Math Exam performed for more than 2000 children
The last of 20 performances of Math Exam, The Freedom Theatre’s first children’s play that is entirely created in-house, is over. An audience of more than 2100 has come to see the play and the theatre has been filled to the brim with excited children from all over the Jenin district. Math Exam is based on accounts by children in Jenin […]
“Each picture is a life” – photo exhibitions displayed in Jenin
The Freedom Theatre’s most recent photography exhibitions, Childhood and Shadow, were displayed at The Freedom Theatre and the Arab-American University close to Jenin at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. More than 1600 people came to see the exhibitions, including students, faculty members, artists and friends of The Freedom Theatre. The […]
The Freedom Jatha tours India!
Our joint production with Jana Natya Manch, Hamesha Samida (Forever Steadfast) is the highlight of the Freedom Jatha project and is now in the midst of a tour that will be visiting eleven cities in India and performing over 30 times. This play – which has come out of an intense process that is the first theatrical collaboration […]
Volunteer with The Freedom Theatre in 2016!
We are still looking for candidates to fill some of our volunteer positions in 2016. To apply, please send a letter and CV to info@thefreedomtheatre.org. Voice Teacher Feb 1 to March 30, July 7 to August 30, 2016 We are looking for a voice teacher/coach that could give intermediate voice and speech classes to third-year students in […]
Math Exam: a children’s play for everyone
In our upcoming production Math Exam, opening on January 9, 2016, there are two new actors working with The Freedom Theatre for the first time. Malak Abu Gharbieh from Aram just outside of Jerusalem is 22 years old. She plays the mother of Kareem, the main character in Math Exam. Malak is a graduate of […]
New photo exhibitions: Shadow & Childhood
The Freedom Theatre invites you to two new exhibitions, produced by our photography students. The students are young adults from the Jenin area who have spent five months studying light, composition, camera settings, frames and storytelling through photography. During the last month they have prepared for the exhibitions, choosing themes and editing the photos. “We have […]
The Freedom Jatha – a new cultural movement for freedom!
Only 11 days left of the Freedom Jatha crowdfunding campaign! http://igg.me/at/freedom-jatha The Freedom Jatha, the first ever India-Palestine theatre collaboration, is in itself an extraordinary thing: what makes this whole initiative even more special is that it is entirely funded by people just like you! If you have thought about contributing or have friends who […]
Volunteer opportunities 2016
If you are looking for an opportunity to volunteer at – or for – a cultural organisations in Palestine, look no further! To apply for any of the volunteer positions below, send us an email with your CV and cover letter, no later than December 15, 2015: info@thefreedomtheatre.org. Read more about volunteering at The Freedom […]
Join the 2016 Freedom Ride in Occupied Palestine!
March 21st to April 1st, 2016, people from across Palestine and abroad will join communities in some of the key areas of oppression and resistance in occupied Palestine. The Freedom Ride will be the fifth annual ride and take place as part of The Freedom Theatre’s ten-year anniversary. Over the past decade we have devoted ourselves to […]
The Freedom Jatha from Palestine to India and back!
The Freedom Theatre’s team has just arrived in India for the beginning of a three-month adventure called the Freedom Jatha. In the first India-Palestine theatre collaboration, Jana Natya Manch (Janam) from Delhi and The Freedom Theatre will create a unique theatre production, telling stories of freedom and resistance from both nations. The Freedom Theatre and Janam will give 30 performances […]