Journey of a Freedom Fighter screened at international film festivals
Last year, Journey of a Freedom Fighter was accepted to a number of prestigious film festivals around the world (find a list here) – and this year, its journey continues. First out is the Chicago Palestinian Film Festival, where Journey of a Freedom Fighter will be screened on April 20th, 2015, at 20:00 CST. Then follows […]
Graphic designers, look here!
Are you a graphic designer interested in getting more experience and supporting The Freedom Theatre at the same time? We have a bunch of interesting pro-bono design projects coming up! Email media@thefreedomtheatre.org!
In loving memory
All of us at The Freedom Theatre extend our deepest condolences to Adnan Naghnaghiye, the theatre’s locations manager, for the loss of his mother who passed away today. All our thoughts go to Umm Adnan’s family at this difficult time. We are all with you in grieving, remembering and honouring the remarkable woman that Umm […]
Multimedia volunteers needed
The Freedom Theatre is looking for volunteers in filmmaking, editing, graphic design, layout and photography. Arabic and/or English speakers, short and long-term. Please send a cover letter and CV to media@thefreedomtheatre.org.
Intensive voice workshop for actors
The Freedom Theatre invites you to… Intensive voice workshop for professional actors with senior voice coach from Sweden Peter Melin from Gothenburg University will provide an intensive workshop in Voice for Actors in The Freedom Theatre between the 13-15th March. Peter is a senior lecturer in voice and voice development and vice director of the […]
On set
A film is currently being shot in Jenin, centering around 2013 Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf from Gaza. Assaf’s story is like something straight out of a fairytale: he famously snuck out of the besieged Gaza Strip to attend the auditions in Cairo, then proceeded to win not only the contest but the hearts of […]
The first step…
The first step has been taken towards realising our dream of establishing a center for early childhood education in Jenin. Our partner Filosofiska from Sweden, recently spent a week in Jenin with us, visiting many kindergartens, holding workshops with children and teachers, sharing perspectives and making connections. It was a fantastic week that exceeded all of our […]
‘The Island’ in India
Members of The Freedom Theatre are on their way to India right now to participate in ITFOK, International Theatre Festival of Kerala, one of the major theatre festivals in India. On January 11 and 12, The Freedom Theatre will perform ‘The Island‘. The theatre will also travel in India and among others meet Jana Natya […]
New photo exhibition and books
The Freedom Theatre presents three brand new products by young people in Jenin, who are participating in our multimedia activities: Stories – a photography exhibition A World of Words – a collection of short novels (Arabic) Spectrum – a collection of photographs and poems (Arabic, English and Swedish) Stories showcases the work of The Freedom Theatre’s […]
Theatre School workshop
Our Theatre School students concluded their first year of training with an intensive workshop in Acting from Text, with Gary English, Artistic Associate and Consultant of The Freedom Theatre, and Ahmed Tobasi, Resident Artist at The Freedom Theatre. The workshop focused on text analysis, character development and scene study for realist text-based theatre. This was the first major […]