- Arts
TDP wants drama, theatre, and creative activities to be a regular part of the lives of young people in Palestine, so that they can find their individual voice, their sense of self, and discover their creative life; in stimulating these activities TDP aims to provide the foundation for a peaceful development of Palestine, one with respect for human (children’s) rights and civil society. TDP tries to realize this by working with the formal education systems and local organizations working with and for children and young people.
Acting and drama training for young Gaza adults (m/f), 3-year curricula.
Outreach to 35,000 under-privilidged children in marginalized areas
Productions of theatre plays, drama projects, video animation projects, all for children and youth.
Community awareness projects with teachers and parents.
International exchange with Arab and European partners.
Academic research for measuring the effect and impact of drama in Palestine (with European DICE network)
TDP is the organization at the base of all drama and theatre development in Gaza. TDP contributes a vast outreach program (reaching 35,000 Gaza children and youngsters annually) as well as a community theatre and drama training center to the arts in Palestine. TDP creates youth theatre satellites all over Palestine. Its youngest satellites, created after years of intensive training and drama practice are: Yes Theatre, Hebron, and Pocket Theatre, East Jerusalem, Beit Qandil, Tulkarem. TDP can offer lectures and consultancies for cultural exchange, network building, drama education, community theatre, and theatre (incl artistic) management.
Our artistic director, Mr Jan Willems, is the exaequo-winner of the ALF Euromedalex annual award in 2007. We thought we were member since the year 2005 but we cannot find our membership in the partners list.
Theatre Day Productions (TDP) is looking for partnerships with other mediterranean partners in art for joint artistic intervention and exchange. TDP can offer lectures and consultancies for cultural exchange, network building, drama education, community theatre, and theatre (incl artistic) management