The Freedom Theatre in Amsterdam 5-7 May
Friends in Amsterdam, join us in celebrating the opening of The Prince Claus Fund Gallery exhibition ‘Freedom, Theatre, and the Oppressed’ starting on Liberation Day – 5 May 2015 – and continuing until May 7, with screenings and performances by The Freedom Theatre and our Dutch partners Theatre Hotel Courage! The Prince Claus Fund Gallery exhibition Freedom, Theatre, and the […]
Reading of Suicide Note from Palestine at Unga Klara, Stockholm
Stockholmers, don’t miss a unique opportunity to hear The Freedom Theatre’s Suicide Note from Palestine read at a Marathon Reading event on April 18 at Unga Klara! Free entrance. Read more. — Information in Swedish: Marathon Reading – av utländsk dramatik 18 APRIL KL 13.00 – 23.00 Lagret, Unga Klara Under en hel dag och […]
The Siege – West Bank and UK tour April-June 2015
April 2002. Spring in Bethlehem. A group of armed men seek sanctuary in one of the world’s holiest sites as the Israeli army closes in with helicopters, tanks and snipers. Along with the fighters are some 200 priests, nuns and civilians. The siege lasts for 39 days, paralysing the center of Bethlehem and keeping tens of thousands under curfew. […]
The second step…
We are ready to start the next stage of our child centre project as Manal Switat, kindergarten teacher from Jenin, and The Freedom Theatre’s Micaela Miranda and Johanna Wallin arrive in Stockholm, Sweden, for a whole week of sharing and exploring pedagogical ideas – starting with a visit to our partner Filosofiska’s two kindergartens. There will be […]
Politics, Theatre and Cultural Resistance – Panel discussion in London
The Freedom Theatre’s first-ever tour of the UK kicks off with a first performance of The Siege on May 13 at The Lowry in Manchester. Already on May 3 in London, as part of the Performance Festival, there is a chance to hear about the work of The Freedom Theatre and participate in a discussion about political theatre […]
The Siege opens on day of remembrance and cultural resistance
What a day! We are at a loss for words here at The Freedom Theatre. Magic was created, on the most important day of the year for us. The memorial and celebration of cultural resistance started off with a street theatre piece performed by our theatre school students, while the photography students showcased their latest exhibition, […]
Jana Natya Manch from India visits The Freedom Theatre
Sudhanva Deshpande from our partner Jana Natya Manch, one of India’s premier street theatre groups, is at The Freedom Theatre holding a workshop with our Theatre School students. Together they have prepared a short street theatre play that will be presented as part of the memorial on April 4th. Sudhanva also participated in our recent […]
2015 Freedom Ride: cultural resistance from Jenin to Jerusalem
An intense, transformative journey came to an end today, on Land Day, as this year’s Freedom Ride in occupied Palestine finished. The original plan was to spend the two last days of the Freedom Ride in Jerusalem. A symbolic and actual defiance of the enforced separation between Palestinians in the West Bank and in East […]
The Freedom Theatre Board member taken by Israeli army
Mustafa Sheta, secretary of the Board of The Freedom Theatre, was taken from his home by Israeli soldiers in the early hours of March 19. Mustafa, 35 years old and father of three children, is a researcher and a journalist who is well-known for his social and humanitarian activism. He works with the United Nations […]
Coming soon… The Siege
In April 2015 The Freedom Theatre will premiere a brand new production across the West Bank and then embark on the theatre’s first ever tour of the UK. The Siege is drawn from the extraordinary accounts of a group of fighters who during the height of the second Intifada took refuge in the Church of the Nativity. […]