Fridge Theatre
Palestine
Performing Arts
The Fridge Theater, founded in 2019 in Bayt Awa in Al Khalil, is a mobile theater company specializing in puppet theater targeting children. The town is known for recycling metals and used furniture, especially fridges, hence the name of the theater. Bayt Awa is considered one of the marginalized towns in Palestine and it lacks cultural, entertainment and educational centers. Therefore, the theater’s director Diana AlSawiti chose to establish the theater in Bayt Awa in order to build a cultural infrastructure in the town and neighboring areas and address social issues through theater and puppetry. The Fridge theater was established in collaboration with Royal Puppet Theater Toone that adopts the same methods, puppets and props as the ones used in the Fridge Theater’s performances.
Fridge Theatre
Palestine
Performing Arts
The Fridge Theater, founded in 2019 in Bayt Awa in Al Khalil, is a mobile theater company specializing in puppet theater targeting children. The town is known for recycling metals and used furniture, especially fridges, hence the name of the theater. Bayt Awa is considered one of the marginalized towns in Palestine and it lacks cultural, entertainment and educational centers. Therefore, the theater’s director Diana AlSawiti chose to establish the theater in Bayt Awa in order to build a cultural infrastructure in the town and neighboring areas and address social issues through theater and puppetry. The Fridge theater was established in collaboration with Royal Puppet Theater Toone that adopts the same methods, puppets and props as the ones used in the Fridge Theater’s performances.
Grantee
Wijhat
Round 03
2020
La Petite Fille aux Allumettes
Route: Palestine → Belgium
Travel Plan: Diana and the Fridge Theater troupe will join Les Royales Marionnettes theatre company in Belgium to create a joint production called “La Petite Fille aux Allumettes” In addition to helping the Fridge company hone their skills, this collaboration will give them an opportunity to stage their work at an international level and to exchange theatrical expertise with artists from different countries.
Travel Plan: Diana and the Fridge Theater troupe will join Les Royales Marionnettes theatre company in Belgium to create a joint production called “La Petite Fille aux Allumettes” In addition to helping the Fridge company hone their skills, this collaboration will give them an opportunity to stage their work at an international level and to exchange theatrical expertise with artists from different countries.
Grantee
Takatuf
2020
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