Suicide Note from Palestine
One day before her final exams, Amal has a concerning nightmare: she is Palestine and she has decided to die. Amal’s nightmare drafts between confusion, torture and despair – notions set as strange characters that symbolise some of the key players in world politics that shape the land, history, politics and the occupation of her […]
World Water Day: March Freedom Ride
On World Water Day, 250 people from across historic Palestine and abroad joined a march against Israel’s system of structural apartheid that denies Palestinian communities equal access to water resources. The walk included community visits, talks and interactive theatre events focusing on the life and resistance of farmers, Bedouins and traditional herders in the Jordan […]
The Freedom Bus rides again
The March Freedom Ride began in Jenin Refugee Camp on Sunday, when international participants arrived in the shaded court of The Freedom Theatre, drinking Turkish coffee and getting to know each other. In the evening they participated in a cultural event where they were invited to share personal stories, which were then transformed into improvised […]
Commedia dell’arte with Teatro Punto
Arabic will follow English The Freedom Theatre Acting School is proud to announce the opening of applications for actors for the commedia dell’arte workshop that will take place in Jenin from the 14th April to the 19th May. About Teatro Punto Teatro Punto is a theatre company under the artistic leadership of Carlos García Estévez […]
Walk for Water Justice!
22 March 2013 Jordan Valley Solidarity Walk and Evening Concert Featuring DAM and Ministry of Dub-Key Join us on World Water Day for a solidarity walk against Israel’s illegal appropriation of Palestinian water resources. The walk will include community visits, discussions and interactive theatre events focusing on the life and resistance of Bedouins, farmers and […]
The Island – political drama at its best
“They made me laugh, they made me cry! I have never seen the prisoner’s issue addressed through art in such a wonderful, sensitive, emotional and strong way.” – Majd Beltaji, audience member The Freedom Theatre’s latest production The Island opened to a packed house on Thursday, March 7 in Jenin Refugee Camp. The Deputy Minister […]
Stories by firelight
Jo Salas, co-founder of Playback Theatre and the artistic director of Hudson River Playback Theatre in New York State, joined the Freedom Bus latest Solidarity stay in the Jordan valley. She shares her experiences here: “We are in the gentle hills of the Jordan Valley, under a starry sky, in a Bedouin village of several families […]
The Island opening on March 7
Brothers and Sisters of the Land. I go now on my last journey. I must leave the light of day forever, for the Island, strange and cold, to be lost between life and death. So, to my grave, my everlasting prison, condemned alive to solitary death. The Freedom Theatre’s brand new production is a revolutionary South […]
The Freedom Films – 6 new revolutionary films
With the launch of The Freedom Films – a slate of 6 new films to be produced through 2013 – we take an exciting step forward in our evolution and put the tools of both cinema and the internet to our task of living out the revolution possible through art. The Freedom Films aims to bring you a […]
Upcoming productions
During 2013, The Freedom Theatre will present several new productions, among them: … THE ISLAND by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona Opening on March 7 @ 3 pm Brothers and Sisters of the Land. I go now on my last journey. I must leave the light of day forever, for the Island, strange and […]