‘Images from the life of Ghassan Kanafani’ performed at The Freedom Theatre
Images from the life of Ghassan Kanafani is an original production by The Freedom Theatre, directed by Ahmed Tobasi and performed by The Freedom Theatre School third-year students as well as artistic director Nabil Al-Raee and actor/instuctor Ahmad Al Rokh. The play is built around some of the central characters in Kanafani’s writings. Images from the life of Ghassan […]
Art workshop for children and youth with special needs
The Freedom Theatre today concluded a one-week art workshop for children and youth with special needs. This workshop is one of a kind in the region and targets a group that is marginalised in our society, enabling these young people to be creative and discover new interests and talents. The sessions have included many activities, […]
The Freedom Theatre comes to Sweden
The Freedom Theatre visits Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö to participate in theatre meetings and give public presentations. October 19, at 19-21: Masthuggsteatern, Gothenburg Nabil Al-Raee, artistic director of The Freedom Theatre and Jonatan Stanczak, one of the theatre’s founders, speak of the conditions for political theatre in a refugee camp and The Freedom Theatre’s role […]
Open letter from the Palestinian arts community
The Freedom Theatre joins our partners in the Palestinian arts community and PACBI in supporting the creators of the brilliant Norwegian “National Apology” artistic video. 3 October 2016 Norway’s Brilliant “National Apology”: Art foretelling Reality? Open Letter to Pia Maria Roll and Marius von der Fehr from the Palestinian Arts Community To the creators of […]
The Freedom Theatre at Belgrade International Theatre Festival
The Freedom Theatre is currently participating in BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL – BITEF, one of the oldest, most relevant and most prestigious world theatre festivals. Read an interview with The Freedom Theatre co-founder Jonatan Stanczak, who will speak at BITEF.
Palestine in Focus: The Freedom Theatre comes to USA
The Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre (USA) invites you to events in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco and Berkeley in October where The Freedom Theatre’s work will be displayed through photo, film and talks. NEW YORK NYU Drama School, Dean’s Conference Room, 721 Broadway Friday, October 14: 2pm. Mustafa Sheta, General Secretary of The Freedom […]
The Freedom Theatre launches training program in early childhood education
The Freedom Theatre launches a comprehensive pedagogical training program in early childhood education through creative means, that involves highly qualified Palestinian and international specialists. The training program applies a holistic approach to early childhood education, which is based on the experiences of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to child pedagogics, adapted […]
The Freedom Theatre Child Centre is expanding
The Freedom Theatre’s Child Centre welcomes three more children to join the daycare! Our Child centre offers daycare for children aged 0-5. The activities are based on a pedagogy of play and creativity, where children’s rights and perspectives are the fundament of all activities. Learning takes place in a natural pace, through children’s innate curiosity to explore the world […]
The Freedom Theatre tours Portugal
After the creation of a Friends of The Freedom Theatre association in Portugal, based at the Barraca Theatre at the end of 2015, The Freedom Theatre is embarking on its first tour of Portugal with long-standing partners such as the Teatro Bolhão Trigo Limpo, ACERT and Barraca Theatre. In September 2016, the theatre’s professional company together […]
New play: Images from the life of Ghassan Kanafani
Images from the life of Ghassan Kanafani will open at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp on August 28 at 17:00. The play has been directed by Ahmed Tobasi and devised with the third-year students of The Freedom Theatre School, who based on research of Kanafani’s life and writings reflect on their experiences of these […]