\nThis visit in November is a preparation for the 2015 tour, and includes the following public events:<\/p>\n
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Monday, November 3,\u00a0<\/strong>4\u20135:30 pm<\/strong> The NYU Department of English and\u00a0The Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre\u00a0present Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, Occupied Palestine, who will speak about the role of the actor in cultural resistance. Nabil is joined by Alia Alrosan, a student at The Freedom Theatre School.\u00a0Videos and slides of recent productions will be shown.<\/p>\n For more information, email erinmee1@gmail.com<\/a> Art Knows No Boundaries<\/em>:\u00a0<\/em>Artistic Director Nabil Al-Raee and acting student Alia Alrosan from The Freedom Theatre will appear at the AANM to discuss their important work. With personal narratives and film clips, Al-Raee and Alrosan will explain how The Freedom Theatre is enabling the youth of the camp \u2013 devastated by witnessing death, violence and the destruction of their homes in the 2002 invasion \u2013 to resist military occupation and internalized oppression. Through free workshops in drama, acting, creative writing, stage production, filmmaking and photography, the young people learn new skills, express their own ideas and develop the self confidence to think independently. Acting students have performed to local audiences in the thousands and have toured the U.S., Europe and South America with a number of staged productions.<\/p>\n Read more and register<\/a>.<\/p>\n — Jewish Voice for Peace Bay Area (JVPBA) and\u00a0Kehilla Community Synagogue\u2019s Middle East Peace Committee\u00a0invite you to listen to Artistic Director, Nabil Al-Raee, and drama student, Alia Alrosan, report on their important work. This fundraiser helps lay the groundwork and raises the necessary funds for a historic U.S. tour, in the fall of 2015, of a new play: \u2018Suicide Note from Palestine<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n Suggested donation: 20 dollars (no one turned away) What is an artist of resistance? Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director, The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Occupied Palestine, and Alia Alrosan, Theatre School student, will talk about their experiences working in a center of cultural resistance in a refugee camp. There will be some short clips of films produced by the multimedia section of the Theatre.<\/p>\n
\nNYU Department of English<\/strong>
\n244 Greene Street, ground floor<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nSaturday, November 8, at 5-7 pm
\nArab American National Museum
\nLower Level Auditorium
\n13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn
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\nTuesday November 11, at 6:45pm
\nKehilla Community Synagogue<\/strong>
\n1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span><\/strong>La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley
\n<\/strong>Benefit for the Jenin Freedom Theatre, cosponsored by the Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance
\n<\/strong>Sliding Scale $10-$15\n<\/div>\n
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Nabil Al-Raee<\/strong>\u00a0was born and raised in Aroub Refugee Camp in the Hebron hills of Palestine. He grew up during the First Intifada, trying to go to school between shootings, tear gas and curfew. In the 90\u2019s Nabil joined Theatre Day Productions \u2013 a theatre company in Hebron working mainly with children and youth, and training actors. He finished his professional training there, and began training others for the next two years, also working throughout the West Bank as a musician and actor. Nabil then studied and worked in theatre first in Tunisia, and then in Europe, before returning to Palestine in 2006. At the invitation of Juliano Mer-Khamis, he joined the then-nascent Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp that Juliano had co-founded. There, he trained young actors and directed The Freedom Theatre\u2019s first play \u201cThe Journey.\u201d Following the success of the play, Nabil began full-time work at The Freedom Theatre, coordinating drama activities, and in 2009, became Director of their Theatre School, a professional theatre training program for young adults. After Juliano’s murder in 2011, Nabil stepped in as artistic director of the theatre, determined that Juliano’s work would continue. He has continued to build The Freedom Theatre towards its goal of being a leading artistic and political institution in Palestine and beyond. Nabil spoke on a panel at the Kennedy Center this past March, discussing the themes of conflict, refugees and theater.<\/p>\n![\"Alia\"](\"http:\/\/thefreedomtheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Alia-II-150x150.png\")
Alia Alrosan<\/strong>\u00a0is from Nablus. She was the coordinator for