Featured Guest: Chris Keighley – Parkour Workshop
Chris Keighley is joining us from London to host a Parkour workshop. The 10 day workshop is in preparation for the upcoming Street Theatre Project. Former and current students will be participating in the workshop. Parkour is a way to challenge yourself both physically and mentally. Students in the workshop will work towards improving their […]
Zakaria Zubeidi Released After International Campaign
On the 29th of December 2011 Zakaria Zubeidi was informed by Palestinian Authority (PA) security that the Israeli security had revoked Zubeidi’s amnesty. The amnesty agreement, granted in 2007, was in return for Zubeidi’s ending of armed resistance. This meant that Zubeidi was a potential target for the Israeli army. Consequently Zubeidi had no choice […]
Israel Revokes Zakaria Zubeidi’s Amnesty
The co-founder, avid supporter and mentor of The Freedom Theatre, Zakaria Zubeidi, has been told by the Palestinian Authority that his amnesty has been revoked by the Israeli authorities. Zubeidi is since the 29th December being held in arrest inside the Palestinian security headquarters, supposedly on orders from Israel. No reason has been given for […]
Midnight Raid – Life Accounts under Military Rule
At 2pm on Wednesday, January 4th, The Freedom Theatre will stage a second* Playback Theatre event to protest against the ongoing arrests and nightly raids taking place in Jenin Refugee Camp. Jenin Refugee Camp has recently suffered a higher number of Israeli military incursions and arrests than usual. In their incursions, the Israeli army typically […]
Creative Resistance to Recent Military Incursions on Jenin Refugee camp!
MIDNIGHT RAID Life Accounts Under Military Rule At 2pm on Wednesday, January 4th, The Freedom Theatre will stage a second* Playback Theatre event to protest against the ongoing arrests and nightly raids taking place in Jenin Refugee Camp. Jenin Refugee Camp has recently suffered a higher number of Israeli military incursions and arrests than usual. […]
Invasions and Harassment Continue
Last night the Israeli army invaded Jenin refugee camp for the second night in a row. They arrested another three members of The Freedom Theatre. This time Adnan Naghnaghiye, our stage manager, Bilal Saadi, the chairperson, and Faisal Abu Alheja, acting instructor and assistant producer. Yesterday, Faisal performed stories of other arrests. He is now […]
Video: The Freedom Theatre Responds to Israeli Military Incursions
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Military Invasion in Jenin met by Theatre Performance
Jenin refugee camp has recently suffered a higher number of arrests than usual. Over thirty arrests have been made in the past month. Last night alone, at least eight new arrests were made during a major Israeli military invasion of the refugee camp. Among the people arrested were three members of The Freedom Theatre, a […]
Featured Guest: Voice Coach Peter Melin
Peter Melin is a teacher at the Academy of Music and Drama at Gothenburg University in Sweden, where he is responsible for the voice, bodywork, and acting classes. He has spent 2 weeks teaching our students at the Acting School about basic voice, bodywork, implementation of voice warm-ups in their morning routine. Peters visit was […]
Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed is a unique theatrical methodology that engages communities in critical inquiry, experiential learning and creative transformation through participatory theatre. Developed by Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal, it is a widely documented approach that has helped achieve significant social and political transformation in countries such as India, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo […]