Solidarity stay in the Jordan Valley
Join with the people of Fasay’il al-Fauqa and Fasay’il al-Wusta in their struggle to remain on community land. This solidarity stay will include building work, interactive discussions, Playback Theatre and traditional music. Join us for part, or all, of this 3-day event! Organized by the people of Fasay’il al-Fauqa, Fasay’il al-Wusta, Jordan Valley Solidarity and […]
Help us generate cultural resistance – this year too
We look forward to a new year of restless struggle for a free and equal Palestine; a struggle in which we take front position by continuing to generate a cultural resistance. During 2013 we will present a new class of Acting School students and new Freedom Bus rides, joining populations facing forced evictions and ethnic […]
Stolen dreams
Stolen Dreams tells the story of the dreams of the Palestinian people that were stolen because of internal and external pressures. The play reflects the suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, the dialogue between violence and culture, and the hidden hands who killed the symbol of culture Juliano Mer Khamis. Sunday, December 16th, 2012 […]
Caligula
The Freedom Theatre and Al Kasaba Theatre cordially invite you to attend the performance of Caligula, by Albert Camus. Caligula is the story of the most human and the most tragic of errors. Unfaithful to man, loyal to himself, Caligula consents to die for having understood that no one can save himself all alone and […]
603
In the Israeli prison of Ashkelon, in cell 603, four Palestinian men see themselves crushed by history and take refuge in fantasy. Today their then-heroic acts seem pointless. In prison the longing for people outside prevails, and the longing for a life in freedom – but what shape could that life take? For years they […]
Freedom Bus auditions
The Freedom Bus is currently holding auditions for its Playback Theatre troupe. In particular we welcome individuals with significant life experience and a deep commitment to community service, political action, artistic expression and personal growth. Troupe members must be prepared to travel extensively and live and work in challenging conditions throughout the West Bank of […]
Battir: Heritage under threat
Join us this Friday, November 30th, for a solidarity visit to the village of Battir. Like other Palestinian villages in the area, Battir’s ancient heritage and ecosystem is currently threatened by Israel’s planned construction of the Apartheid Wall. Battir is home to a unique ecosystem and terrace agriculture irrigated through a system of aqueducts dating […]
The Ride for Water Justice in Jordan Valley
The Ride for Water Justice! ركب العدالة للحصول على المياه headed to the Jordan Valley community of Al Hadadiya on Friday, Nov 16th. The Israeli army threatened to stop the Freedom Bus from joining the people of Al Hadidiya in the solidarity event that was due to take place on land they had farmed for generations. […]
Next stop, New York!
Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop invite you to an evening of Playback Theatre – an improvisational and interactive mode of storytelling with its founder Jo Salas & the Hudson River Playback Theatre, and Videos and Stories from the Freedom Bus Tour of the West Bank with Beesan Ramadan, Freedom Bus Coordinator. …. …. When: December 3, @ 7 pm […]
Solidarity with Gaza
The Freedom Theatre stands in solidarity with Gaza and we call on our friends around the world to do the same. Our thoughts especially go to our partners in Gaza, Theatre Day Productions and Al-Qattan in Gaza that despite everything continue their work. Culture is resistance!