Al-Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque ( ar, القصبة مسرح وسينماتك) is a cinema in the city of
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...
,
West Bank
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,
Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
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. It was established in 1970 during
Israeli occupation
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for playwrights and eventually began presenting films. Al-Kasaba is the only official multipurpose cinema in the
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The I ...
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History
Al-Kasaba was originally established in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
in 1970 as the Theatre Arts Group. In 1984, it was renamed Shawk Theatre. In 1989 it was renovated to host films. In 1998, the renovation of Al-Jameel Cinema in Ramallah, which closed-down in 1987, became Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque. The cinema opened in 2000 and is one of the few venues in the region that allows Palestinian artists, actors and filmmakers to produce and present their productions.
Early 2002 the theatre hosted
Nobel Literature Prize
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, awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature
, presenter = Swedish Academy
, holder = Annie Ernaux (2022)
, location = Stockholm, Sweden
, year = 1901
, ...
laureates
Wole Soyinka
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Yoruba: ''Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká''; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded t ...
and
Jose Saramago
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* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
. A few weeks later, during the April 2002 invasion of Ramallah, the theatre was targeted by the Israeli army. The offices of the theatre were ransacked, and files and computers destroyed.
Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir ( ar, آن ماري جاسر) is a Palestinian filmmaker, writer, and producer.
Career Filmmaker
She has been working in independent cinema since 1998 and has written, directed and produced a number of award-winning films. Two o ...
: ""For Cultural Purposes Only": Curating a Palestinian Film Festival." p.26 in Dabashi, Hamid, and Said, Edward
Edward Wadie Said (; , ; 1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American professor of literature at Columbia University, a public intellectual, and a founder of the academic field of Postcolonialism, postcolonial studies.Robe ...
(preface) (2006): ''Dreams Of A Nation: On Palestinian Cinema'', Verso Books, London, United Kingdom, .
References
External links
Al Kasaba Theatre & Cinematheque
See also
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Palestinian National Theatre
The Palestinian National Theatre or El-Hakawati Theatre ( ar, المسرح الوطني الفلسطيني) is a Palestinian-owned theatre in Jerusalem's American Colony neighbourhood, near New Orient House. The theatre has been serving to activ ...
*
Cinema Jenin
Cinema Jenin is a movie theater in the Palestinian city of Jenin, located in the West Bank.
The new building features plush seating that can accommodate more than 300 people, an outdoor café, art gallery space, a children's park and playground ...
Theatres in the State of Palestine
Cinemas in the State of Palestine
Buildings and structures in Ramallah
1970 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate
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