The Freedom Theatre\u2019s most recent production, Askadinya, centers around the topic of gender-based violence. During November, several performances have been held in Jenin camp and city to audiences from the area as well as from Qalqilya, Sebastiya and Tulkarem. The play has also been live streamed to an international audience. Now, Askadinya comes to Bethlehem for two performances:\n<\/p>\n
November 28th\u00a0at 12:00, Dar al-Kalima College – Performance for students
\nNovember 28th\u00a0at 14:00, Dar al-Kalima College\u00a0– Open performance<\/b>\n<\/p>\n
The Askadinya project is\u00a0carried out\u00a0with support from UNESCO Ramallah Office, through the activities of Palestinian Women\u2019s Research and Documentation Centre, PWRDC, funded by the Government of Norway and in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs. It began with interactive theatre workshops with women in marginalized communities throughout the West Bank and based on the women\u2019s stories a play was devised, which came to be called\u00a0Askadinya<\/i>.
\nThe name\u00a0is a play on words; askadinya, the loquat fruit, and azka dinya, the tastiest life. It is taken from a true story told by a woman who came to represent both the women in this project and the symbolism of the tree in Palestinian culture. It is also a question; what is the most tasty life? To be together, men and women, as equals, or not?<\/p>\n