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We are a performing arts company dedicated to bringing the finest theatrical experiences to our audience. Our company was founded in 2010 and has since produced countless shows that have delighted audiences of all ages. We strive to provide a creative and collaborative environment for our performers and staff, and our commitment to excellence is reflected in everything we do. We specialize in captivating puppetry performances that transport audiences to enchanting worlds filled with wonder and imagination. From traditional puppet shows to innovative multimedia experiences, our performances are designed to entertain, inspire, and evoke emotions in audiences of all ages.

Upcoming Shows

Upcoming Shows

Upcoming Shows

Our shows are accessible for international audiences 

and ready for touring! 


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Our Performances

WAR MAKER

If only I’d forget you after one last dance

SMOOTH LIFE

Based on Palestinian artist Karim Shaheen’s true story, War Maker is a  voyage into Karim’s dreams and delusions. With the mise-en-scene as a  resonance chamber, the audience will start sharing right from the  beginning the artist’s mindset. Having lived within an ongoing exile,  Karim’s life is standing at the crossroads where the performance itself  mirrors his broken war memories and the liminality of his existence. 

15+

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SMOOTH LIFE

If only I’d forget you after one last dance

SMOOTH LIFE

A non-traditional solo autobiography object performance  for 8 spectators. Stories of Palestinian man, born and raised in Baqa’a  refugee camp; the biggest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, told  according to his personal history. 

15+


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If only I’d forget you after one last dance

If only I’d forget you after one last dance

If only I’d forget you after one last dance

An attempt to embody a  cluster of pain, grief, anger and love. A journey follows a thread of  loss and reveals the rubble that stays behind. It is an invitation to a  collective experience of overcoming and forgiveness.

15+


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THESEUS

ZUM & ZACK

If only I’d forget you after one last dance

The story is about the young, buster

Greek hero Theseus. About his

migration, struggle with various evil

men, monsters all the way to meet

Ariadne. The performance is musical

and fresh. The puppets as the language are grotesque, in fact relative to the marketplace puppetry.

5+


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ESCAPE

ZUM & ZACK

ZUM & ZACK

Puppetry performance inspired by the Slovak author, Marek Vadas book with the same title.  

5+

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ZUM & ZACK

ZUM & ZACK

ZUM & ZACK

Reality may get hard, but what is the possibility of running away, Imagination can be a solution to start a new reality? 

Based on the story of “Mafalda Lopes”  

5+

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Home demolition

    01/68

    Last Party at Baqa'a Camp

    2019

    Director: Husam Abed, Choreographer: Ryuji Yamaguchi , Art consultant: Reka Deak 

    Site-specific experimental physical theatre object theatre and  working with materials. Devised with refugees from Sudan, Syria,  Palestine, local and Indian participants around Liminality of Home  demolition and first shock theme. 

    CC by Ahmad AlGhouri @ Baqa’a camp, Jordan 2019.

    Object Theater & Dance performance / Baqa'a camp for Palestinian refugees

    Touring theater

      1/3

      Happening in this day

      2011/2012

      In one-hour shadow theater and a tabletop puppet musical performance, the audience attends a satire that  tackles social problems: the complicated aspects of immigration with a  biting humor that cuts through the preconceived notions, norms and  prejudices the audience has.

      Project manager: Husam Abed | Project Coordinator: Junifaa  Za'taraa |  Script, vision & Director: Husam Abed | Actors,  puppeteers: Ahmad Srour, Tarek Sayes, Mohamad Saadi, Husam Abed |  Puppets' designers: Brigitte Doerner, Dark Smile Studio – Prague –  Czech, Mayada Qashou | Music composers: Tareq Jundi, Husam Abed, Ahmad  Barakat | Vocal: Husam Abed , Ahmad Barakat, Mohamad Abdalla, Mohannad  Atallah | Musicians: Ma'an Assayed, Nasser Salameh, Ahmad Barakat ,  Jacob Abu Ghosh, Tareq Jundi, Alaa Takroore,  Odai Shawagfah, Tareq Abu  Kwaik | Graphic designer: Kamel Abu Yahia| Technical Manager: Nabil  Marrar | Light design: Huda Qaoud | Filming : Asmaa Abu Sa'adah | Media  Coverage: Radio AlBalad, Roya TV, Al-Arab Al-Yawm Newspaper, Kharabeesh |  2011/2012

      The songs were recorded at Jacob Abu Ghosh studio

      With the support of Netherlands Embassy and Kvinfo, ActionAid Denmark

      54 shows and over 5000 audiences attended our shows in refugee camps, villages, towns in all Jordan.  

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      In his work, Husam Abed deliberately takes advantage of the generation gap to create something positive.


      Gitte Young, KVINFO.org, 2012

      Through this spring, the theatre had performed almost everywhere in town, including five performances at the Royal Cultural Center in February.


      John Lillywhite, Puppet Resistance, Jo magazine, June 2012,

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