RESIDENCies & labs
Dafa Theater has produced 11 art residencies and led over 200 workshops.
Ya Kkayyal Theater Lab. Amman / Jordan
2019
Ya Kkayyal Theater Lab. for youth is an intensive 3 weeks residency, hosted 18 students, Youth Lab Participants: Palestinian refugees and locals, both artists and non-artists, in the city of Amman at Haya Cultural Center. The program included: training on theater improvisation, object theater, physical storytelling, and making giant puppets from recycled materials. Participants created their own street parade, including their monologues that toured the streets of Amman and other places.
Support by attan Foundation.
DREAM YOUR WAY
Theatre Lab. is a specialized school of puppetry and physical theater aimed in empowering Palestinian refugee youth in Jordan. Interested in supporting us!
DREAM YOUR WAY
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Most important thing for me, that I jumped over my boundaries and challenged my fear. I sang even though I am not allowed to by family. I feel much stronger and I will dream my way. Thanks Ya Khayyal.
Raghad Rasras
Storytelling with Objects & Giant Puppets Making
UPROOTED
2022/2023
Uprooted-2 is a capacity building project to support young artists to develop their skills and knowledge in working with Palestinian and Jordanian children and youngsters from different and often marginalized communities in Jordan. A performance was created for children, which toured in and outside of Amman. The project looks into questions around identity/home/belonging.
A first workshop took place in October 2022 at the black box theater of NCCA (National Centre for Culture and Arts). This workshop was conducted by Abdalla Al Omari and Benno Voorham and focussed on interdisciplinary work, combining visual art, video with dance and theater.
The second workshop period, conducted by Husam Abed and Benno Voorham took place in November 2022 in one of the dance studios at NCCA. In this workshop, different ideas around working with objects in theatrical storytelling, both verbally and non-verbally, were introduced.
A third workshop was held April 2023 with Abdalla Al Omari, Husam Abed and Benno Voorham as teachers. May – June 2023 Benno Voorham and Husam Abed created a performance on the base of the developed materials that premiered June 10 at the French Institute in Amman.
The project was financially supported by the Swedish Institute.
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The premier was at French institute and was performed at Osama Mashini Theater, Zaha Cultural Centre for youth in Amman and the Garage in Irbid.
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Wonder Box
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UP TO THE LIGHT
April 2019
Director: Husam Abed, Assistant Director: Razan Mbaideen
Devised theatre performance, mixing object and physical theatre, based on the “FEAR” theme. Working from scratch with refugees from Sudan, Syria, Palestine and local participants to find themes concern them including discovery exercises and search through fairy tales from region, authorial fairytales, personal questions, real events, childhood memories and associations. The gathered materials were joint in a structure that was rehearsed and performed in Amman, then toured around other cities and villages.
Partners: Sawiyan, Tarabot, Haya Cultural Centre
With the support of: Direct Aid Program (Australian Government)
Tour Info: Haya Cultural Centre, The International Academy Amman & Ruwwad, King Hussein Cancer Foundation, Tarabot Community Centre, International Orphans Summer Camp
Workshops and production organised by Seenaryo / UK at Haya Cultural Center, Amman
Inspired by regional fairytales and 1001 Nights, this performance explores the depths of imagination and childhood fears
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