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Performances 2009

Date

Place

Host / Sponsor

Audience Turnout

31 October Ramallah, Palestine El-Funoun/  Le Grand Cru / Dancing on the Edge Festival / Al Balad Theatre “Waiting Forbidden” 500
11 October Jenin, Palestine DNA network 2500
10 October Ramallah, Palestine Premier of “Images Remembered” – El-Funoun Dance Troupe 720
9 October Ramallah, Palestine Premier of “Images Remembered” – El-Funoun Dance Troupe 680

26 September

Copenhagen, Denmark

Yabous Productions/ Al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture

 250

3 September

Alexandria, Egypt

Palestinian Embassy in Egypt

 600

1 September

Cairo, Egypt

Palestinian Embassy in Egypt

 350

20 August

Jericho, Palestine

Paltel Group

 2500

19 August

Jericho, Palestine

Paltel Group

 2300

13 August

Beit Rima, Palestine

Beit Rima Association

 1300

30 July

Bethlehem, Palestine

Opening Ceremony for “Right to Return Festival”

2000

2 July

Ramallah, Palestine

Opening ceremony for “Palestine International Festival 2009” / Popular Art Centre

 2000

15 May

Ramallah, Palestine

60 years on the establishment of UNRWA / UNRWA

550

9 April

Amman, Jordan

Opening of  Hakaya Festival / Al- Balad Theatre,

 

400

7 April

Al Manamah, Bahrain

Bahrain Spring of Culture 2009/ Ministry of Culture, Bahrain

650

6 April

Al Manamah, Bahrain

Bahrain Spring of Culture 2009 / Ministry of Culture, Bahrain

650

21 March

Bethlehem, Palestine

Participating at the opening ceremony for “al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009”

1200

 

 

 

Performances 2008

Date

Place

Host / Sponsor

Audience Turnout

21 March

Ramallah, Palestine

conference organized by Society of Ina'sh El-Usra regarding "The Palestinian Identity"

700

27 March

Ramallah, Palestine 

El-Funoun Dance Troupe - Celebrating El-Funoun's 29th anniversary

750

16 April

Ramallah, Palestine

Ramallah Municipality - Celebrating 100 years on the establishment of Ramallah

750

18 April

Ramallah, Palestine

Palestinian Oncology Society

500

20 April

Ramallah, Palestine

Sareyyet Ramallah – Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival

500

29 April

Ramallah, Palestine

Sareyyet Ramallah – International Dance Day

300

3 May

Bethlehem , Palestine

Badeel Organization - Al Awda Awards

900

9 May

Bethlehem, Palestine

Dar Annadwa - The Palestine Festival of Literature

300

17 May

Berlin, Germany

General Delegation of Palestine

1000

19 May

Vlaardingen, Holland

General Delegation of Palestine

700

29 May

Bethlehem, Palestine

Al Doha Children Center – Bethlehem University – Commemorating 60 year on the Palestinian Nakbe

1000

5 June

Ramallah, Palestine

Campaign for the release of Marawan Barghouti – honoring 25 prisoners

1000

13 July

Ramallah, Palestine

Palestine International Festival

 1,800

17 July

Nablus, Palestine

Palestine International Festival

 2,500

19 July Birzeit, Palestine Rozana Organization 1,000
31 July Jerusalem, Palestine Al-Quds Festival “Jerusalem – Yabous Production 650
10 Aug Golan Heights, Syria “Golan Heights Cultural Festival”/ Majdal Shams 1,700
19 Aug Damascus, Syria Damascus Festival  – Capital of Arab Culture 2008/ Ministry of Culture 800
26 Aug Saffa, Palestine Saffa Festival / Handala Cultural Center 1,000

15 Oct

Ramallah, Palestine

The Palestinian Network for small and micro finance

 120

20 Nov

Ramallah, Palestine

Ramattan News Agency/ Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation SDC / El-Funoun Dance Troupe

 1100

22 Nov

Ramallah, Palestine

El-Funoun Dance Troupe

 600

30 Nov

Jenin, Palestine

Jenin District

 400

23 Dec

Kuwait, Kuwait

“The 15th Qurain Cultural Festival”  

 700

24 Dec Kuwait, Kuwait “The 15th Qurain Cultural Festival”   740

27 Performances

12 Locations

Total

 22,160
Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Funoun Outreach Program 2008

Location

District

# Female

# Male

# Total

Supported by

Inash Al Usra Association

Al Bireh

17

0

17

El-Funoun

PAC dance school

Al Bireh

215

116

331

PAC

Biet Illu Village

Ramallah

34

0

34

SIDA

Bitunya Public School

Ramallah

10

0

10

SIDA

YMCA

Jerusalem

16

8

24

El-Funoun

Arab Angelical School

Ramallah

9

5

14

El-Funoun

Marda Village

Salfit

0

15

15

SIDA

Dar Tifil Center

Jericho

40

20

60

El-Funoun

Balata Refugee Camp

Nablus

20

10

30

PAC project

Saffa Village

Ramallah

0

15

15

El-Funoun

Till Village

Nablus

0

20

20

PAC project

Qabas School for the Blind

Al Bireh

21

15

36

El-Funoun

Qadoura Refugee Camp

Ramallah

15

8

23

El-Funoun

Anata Refugee Camp

Jerusalem

0

15

15

SIDA

Jericho Children City

Jericho

15

3

18

UCODEP

Madama Village

Nablus

0

15

15

SIDA

Beit Reema Village

Ramallah

20

30

50

SIDA

Askar Refugee Camp

Nablus

6

15

21

PAC project

Old City

Nablus

9

3

12

PAC project

Al Ein Refugee Camp

Nablus

8

7

15

PAC project

Deir Istiya Village

Nablus

0

20

20

PAC project

Saffa public school

Ramallah

15

0

15

SIDA

Spanish School

Al Bireh

16

0

16

SIDA

Faisal Husieni public school

Al Bireh

10

0

10

SIDA

Bint Al Azwar public school

Al Bireh

12

0

12

El-Funoun

Balata Refugee Camp

Nablus

4

6

10

PAC project

Wishah Dance Troupe

Al Bireh

8

7

15

El-Funoun

Turmus 'Aya Village

Ramallah

0

13

13

El-Funoun

Sinjel Village

Ramallah

0

13

13

El-Funoun

Amari Refugee Camp

Ramallah

15

0

15

SIDA

Biet Sahour

Bethlehem

6

10

16

El-Funoun

Red Crecent

Al Bireh

10

10

20

SIDA

Lutheran School

Ramallah

12

8

20

El-Funoun

 Total

578

417

995

 

           
           

Nr. of  villages
trained by El-Funoun

9

   

Nr. of refugee camps
trained by El-Funoun

6

   

Nr. of schools trained
by El-Funoun

9

   

Nr. of local institution &
groupss trained by El-Funoun

8

   

Total Nr. of Locations

 

 

32

   


 

El-Funoun’s News 2007

Date

Place

Host / Sponsor

Audience Turnout

7,8 Dec

Austria ( St. Pölten & Vienna)

"HÖFE FEST" Theatre and the UN

1100

1 Nov

Bethlehem, Palestine

Al Doha Children Center, El-Funoun Dance Troupe

400

17 Oct

Ramallah, Palestine

Ramallah Cultural Palace - National Coalition for the Global Call for Action against Poverty – Palestine

400

27 Sep

Hebron, Palestine

Ministry of Culture

500

9 Sep

Marda Village, Palestine

Handala Cultural Centre  & Marda village council

800

30 Aug

Ramallah, Palestine

Ramallah Cultural Palace – El-Funoun Dance Troupe

750

26 July

Birzeit, Palestine

Cultural Week / Rozana Association

1500

18 July

Bethlehem, Palestine

Palestine International Festival, Dar An Nadwa

350

16 July

Ramallah, Palestine

Palestine International Festival, Ramallah Cultural Palace

750

5 July

Bethlehem, Palestine

An Nadwa International Center - Dandanat Festival

200

8 Jun

Haifa, Palestine

Al Maydan Theatre – Sexuality Forum

350

25 May

London, UK

Bloomsbury Theatre – Joint performance with Al Zaytouna Dabke Troupe

550

1 May

Ramallah, Palestine

Badil organization -  Al Awda Awards

500

12 April

Ramallah, Palestine

Ashtar Theatre – opening of the Theatre of the Oppressed Season

750

7 April

Abu Dhabi UAE

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund -  Cultural Foundation

600

6 April

Sharja, UAE

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund -  University City Hall

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Dance Workshops:

  • Amman/Jordan, 11-12 Dec: Two day workshops for Al Quds Dabke Group conducted by El-Funoun Dance Troupe.
  • Ramallah / Palestine, 14-21 Nov: Joint workshop between El-Funoun Troupe and the Belgian dance group, Les Ballets C. de la B.
  • Ramallah, Palestine, 3-11 Oct: Workshop with the Tunisian Chorographer/Trainer, Hasan Bin Gharbiyeh. The dance workshop was part of the making for the film "Al Mur wa Al Ruman" for the Palestinian Producer, Najwa Al Najar.  
  • Ramallah, Palestine, 1 -7 Sep: Contemporary dance workshop, with the choreographers Filippa and Carlos pez
  • Birzeit /Palestine, 4-26 Aug: Drama and script writing workshop organized by Qattan Foundation.
  • Bethlehem / Palestine, 20-22 Aug: Three workshops in Theatre and Dance conducted by El-Funoun Dance Troupe, Al Hara Theatre and Theatre Day Production.
  • Bielefeld /Germany, 1-6 July: Jazz, African and Contemporary dance workshops.  Six day workshop with an average of five hours a day.
  • Bethlehem, 4-8 July:  Contemporary dance workshop with the Swedish group at Dandanat Festival.
  • Al-Bireh / Palestine, 2 June: “5 Rhythm” workshop.
  • London / UK, 22-25 April: Three workshops for Al Zaytouna Dabke Troupe and one workshop for students at Haverstock School. Both workshops were conducted by El-Funoun Dance Troupe.
  • Barcelona / Spain, 14-21 Feb: International Contemporary Dance meeting organized by La Mekanika.

New Productions:

·         New Dance production entitled “Risala Ila…” (Arabic for: A Letter to…): inspired by the caricature “Handala” for the Palestinian artist Naji Al Ali.

·         El- Funoun artistic T-Shirt and calendar 2008

·         DVD  “Emotional Rescue”: El-Funoun Dance video directed by Helena Waldmann

Other Links:

 

El-Funoun’s News 2006

Performances and Tours:

Date Place Host / Sponsor Audience Turnout
27 Dec Ramallah, Palestine El-Funoun Dance Troupe – Bara’em *** 750
21 Dec Ramallah, Palestine “Autumn Rhythm” 750
20 Nov Detroit , USA Palestine Office - Michigan 800
21 Nov Detroit , USA Palestine Office - Michigan 350
19 Nov Chicago, USA Arab American Action Network (AAAN) 850
15 Nov San Diego, USA ADC 1000
12 Nov Boston, USA Palestine@MIT student org. - MIT University 530
5 Nov Ramallah, Palestine Sabeel Center – General Conference 450
6 Oct Amman, Jordan Ibal Association /Jordan 640
28 Sep Ramallah, Palestine El-Funoun Dance Troupe 700
21 Sep Saffa village, Ramallah Handala Cultural Center 1300
17 Sep Ramallah, Palestine Popular Art Centre, Al Urmawi Center and El-Funoun - “Conquering the Silence” cultural manifestation 750
28 Jul Ramallah, Palestine El-Funoun Dance Troupe 750
27 Jul Ramallah, Palestine El-Funoun Dance Troupe / opening of new production for Bara’em El-Funoun “Raqsit Shamis” 750
25 Jun Bethlehem, Palestine An Nadwa International Center - Dandanat Festival 200
11 May Ramallah, Palestine Ramallah Cultural Palace 750
6 May Ramallah, Palestine Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouti 600
3 May Bethlehem, Palestine An Nadwa International Center - Closing night of Presbyterian Church conference 120
20 April Amman, Jordan Friends of Inash Al Usra Association 640
2 March Ramallah, Palestine Joint performance with “Les Ballets C. de la B.” (Belgium) 550
*** Performance for female students in public schools.

New Productions:

  1. Ramallah, 27 July – Opening performance for Bara’em El-Funoun’s new dance production “Raqsit Shamis.”

  2. Ramallah, 27 July – Release of El-Funoun’s new musical CD “Zareef”, folk music classics arranged by: Tareq An Nasser.

Dance Workshops:

  • Ramallah, 7-13 September – Dance workshop with the French dancer Benjamin Bac. The workshop lasted six days with an average of five hours a day.
  • Bethlehem, 22-25 June – Contemporary dance workshop with the Swedish group Tiptoe at Dandanat Festival.
  • Ramallah, 17-24 April – Eight days / four hours a day dance and choreography workshop with the Belgian director Thierry Smits from Thor Company.
  • Ramallah, 11, 12, 18 April – Youth Theatre workshop at Ashtar Theater organized by Qattan Foundation. Two of El-Funoun members participated in the workshop led by Professor David Davis.
  • Ramallah, 7, 14, 21 April – TOT workshop organized by the Popular Art Centre. Two of El-Funoun members participated in the workshop led by: Samir Qatamish (warming up methods), Yousef Zayed (rhythm), and Noora Baker (dance choreography).
  • Ramallah, 11 April – Dance criticism workshop at the Modern Dance Festival organized by First Ramallah Group.