The Freedom Theatre participates in Sibat Festival
This weekend we participate in the Sibat Festival, celebrating Palestinian culture in the beautiful old city of Jenin. Alaa Shehada and Saber Shreim, graduates of The Freedom Theatre School, will present a theatre piece on Saturday 23/4 at 12:30, that talks about the history of Al-Sibat (the old city in Jenin) through the special mask […]
Statement by the Friends of The Freedom Theatre
At the 10th Anniversary of The Freedom Theatre in the Jenin Refugee camp, the Friends of the Freedom Theatre from four different countries (Sweden, Portugal, France and USA – UK was not able to make it) gathered for the first time. We congratulate the Freedom Theatre on its incredible growth in the last 10 years […]
Power/Poison performed at Al Harah festival in Bethlehem
Power/Poison, a youth play produced by The Freedom Theatre in 2015, will be performed in Bethlehem on Wednesday April 13 at 18:30, as part of The International Children and Youth Theatre Festival organised by Al Harah Theatre. Power/Poison centres around sibling relationships and the fear of abandonment that is common among all children – but in Palestine this […]
The 2016 Freedom Ride in occupied Palestine
The fifth annual Freedom Ride was part of The Freedom Theatre’s ten-year anniversary, and gathered activists, scholars and artist from around the world who travelled to key areas of oppression and resistance within the occupied West Bank. The Freedom Bus travelled to Jenin city and refugee camp, Nabi Saleh, the Jordan Valley, Hebron, South Hebron […]
On to the next ten years!
A historic, first-ever Theatre Festival and Forum on Cultural Resistance constituted the highlight of The Freedom Theatre’s ten-year celebrations. The week-long Festival and Forum in the heart of Jenin refugee camp included theatre, music, circus, stand-up, poetry and dance performances by some of Palestine’s top artists, as well as talks by scholars, performers and activists, workshops, discussions, film screenings and guided […]
Cultural resistance from Roman time to today
Day two of The Freedom Theatre Festival and Forum on Cultural Resistance saw festival participants undertake a tour of the historical and ancient site of Sebastia. Ahmad Kayed, the guide and a local from Sebastia, showed participants the Roman amphitheatre, which has been bulldozed in parts by the Israeli army. He indicated the spot in […]
We follow in the footsteps of the cultural icons of the resistance movement
A silent protest march in memory of The Freedom Theatre co-founder Juliano Mer-Khamis, marked the beginning of the tenth anniversary events of The Freedom Theatre. Waving Palestinian flags and carrying posters of Mer Khamis, with strains of oud playing in the background, around 50 protesters marched from The Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp to the […]
In memory of Juliano Mer Khamis … We shall continue on our way, fighting for freedom
To all our dear ones … friends of The Freedom Theatre The Freedom Theatre is commemorating the tenth anniversary of the rejuvenation of this artistic sanctuary, following its destruction by the Israeli occupation during the invasion of the Jenin Refugee Camp. With all of the events related to The Freedom Theatre, April sometimes brings with […]
One week to go… #TFT10
On the 4th of April we will open our doors for a six-day Theatre Festival and Forum on Cultural Resistance. During the Festival and Forum, that will mark The Freedom Theatre’s 10-year anniversary, we will celebrate the vibrant cultural resistance movement in Palestine as well as The Freedom Theatre’s achievements during the past ten years. Come join […]
Ten Years of Cultural Resistance
In 2016, The Freedom Theatre marks its 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade we have devoted ourselves to what our co-founder, the late Juliano Mer Khamis, called the ‘Cultural Intifada’ – a movement that harnesses the force of creativity and artistic expression in the quest for freedom, justice and equality. In celebration of our ten-year […]