““NemashimNemashim””

  Nemesh

Noar messahek Shalom

Youth plays peace

Shim

Shabaab ya’eshu massrah

youth lives Theater

together: Nemashim

PROPOSAL FOR A JOINT JEWISH-PROPOSAL FOR A JOINT JEWISH-PALESTINIAN STAGE YEARPALESTINIAN STAGE YEAR

  

The Stage Year is intended to bring The Stage Year is intended to bring together Israeli Jewish and Arab students together Israeli Jewish and Arab students

who have graduated from high school who have graduated from high school and will use theatre as a means and will use theatre as a means

to develop dialogue, mutual respect to develop dialogue, mutual respect

and understandingand understanding..

We are living together in the middleWe are living together in the middle of a terrible, destructive conflictof a terrible, destructive conflict

and and we feel that a way out is by we feel that a way out is by

developingdeveloping peaceful resistance to violence,peaceful resistance to violence,

realising the ideals of equalityrealising the ideals of equalityand co-existence in a mixed groupand co-existence in a mixed group

and by using theatre to advance and by using theatre to advance these ideals.these ideals.

The group is made every year of 6 to 8 Israelis of Jewish and Arab origin who live together in a flat in Haifa. Together we prepare and create

theatre programs that focus on promoting peace and understanding, under the guidance

of Khitam Na’amne and Uri Shani,

who have extensive experience in work of theatre and Jewish-Arab dialogue and meetings.

ObjectivesObjectives::• To bring together youth of two different nations

living side by side in Israel.• To experience communal life• To work towards a continuance of this project• To learn and look at different points of view,

identities, culture and behavior within the group as well as in the community surrounding it.

• To encourage and increase meetings between Arab and Jews around Israel, voicing problems, questions and ideas.

• To decrease tensions between Arab and Jews in the community in which we live.

• To realize a better reality through theatre.• To create a supportive environment for all the

objectives above.  

A weekly schedule• Work for two days a week to support the group’s

existence. • Preparation of programs and work with the community,

four times a week, for half a day.• Theatre of the oppressed workshops for adults and youth.• A Street performance- up to two times a week.• Rehearsals and studies- two or three days a week. We will

study and discuss the Arab- Israeli conflict and its history, as well as some theatre history. Moreover we will hold discussions and talks about internal group issues, problems and successes.

• Putting on a production-according to the group’s readiness and the community’s needs and will, the troupe will finish the year with a production that shall run in the city and in other cities around the country.

• We will participate in some activities of different Arab- Jewish dialogue organizations- ‘Reoot Tsaduka’, ‘Tayush’ etc.

photos from workshop 2002-2003

photos from workshop 2003-2004

the workshop 2004-2005the workshop 2004-2005

workshop 2005-2006workshop 2005-2006

A performance at activism-A performance at activism-festival 2003festival 2003

The audience participated in the The audience participated in the play.play.

A performance in Wahat as-A performance in Wahat as-Salam/Neve ShalomSalam/Neve Shalom

This stile is called This stile is called “Forumtheater” and is based on “Forumtheater” and is based on

the Brasilianthe Brasilian

Augusto Boal.Augusto Boal.

some photos from the kitchen and some photos from the kitchen and the livingroom in Neve Yossefthe livingroom in Neve Yossef

So many performances! Just some So many performances! Just some photos…photos…

We are seeking funding for this endeavour and would be very grateful for your support. We

therefore ask you to consider making this project a reality and thank you in advance of

your support.

Many more Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9370585@N07/collections/

Videoclips:http://www.youtube.com/nemashim

reports:

www.mideastweb.org/nemashim

Please visit regularly our website:www.mideastweb.org/nemashim

 Uri Shaniabumidian@riseup.net

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Or donate to the german account:Kto.-Nr.: 300 80 BLZ: 240 501 10 Sparkasse Lüneburg Stichwort: NEMASHIM