BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18295@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Theatre Falastini مسرح فلسطيني Palestijns theater DTSTAMP:20260518T221014Z DTSTART:20260306T190000Z DESCRIPTION:“Contemporary Palestinian theater is a dynamic site of reflecti on and\naesthetics. It presents a dramaturgy of resistance. [...] Even und er the most\nprecarious of circumstances\, these plays draw the contours o f a theater which\,\nthough marked by violence and loss\, continues to cre ate stories\, performances\nand connection.”\n\n-Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti\n\nT his evening presents the work of three contemporary Palestinian playwright s:\nDalia Taha\, Bashar Murkus and Rimah Jabr. Their work reflects the ric hness and\nvariety of Palestinian theater\, as well as the reality and the experience of\nlife in occupied Palestine\, through Palestinian eyes. A t heater of resistance\,\nand a showcase of the resilience of Palestinian cu lture.\n\nRasha Hilwi introduces the evening through her unique story-tell ing\, and then\nthe plays by Dalia Taha\, Bashar Murkus and Rimah Jabr are shown\, interpreted by\nMoos Wilhelm and Betül Şefika. The evening is in Arabic\, Dutch and English and\nwill be made accessible in all three langu ages.\n\nAbout the artists\n\nRasha Hilwi is a Palestinian writer\, journa list\, editor\, storyteller\, cultural\ncurator\, and DJ. Born in Akka and living in Amsterdam\, she explores the\nquestions and narratives surround ing “Home بيت” and “Ghorbah غربة” in her\nwriting and performances\, and t heir intersections with motherhood\, personal\nnarratives\, memories\, his tory\, and identity.\n\nDalia Taha is a poet\, playwright\, and lecturer w ith a Master of Fine Arts in\nplaywriting from Brown University. She was a longtime editor of the magazine\n“Yaraat” and has published three poetry collections\, a novel\, and a children’s\npoetry collection. Her first pla y\, Keffiyeh/Made in China\, premiered in Brussels\nbefore touring seven P alestinian cities in the West Bank. Her poetry collection\,\nEnter World\, is being published in English by Graywolf Press.\n\nBashar Murkus is a pl aywright and theater director. As artistic director of the\nindependent Kh ashabi Theatre\, he and his artistic teams create work that\nbalances betw een “writing for the stage” and “writing on the stage.” His oeuvre\ninclud es acclaimed productions such as Parallel Time (2014)\, Other Places\n(201 7)\, The Museum (2019)\, and Milk (2022).\n\nRimah Jabr is a theatre direc tor\, playwright\, screenwriter\, and PhD candidate in\nTheatre and Perfor mance Studies at York University. She has written and directed\nseveral pl ays\, which have been performed in Belgium\, Canada\, and Palestine\,\ninc luding Ghurba (2025)\, Broken Shapes (2022)\, Raya (2018)\, High Heels & S tuffed\nZucchini (2015)\, and Two Ladybugs (2013). She also directed two s hort films:\nDe-Clutter (2024) and You’ve Seen It on TV (2025).\n\nMoos Wi lhelm is an actress\, theatre director\, and theatre teacher\, and studied \nat the Amsterdam University of the Arts and the Maastricht Theatre Acade my\,\namong others.\n\nBetül Şefika is a visual artist and writer. In her work\, she primarily explores\nthe meaning of presence and absence in text and image. She participated in a\nwriting residency with deBuren in 2020 and\, together with Maarten van de Graaff\,\ncontributed to the project “B esmette Stad”.\n\nThis evening is a collaboration with Mint Arts Platform\ , which\, in collaboration\nwith publisher Bebuquin and with support from Perdu\, among others\, published a\nbook in 2025 featuring texts by Taha\, Murkus\, and Jabr: Palestijns theater:\nhedendaagse teksten. The program is curated by Rasha Hilwi\, Cees Vossen of Mint\nArts Platform\, and Jarmo Berkhout on behalf of Perdu\, and is hosted by Rasha\nHilwi.\n\nPlease no te: We are discontinuing our livestream services. Originally launched\nto maintain public events during the pandemic\, this option is no longer feas ible\nfor us to sustain. We look forward to welcoming you in person at Per du! URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/theatre-falastini-palestijns-theater GEO:52.3689174;4.896321 LOCATION:Perdu - Kloveniersburgwal 86\, 1012 CZ Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,avond,books,burgwallen,dj,dutch,multilingual,p erdu programme,performance,poetry,poetry reading,stories,theater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

“Contemporary Palestinian theater is a dyna mic site of reflection and aesthetics. It presents a dramaturgy of resista nce. [...] Even under the most precarious of circumstances, these plays dr aw the contours of a theater which, though marked by violence and loss, co ntinues to create stories, performances and connection.”

-Najla Nak hlé-Cerruti

This evening presents the work of three contemporary P alestinian playwrights: Dalia Taha, Bashar Murkus and Rimah Jabr. Their wo rk reflects the richness and variety of Palestinian theater, as well as th e reality and the experience of life in occupied Palestine, through Palest inian eyes. A theater of resistance, and a showcase of the resilience of P alestinian culture.

Rasha Hilwi introduces the evening through her unique story-telling, and then the plays by Dalia Taha, Bashar Murkus and Rimah Jabr are shown, interpreted by Moos Wilhelm and Betül Şefika. The e vening is in Arabic, Dutch and English and will be made accessible in all three languages.

About the artists

Rasha Hilwi is a Palestinian writer, journalist, editor, storyteller, cultural cu rator, and DJ. Born in Akka and living in Amsterdam, she explores the ques tions and narratives surrounding “Home بيت” and “Ghorbah غربة” in her writ ing and performances, and their intersections with motherhood, personal na rratives, memories, history, and identity.

Dalia Taha is a poet, playwright, and lecturer with a Master of Fine Arts in play writing from Brown University. She was a longtime editor of the magazine “ Yaraat” and has published three poetry collections, a novel, and a childre n’s poetry collection. Her first play, Keffiyeh/Made in China, premiered i n Brussels before touring seven Palestinian cities in the West Bank. Her p oetry collection, Enter World, is being published in English by Graywolf P ress.

Bashar Murkus is a playwright and theater di rector. As artistic director of the independent Khashabi Theatre, he and h is artistic teams create work that balances between “writing for the stage ” and “writing on the stage.” His oeuvre includes acclaimed productions su ch as Parallel Time (2014), Other Places (2017), The Museum (2019), and Mi lk (2022).

Rimah Jabr is a theatre director, playw right, screenwriter, and PhD candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies at York University. She has written and directed several plays, which have been performed in Belgium, Canada, and Palestine, including Ghurba (2025) , Broken Shapes (2022), Raya (2018), High Heels & Stuffed Zucchini (20 15), and Two Ladybugs (2013). She also directed two short films: De-Clutte r (2024) and You’ve Seen It on TV (2025).

Moos Wilhelm is an actress, theatre director, and theatre teacher, and studied at the Amsterdam University of the Arts and the Maastricht Theatre Academy, a mong others.

Betül Şefika is a visual artist and w riter. In her work, she primarily explores the meaning of presence and abs ence in text and image. She participated in a writing residency with deBur en in 2020 and, together with Maarten van de Graaff, contributed to the pr oject “Besmette Stad”.

This evening is a collaboration with Mint Ar ts Platform, which, in collaboration with publisher Bebuquin and with supp ort from Perdu, among others, published a book in 2025 featuring texts by Taha, Murkus, and Jabr: Palestijns theater: hedendaagse teksten. The progr am is curated by Rasha Hilwi, Cees Vossen of Mint Arts Platform, and Jarmo Berkhout on behalf of Perdu, and is hosted by Rasha Hilwi.

Pl ease note: We are discontinuing our livestream services. Originally launch ed to maintain public events during the pandemic, this option is no longer feasible for us to sustain. We look forward to welcoming you in person at Perdu!

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