The Freedom Theatre

National Network
Palestine
Address

School Street
Jenin Refugee Camp
Palestinian Territories

Telephone
+970(0)42503345
E-Mail
info@thefreedomtheatre.org
E-Mail (2)
jonatan@thefreedomtheatre.org
Mobile Phone
+970(0)599017654
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Youth and education
General Information

The Freedom Theatre is a community-based theatre and cultural centre in Jenin Refugee Camp, occupied Palestine. Convinced that the arts have a crucial role to play in building a free and healthy society, The Freedom Theatre offers a unique programme of activities in performing arts and multimedia, including acting, psychodrama, playback theatre, filmmaking, photography and creative writing.  The Freedom Theatre employs about 20 persons from the Jenin area, wider Palestine and abroad. The theatre has an annual budget in the range of 450 000 USD. Main sources of funding are international foundations and individual donors. Main current partners are Sida, European Union, British Council, Unesco and a range of local organisations.

Mission and Objectives

The Freedom Theatre is developing a vibrant and creative artistic community in the northern part of the West Bank. While emphasizing professionalism and innovation, the aim of the theatre is also to empower youth and women in the community and to explore the potential of arts as an important catalyst for social change. Through its work, The Freedom Theatre aims to: - Raise the quality of performing and visual arts in the area. - Offer a space in which children and youth can act, create and express themselves freely and equally, imagine new realities and challenge existing social and cultural barriers. - Empower the young generation to use the arts to promote positive change in their community. - Break the cultural isolation that separates Jenin from the wider Palestinian and global communities.

Main Projects / Activities

The Freedom Theatre runs a three-year professional theatre school and produces theatre plays that are toured internationally. Applied theatre workshops and improvisational theare performances are conducted throughout the West Bank. Trainings are also given to theatre technicians and stage managers. Within Multimedia, The Freedom Theatre runs a photography training course, produces short films and a youth magazine, Voices. 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Freedom Theatre is part of the Palestinian Performing Arts network, a broad coalition of cultural organisations in the West Bank and Gaza. The Freedom Theatre contributes its time, dedication, skills and resources to this network and hope to make similar connections with other Palestinian civil society networks as well as facilitate links between the cultural sector and other civil society sectors in Palestine. 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To expand our network and be able to contribute to and benefit from the rich variety of networking, training and partnering opportunities provided by the ALF Network.

Contact (1) Full Name
Jonatan Stanczak
Job Title
Managing Director
Head of the organisation
Jonatan Stanczak
Contact (2) Full Name
Johanna WAllin
Job Title (2)
Communications Officer