‘Al-Haya’ (Life) presented by Nabd
The Freedom Theatre recently welcomed a performing arts group from Ramallah, Nabd (which means pulse in Arabic) to perform their latest play, Al-Haya (Life). Nabd is a new youth initiative relating to social issues that are critical to the peace process in Palestine. It was their first time performing in Jenin and we had a […]
Arna’s Mural in Jenin refugee camp
A new community mural is being created in The Freedom Theatre’s yard, by participants in our mural class, led by artist Moana Niumeitolu. The participants discussed the themes of Freedom, Palestine, Future and Community and made several drawings for each theme. They then collaborated on choosing from several drawings and drafts to create a final design. The mural is […]
The Freedom Theatre represents Palestine at Kuwait festival
Palestine, represented by The Freedom Theatre, participated in the Kuwait Youth Theatre Festival, held on October 15 in Kuwait City. Return to Palestine, a play based on extensive story-gathering through playback theatre with communities across the West Bank, includes stories from Jenin refugee camp and city, Fasayel, Dheisheh refugee camp, Mufaqara and Gaza. In a sarcastic, comic and tragic style, the actors create […]
‘Raw theatrical power’ – The Siege in New York
On October 12, The Siege opened to a full house at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It was, in the words of Aviva Stahl in The Village Voice, “a momentous cultural occasion: the entrance of a Palestinian theatre company onto the New York stage, performing a Palestinian work that hinges […]
Return to Palestine performed in Nablus – and in Kuwait!
Return to Palestine is based on extensive story-gathering through playback theatre with the communities engaged in The Freedom Theatre’s annual Freedom Ride. The play includes stories from Jenin refugee camp and city, Fasayel, Dheisheh refugee camp, Mufaqara and Gaza. In a sarcastic, comic and tragic style, the actors create the physical and emotional space they live in with their bodies on […]
New issue of Voices youth magazine
The new edition of our youth magazine, Voices, is out! This issue is focused on the subject of Palestinian political prisoners and the recent hunger strike for freedom and dignity. Included are artwork from the exhibition ‘Freedom of Expression’ presented by participants in The Freedom Theatre’s cartoon workshop led by artist Mohammad Sabaaneh. With […]
Freedom of Expression: exhibition at The Freedom Theatre
Freedom of Expression, an exhibition presented by The Freedom Theatre, is the outcome of a workshop with artist Mohammad Saba’aneh who has worked with The Freedom Theatre’s multimedia team to open the world of cartoon and caricature painting to young people in Jenin. Freedom of expression is a crucial topic as censorship and attacks on […]
‘The Siege’ at The Freedom Theatre, October 1-5
The Siege, The Freedom Theatre’s acclaimed artistic reflection on the 2002 siege on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, will once again be presented at the theatre in Jenin refugee camp before embarking on a string of performances at The Skirball Center in New York. The Siege is set in Bethlehem at the height […]
Cartoon exhibition at The Freedom Theatre
The Freedom Theatre, in cooperation with the International Cartoon Rights Network (CRNI) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), is honoured to invite you to the cartoon exhibition Freedom of Expression, on Saturday September 9 at 10:00-17:00. This exhibition is the result of a cartoon workshop with the artist and painter Mohammed Sabaaneh, organised by the multimedia […]
Teacher-training study visit to Sweden
The Freedom Theatre’s training program in early childhood education relocated to Sweden, for a two-week intensive study visit to some of Stockholm’s most progressive preschools and leisure activities for children. Eight participants engaged in an intensive process of mutual learning and exchange of experiences between Palestinian and Swedish pedagogues. The Palestinian participants did their utmost to […]