DAM performance at the theatre!
DAM Live at The Freedom Theatre Hip Hop, Resistance, and the Sound of a Generation On Monday, 14 July 2008, The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestine, hosted a landmark cultural event featuring the first-ever live performance of DAM in Jenin. The concert marked a defining moment in the intersection of Palestinian hip hop, […]
Freedom and Oppression
Freedom and Oppression The First Youth Photography Exhibition at The Freedom Theatre On 6 June 2008, The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestine, opened its first photography exhibition created by children and youth from the camp. Titled Freedom and Oppression, the exhibition marked a significant moment in the theatre’s early commitment to youth-led artistic […]
A Dramatic Revival
The Freedom Theatre
The Cycle of Violence
The last few days in Jenin has brought few good news. On an almost daily basis the Israeli army has entered the camp and left dead and wounded behind. The sounds of the night, alongside the song of crickets and roosters, are filled with gunfire. Today an attempt to turn this cycle of violence towards […]
The Return…
On Friday August 17, 2007 The Freedom Theatre, Birthright Unplugged and Voices Beyond Walls present a photography exhibition and film screening, The Return, at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Camp. Three projects are being presented at this event. Children who took part in a Birthright Unplugged trip to Jerusalem, Haifa and surrounding villages, where […]
Generation Palestine
In mid-July “The Serious and Ludicrous Escapade of the Cyclist” theatre group from France arrived in Jenin to work with children and youth at The Freedom Theatre. During acting workshops the group gathered impressions for a unique adaptation of their play “While Walking I Saw…”, performed together with two Palestinian actors at the theatre […]
Clowns Without Borders in Jenin!
Some 700 children gathered in the midst of Jenin Refugee Camp on July 29 to see a circus performance staged by Clowns Without Borders from France as well as the Palestine National Circus School from Ramallah. Smiles and laughter abound among the young audience who, defying the late afternoon sun, came out to enjoy […]
Do not forget Lebanon
The opening of the art exhibition “Do not forget Lebanon, July 2006” became a huge success. It took place on the 12th of January, 2007, at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp.
Special screening of Heart of Jenin
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, The Freedom Theatre organises a special screening preceding the world release of the film The Heart of Jenin. This new documentary tells the story of Ahmad Al-Khatib, a Palestinian boy from Jenin Refugee Camp who was shot by the Israeli army in 2005 at the age of 12. Despite their […]
Theatre of the absurd
The Freedom Theatre