Artists of Resistance
In November, The Freedom Theatre is coming to New York, Dearborn/Detroit and the Bay Area. Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director, and Alia Alrosan, Theatre School student, will participate in a range of meetings and events. Earlier this year, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. presented Al-Raee as part of a panel discussion entitled World Stages: Recasting Home, […]
‘Atuwani’ tours West Bank
The Freedom Theatre’s new production, Atuwani opened in Jenin on October 14th and will soon embark on a tour to villages, towns and refugee camps across the West Bank; among them of course Atuwani where two performances will be held. The play follows extensive research and interviews with community members, with a special focus on the women who play a central role […]
Eid Mubarak!
Happy Eid al Adha to all those who are celebrating! Eid al Adha is the feast of sacrifice and commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God. This festival also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
New play for youth: Power/Poison
Three young brothers are home alone. Their father has left and promised to return but after some time the boys begin to wonder if he is ever coming back. The brothers are faced with a series of problems that they need to solve in order to survive and to bring some stability to their lives. […]
Palestinian film director denied entry to Sweden
Mohammed Hajibrahim, coordinator of the multimedia department of the world-renowned The Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, was invited to participate in the 2014 Malmö Arab Film Festival but has been denied a visa to Sweden. Two of The Freedom Theatre’s films will be screened at the festival; Mr. Hajibrahim directs […]
Cultural resistance – across Palestine
During the summer our hearts and minds were focused on Gaza. As Israeli bombs were raining down on the besieged population, causing unimaginable horror to countless civilians, we cancelled all our planned activities and engaged in an intensive advocacy campaign, joining a wave of local and international grassroots initiatives. We held street theatre events in […]
New play puts spotlight on gender-based violence
“All the stories we heard were of violence, of the land and of the occupation and how we oppress each other – like a pyramid with the few and powerful on top, and people on every level toward the bottom are kicking downwards.” — With support from UNESCO Ramallah Office, through the activities of Palestinian […]
New play: Atuwani
Following the success of Our Sign is the Stone, based on stories from the village Nabi Saleh, The Freedom Theatre returns to Area C to document the life and resistance of people in Atuwani in the South Hebron Hills. Like other Palestinian communities in Area C, Atuwani is under full Israeli civil and military control. […]
Wounded from Gaza in Jenin
“What happened was not normal, it was above and beyond what anyone can imagine… Nothing – houses, stones or even human beings remained the same”, said Ibrahim Al-Duhaineh from Eastern Rafah when we visited him and Ra’ed Al-Duhaineh, his wounded son, at Al-Razi hospital in Jenin city. When Ra’ed (26 years old) was asked how […]
Freedom Films screened at international festivals
We are very happy to announce that three of our five Freedom Films have been accepted to international film festivals. This autumn, The Racer and Maybe will be screened at the Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden, while Journey of a Freedom Fighter will be screened at the 2014 Poitiers Film Festival, France, the Raindance Film Festival […]