The Freedom Bus
The Freedom Bus, an initiative of The Freedom Theatre, uses interactive theatre and cultural activism to bear witness, raise awareness and build alliances throughout occupied Palestine and beyond. For the Palestinian people, artistic expression is an integrated part of the struggle for justice, equality and freedom. Joining the September freedom ride means joining this struggle! […]
Action Alert: Free Al-Raee and Zubeidi
Zakaria Zubeidi held in unlawful detention by the Palestinian Authority Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder and avid supporter of The Freedom Theatre, was arrested by Palestinian security forces on the 13th of May and taken to Jericho prison. Since then Zakaria has not been allowed to meet his lawyer Farid Hawash or have any contact with […]
Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre taken by Israeli Army
Press Release by The Freedom Theatre, June 6, 2012 At approximately 03:15 am this morning the Israeli army entered the home of Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, and took him to an unknown location. Nabil’s wife, Micaela Miranda explains what happened: “The dog started barking so I went outside and saw soldiers […]
In order not to forget
The Freedom Theatre and Cinema Jenin welcome you to a day of remembering and honouring experiences from Al Nakba, the Catastrophe when more than 700 000 Palestinians were made refugees, to this day denied their right of return, and more than 500 Palestinian villages were destroyed. The day will contain interactive theatre, film screenings, music […]
Jo Salas joins the Freedom Bus
Jo Salas co-founded Playback Theatre in 1975 and is also the founder and artistic director of Hudson River Playback Theatre. Jo Salas came to The Freedom Theatre in April to teach the Freedom Bus troupe. During her time in Occupied Palestine, Jo Salas wrote this piece, describing her experiences of traveling with the Freedom Bus […]
Egypt Tour
“It really, to me, shows how art can and sometimes should be at the same time the most political and most aesthetic of acts. […] I would add that I think what was most special was that so often [the actors] were smiling, there was joy, which is crucial, especially around here – Cairo, Gaza, […]
Judith Butler and Etienne Balibar visit the theatre
Members of the Board of The Freedom Theatre Foundation, Etienne Balibar and Judith Butler, came to visit the theatre this week. They met with the Palestinian Board, the staff and students of the theatre. This was Balibar and Butler’s first visit to Jenin after the murder of Juliano Mer Khamis and they both expressed great […]
Palestine celebrates life of Juliano Mer-Khamis one year after unsolved murder
By: Jillian Kestler-D\’Amours Published in:The Electronic Intifada Jerusalem 10 April 2012 JERUSALEM (IPS) – Actors, musicians, activists and friends gathered in various locations throughout Palestine over the past week to commemorate the life of actor and theater director Juliano Mer-Khamis. Mer-Khamis was shot and killed on 4 April 2011, while he sat in his car in the Jenin refugee […]
Articles about Juliano
A selection of recent articles about Juliano Mer Khamis and his legacy … Remembering Juliano Mer Khamis We are freedom fighters Mer Khamis and binational resistance movement Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary Mer’s last show A remembrance of Juliano Mer Khamis The stage is my gun: the cultural intifada of Juliano Mer Khamis Thirty days: a farewell […]
Videos
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