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Performances 2009
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Date |
Place |
Host / Sponsor |
Audience Turnout |
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31 October |
Ramallah, Palestine |
El-Funoun/ Le Grand Cru / Dancing on the Edge
Festival / Al Balad Theatre “Waiting Forbidden” |
500 |
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11 October |
Jenin, Palestine |
DNA network |
2500 |
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10 October |
Ramallah, Palestine |
Premier of “Images Remembered” – El-Funoun Dance
Troupe |
720 |
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9 October |
Ramallah, Palestine |
Premier of “Images Remembered” – El-Funoun Dance
Troupe |
680 |
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26 September |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Yabous Productions/ Al-Quds Capital of Arab
Culture |
250 |
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3 September |
Alexandria, Egypt |
Palestinian Embassy in Egypt |
600 |
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1 September |
Cairo, Egypt |
Palestinian Embassy in Egypt |
350 |
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20 August |
Jericho, Palestine |
Paltel Group |
2500 |
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19 August |
Jericho, Palestine |
Paltel Group |
2300 |
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13 August |
Beit Rima, Palestine |
Beit Rima Association |
1300 |
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30 July |
Bethlehem, Palestine |
Opening Ceremony for “Right to Return
Festival” |
2000 |
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2 July |
Ramallah, Palestine |
Opening ceremony for “Palestine International
Festival 2009” / Popular Art Centre |
2000 |
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15 May |
Ramallah, Palestine |
60 years on the establishment of UNRWA / UNRWA |
550 |
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9 April |
Amman, Jordan |
Opening of Hakaya Festival / Al- Balad Theatre,
|
400 |
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7 April |
Al Manamah, Bahrain |
Bahrain Spring of Culture 2009/ Ministry of Culture,
Bahrain |
650 |
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6 April |
Al Manamah, Bahrain |
Bahrain Spring of Culture 2009 / Ministry of
Culture, Bahrain |
650 |
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21 March |
Bethlehem, Palestine |
Participating at the opening ceremony for “al-Quds
Capital of Arab Culture 2009” |
1200 |
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Performances 2008
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Date |
Place |
Host / Sponsor |
Audience Turnout |
|
21 March |
Ramallah, Palestine |
conference organized by Society of Ina'sh El-Usra regarding "The
Palestinian Identity" |
700 |
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27 March |
Ramallah, Palestine |
El-Funoun Dance Troupe - Celebrating El-Funoun's 29th anniversary
|
750 |
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16 April |
Ramallah, Palestine |
Ramallah Municipality - Celebrating 100 years on the establishment of
Ramallah |
750 |
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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 |
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9 May |
Bethlehem,
Palestine |
Dar Annadwa - The Palestine Festival of Literature |
300 |
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17 May |
Berlin,
Germany |
General Delegation of Palestine |
1000 |
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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 |
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17 July |
Nablus,
Palestine |
Palestine
International Festival |
2,500 |
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19 July |
Birzeit, Palestine |
Rozana Organization |
1,000 |
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31 July |
Jerusalem,
Palestine |
Al-Quds Festival “Jerusalem – Yabous Production |
650 |
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10 Aug |
Golan Heights,
Syria |
“Golan Heights Cultural Festival”/ Majdal Shams |
1,700 |
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19 Aug |
Damascus,
Syria |
Damascus Festival – Capital of Arab Culture 2008/ Ministry of Culture |
800 |
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26 Aug |
Saffa, Palestine |
Saffa Festival / Handala Cultural Center |
1,000 |
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15 Oct |
Ramallah, Palestine |
The Palestinian Network for small and micro finance |
120 |
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20 Nov |
Ramallah, Palestine |
Ramattan News Agency/ Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation SDC /
El-Funoun Dance Troupe |
1100 |
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22 Nov |
Ramallah, Palestine |
El-Funoun Dance Troupe |
600 |
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30 Nov |
Jenin, Palestine |
Jenin District |
400 |
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23 Dec |
Kuwait, Kuwait |
“The 15th Qurain Cultural Festival” |
700 |
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24 Dec |
Kuwait, Kuwait |
“The 15th Qurain Cultural Festival” |
740 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Total |
578 |
417 |
995 |
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Nr. of
villages
trained by El-Funoun |
9 |
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Nr. of
refugee camps
trained by El-Funoun |
6 |
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Nr. of
schools trained
by El-Funoun |
9 |
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Nr. of
local institution &
groupss trained by El-Funoun |
8 |
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Total Nr. of Locations |
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32 |
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El-Funoun’s News 2007
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Date |
Place |
Host /
Sponsor |
Audience
Turnout |
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7,8 Dec |
Austria
( St. Pölten & Vienna) |
"HÖFE
FEST" Theatre and the UN |
1100 |
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1 Nov |
Bethlehem, Palestine |
Al Doha
Children Center, El-Funoun Dance Troupe |
400 |
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17 Oct |
Ramallah,
Palestine |
Ramallah
Cultural Palace -
National Coalition for the
Global Call for Action against Poverty – Palestine |
400 |
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27 Sep |
Hebron, Palestine |
Ministry of Culture
|
500 |
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9 Sep |
Marda Village, Palestine |
Handala Cultural Centre & Marda village council
|
800 |
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30 Aug |
Ramallah,
Palestine |
Ramallah
Cultural Palace – El-Funoun Dance Troupe |
750 |
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26 July |
Birzeit,
Palestine |
Cultural
Week / Rozana Association |
1500 |
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18 July |
Bethlehem, Palestine |
Palestine
International Festival, Dar An Nadwa |
350 |
|
16 July |
Ramallah,
Palestine |
Palestine
International Festival, Ramallah Cultural Palace |
750 |
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5 July
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Bethlehem, Palestine |
An Nadwa
International Center - Dandanat Festival |
200 |
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8 Jun |
Haifa, Palestine |
Al Maydan
Theatre – Sexuality Forum |
350 |
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25 May |
London,
UK |
Bloomsbury Theatre – Joint performance with Al Zaytouna Dabke Troupe |
550 |
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1 May |
Ramallah,
Palestine |
Badil
organization - Al Awda Awards |
500 |
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12 April |
Ramallah,
Palestine |
Ashtar
Theatre – opening of the Theatre of the Oppressed Season |
750 |
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7 April |
Abu Dhabi
UAE |
The
Palestine Children's Relief Fund - Cultural Foundation
|
600 |
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6 April |
Sharja,
UAE |
The
Palestine Children's Relief Fund - University City Hall |
500 |
Dance Workshops:
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Amman/Jordan, 11-12 Dec:
Two day workshops for Al Quds Dabke Group conducted by El-Funoun Dance
Troupe.
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Ramallah / Palestine,
14-21 Nov: Joint workshop between El-Funoun Troupe and the Belgian dance
group,
Les
Ballets C. de la B.
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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.
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Ramallah, Palestine, 1 -7
Sep: Contemporary dance workshop, with the choreographers Filippa and Carlos
pez
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Birzeit /Palestine, 4-26
Aug: Drama and script writing workshop organized by Qattan Foundation.
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Bethlehem / Palestine, 20-22 Aug: Three workshops in Theatre and
Dance conducted by El-Funoun Dance Troupe, Al Hara Theatre and Theatre Day
Production.
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Bielefeld /Germany, 1-6 July: Jazz, African and Contemporary
dance workshops. Six day workshop with an average of five hours a day.
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Bethlehem, 4-8 July:
Contemporary dance workshop with the Swedish group at Dandanat Festival.
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Al-Bireh / Palestine, 2
June: “5 Rhythm” workshop.
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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.
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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:
- Ramallah, 27 July – Opening performance for Bara’em El-Funoun’s new dance production
“Raqsit Shamis.”
- 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.
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