2016 at a glance: looking back and moving forward
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2016, we look proudly upon an exceptional year, our ten-year anniversary, when we reached further than we ever have before. 5,400 children and youth from the whole Jenin...
View ArticleVisiting Palestine? Come to The Freedom Theatre!
We frequently welcome guests who wish to learn more about our activities, and we are proud to say that we provide an experience that for many becomes an unforgettable memory and the highlight of the...
View ArticleJoin The Freedom Theatre International Theatre Workshop in April
In April 2017, The Freedom Theatre invites international theatre activists: professional artists, theatre students and teachers, to a seven-day workshop that will offer training of actors of...
View ArticleNew performances of ‘Return to Palestine’
During February 6-23, Return to Palestine will be toured across the West Bank. Return to Palestine is centred around Jad, a Palestinian born in America, who goes to Palestine for the first time in his...
View ArticleApril events at The Freedom Theatre
April is a month with profound meaning for The Freedom Theatre and for Jenin refugee camp. In April 2002, during the Battle of Jenin, residents of the camp managed to hold against a large-scale...
View Article‘Return to Palestine’ performed at universities, towns and villages
On March 6, Return to Palestine will begin the second leg of its West Bank tour with a performance at Al Quds University in Abu Dis. Performances at Birzeit University and in villages and towns in...
View Article2017 International Women’s Day at The Freedom Theatre
Highlighting the struggle for gender equality in Palestine The Freedom Theatre was filled to the brim on International Women’s Day, with over 250 people coming together to recognise the achievements of...
View ArticleHidden Stories
The Freedom Theatre’s new exhibition, Hidden Stories, is the outcome of an advanced photography workshop where the participants were encouraged to carefully and critically observe the environment...
View ArticleVisiting Palestine? Come to The Freedom Theatre!
We frequently welcome guests who wish to learn more about our activities, and we are proud to say that we provide an experience that for many becomes an unforgettable memory and the highlight of the...
View ArticleTowards fulfilling the dream of cultural resistance
TOWARDS FULFILLING THE DREAM OF CULTURAL RESISTANCE Statement by The Freedom Theatre, April 4, 2017 The basic principles of The Freedom Theatre include developing awareness and re-imagining reality to...
View ArticleGraduation of third generation of Theatre School students
Congratulations to The Freedom Theatre School graduates, Ameer Abu Alrob, Ihab Talahmeh, Osama Al Azzeh, Raneen Odeh and Samah Mahmoud! After three years of study in acting, devising and cultural...
View ArticleComedy Club with Mark Thomas and Sam Beale continues
The Freedom Theatre’s cooperation with British comedians Mark Thomas and Sam Beale continues this month with an intensive workshop that will end with two public presentations at The Freedom Theatre....
View ArticleRehearsing Freedom: The Story of a Theatre in Palestine
The Freedom Theatre’s latest title, ‘Rehearsing Freedom: The Story of a Theatre in Palestine’ is a visual journey through the first ten years of the work and life of The Freedom Theatre. This volume...
View ArticleStand-up Comedy at The Freedom Theatre
On Saturday April 29 and Sunday April 30, The Freedom Theatre will present two stand-up comedy performances, with emerging Palestinian comedic talents. The performances are the outcome of an intensive...
View ArticleSolidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
The Freedom Theatre and our partners in the Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN) express our solidarity with the over 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners who since April 17 are on hunger strike...
View ArticleMay 29: Return to Palestine performed in Amman
Friends in Amman, welcome to break the fast with us and enjoy a performance of our play Return to Palestine on May 29! On May 29 after iftar, Return to Palestine will be performed in English at ICS...
View ArticleNew theatre clubs in Jenin camp, town and villages
The Freedom Theatre is running three theatre clubs for youth in the Jenin area, both at the theatre in the refugee camp, at Taheel il Fatayat, a rehabilitation centre for girls and young women in Jenin...
View ArticleRamadan events at The Freedom Theatre
Throughout Ramadan, The Freedom Theatre will offer cultural events every Thursday night after iftar (the meal that breaks the fast), including hip hop, classical music, stand-up comedy and more,...
View ArticleThe Freedom Theatre’s 2016 Annual Report
2016, The Freedom Theatre’s ten-year anniversary, was an exceptional year for us. More than 10,000 children, youth and adults in Jenin refugee camp and across the occupied West Bank were involved in...
View ArticlePPAN statement: Norway and Denmark, reconsider decision to halt Palestinian...
Statement by the Palestinian Performing Arts Network, June 6, 2017 We, active civil society organisations of the Palestinian cultural sector, condemn the decision of the governments of Norway and...
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