About Al Harah Theatre

Our Vision:

A free Palestinian society that uses culture and arts to consolidate the concept of citizenship, freedom of expression and mutual respect.

Our Mission:

Al-Harah Theater is a non-profit organization founded in 2005, based in Beit Jala- Palestine. It aims at raising awareness, creating positive change in the society, enhancing the cultural level and artistic taste of people and delivering the Palestinian voice through the production and distribution of theater work at a high artistic level to all members of the Palestinian Arabs and international societies in general, children and youth in particular. In addition to training and capacity building of young theater cadres and developing partnerships with local, Arabs and internationals organizations and networks.

Our Goals & Objectives:

To raise the cultural and artistic awareness to bring about positive change in the Palestinian society.
To enhance the role of the Palestinian theater in highlighting social and political issues, locally in the Arabs world and internationally.
To develop the Palestinian theater.
To deepen partnerships locally in the Arabs world and internationally.
To ensure the continuity of the work of the organization.

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Al-Harah Theater organizes Palestine International Theater Festival for Children and Youth biennial in which we host international and local theater groups to present their performances in different Palestinian cities. Al-Harah also organizes Site-Specific Theater Festival biennial in old spaces, buildings, and courtyards in the Bethlehem area and other cities.

Al-Harah believes that Performing Arts for children and young people to voice their opinions, thoughts, worries, ideas, plans, dreams … etc, it is a way of resistance to the Israeli occupation. Through our drama and theater training programs we help children and young people overcome trauma that they go through because of the violence they live under occupation.

We think that Performing Arts is an alternative tool to redirect the energy of young people in an innovative and creative way, it is a safe alternative to conservatism and fundamentalism which improving the quality of life.