Globala Torget. This special digital gathering offers an introduction to TFT as one of the most courageous cultural institutions in northern Palestine, a theatre that continues to create, train, […]
The Freedom Theatre’s Female Theatre Club Builds a Feminist Artistic Network
17 September 2020 | Jenin, Palestine, As part of The Freedom Theatre’s (TFT) Child & Youth Programme, the Female Theatre Club continues to grow as a vital space for girls and young women to create, speak, and lead through theatre. Facilitated by TFT trainer Ranin Odeh, the club reflects TFT’s long-term commitment to building a […]
Mask Theatre Workshop Concludes at The Freedom Theatre
12 September 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) has concluded an intensive 10-day Masks Theatrical Workshop, delivered as part of its ongoing commitment to professional performing arts training and the development of a new generation of Palestinian theatre-makers. Held at The Freedom Theatre Performing Arts School in Jenin, the workshop brought together acting school students […]
Celebrating the Publication of Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank: Our Human Faces
8 September 2020 | The Freedom Theatre is delighted to congratulate our colleague and friend Gabriel Varghese on the launch of his seminal new book, Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank: Our Human Faces, published by Palgrave Macmillan in March 2020. Palestinian Theatre in the West Bank is the first major comprehensive study of contemporary […]
Future Impossible: A Short Film Opening a Conversation on Mental Health in Palestine
6 August 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is proud to announce the upcoming release of Future Impossible, a short film that seeks to open an urgent, long-overdue conversation on mental health for young Palestinians. For many young people in Palestine, the future is not simply uncertain—it is systematically made impossible to imagine. The COVID-19 […]
The Revolution’s Promise: A Global Call for Cultural Resistance
26 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is proud to announce the continuation of preparations for The Revolution’s Promise, a global artistic collaboration that amplifies Palestinian voices through theatre, testimony, and collective imagination. Developed through an international partnership, the project brings together Palestinian artists, musicians, photographers, caricaturists, poets, actors, visual artists, and cultural activists […]
The Freedom Theatre (TFT): Resistencia Cultural en Jenin
Teatro profesional, formación artística y programas comunitarios en el Campo de Refugiados de Jenin, Palestina 19 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) (El Teatro de la Libertad) es un centro cultural y profesional ubicado en el Campo de Refugiados de Jenin, al norte de Cisjordania. Nuestros programas están dirigidos principalmente a niñas, niños y […]
The Freedom Theatre at Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Artistic Dialogue on Conflict, Colonialism & the Climate Crisis 14 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is honoured to invite our community in Palestine and around the world to join an online Artistic Dialogue presented as part of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), curated in collaboration with our friends at Creative Destruction (UK). […]
The Freedom Theatre in Conversation at Cinéma du Sud: Cultural Resistance, Youth, and Global Storytelling
11 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) participated in an international online discussion hosted by Cinéma du Sud (Southern Cinema Festival), organised by the Committee for a Just Peace in the Middle East in cooperation with Global Children Village (SOS). The session featured Ahmed Tobasi, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, alongside Chilean filmmaker […]