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Fragments Theatre
National Network
Palestine
Address
Al Zaytouna Street 1 Jenin, Palestine Jenin Palestinian TerritoriesCountry
Palestinian TerritoriesCity
JeninStreet address 2
Al Zaytouna Street 1 Jenin, PalestineTelephone
+972-59-9971070Website
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2014Contact Person1
Rawand ArqawiJob Title 1
Founder/DirectorOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
Fragments Theatre is a cultural organization, founded in Jenin, by a group of actors, filmmakers, technicians who were inspired by Juliano Mer-Khamis, a Palestinian /Israeli Theatre director who was assassinated in 2011. Fragments Theatre wants to give young people the opportunity to express themselves using theatre, film, circus and the arts in Jenin and the surrounding areas. Over the last few years, they have organized several activates with children and young people, producing plays , short films and puppet workshops aimed at encouraging people from Jenin to learn new skills to express themselves in arts and culture. The group is currently run by volunteers, and through various small grassroots funding intitiatives.Mission and Objectives
We aim to: 1. To use art as a tool to build bridges in the community and to break Jenin’s cultural isolation from the rest of Palestine. 2. To use art to elevate and contribute to Palestinian society. 3. To foster collaboration between actors, artists, technicians, and the local community. 4. To develop a group of diverse Palestinian artists, highlighting the community’s talents and to engage high-risk and marginalized community members. 5. To collaborate with local and international artists. 6. To develop skills and capacity building in the areas of theatre, cinema, and circus arts. 7. To present theatre, circus arts, and cinema to under-exposed community groups, including to children, youth, and women. Since 2013, Fragments Theatre has carried out numerous diverse art projects throughout Palestine. The projects have trained young Palestinian artists, brought international artists and volunteers to work with the local community, built community partnerships, promoted community building, and fostered women’s empowerment. The diverse projects have also engaged hundreds of young people with the arts in Jenin and the surrounding isolated communities.Main Projects / Activities
Past Projects Include: “Peter Pan in Jenin” Theatre Project (2013) “Windows” Theatre Project (2014) The Cargotopia Art Festival and puppet workshops (2014) “Chaos in the City” Theatre project (2015) The projects have trained young Palestinian artists, brought international artists and volunteers to work with the local community, built community partnerships, promoted community building, fostered women’s empowerment. Its projects have also engaged hundreds of young people with the arts in Jenin and the surrounding isolated communities. FRAGMENTS has partnered with Cinema Jenin, The Freedom Theatre, and The Goethe Institute of Ramallah.