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Palestine is rich with culture, and this autumn is no exception.
In the weeks ahead, festivalgoers will be heading to the art event Qalandiya International, the Palestine Circus Festival and the film event Days of Cinema, just to name a few.
Having cultural exchange at our core, the Danish House is thriving in a climate of vivid cultural activity. And we try to make the most of it by partnering with as many organizers as we can.
For example, as you can read in this newsletter, we’ll host film screenings under the auspices of Days of Cinema and bring Danish circus artists to perform during the Palestine Circus Festival.
As we now enter our 7th year of operations, we’ll continue to base our work on close cooperation with Palestinian partners, thereby further strengthening the mutual appreciation between our cultures.
Enjoy the festivals.
Lone Bildsøe Lassen, director, the Danish House in Palestine
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HIGH SEASON FOR VOLUNTEERING
A record high 17 volunteers from Denmark are currently in Palestine through the Danish House.
In September, some of the volunteers got together for a hiking trip in and around the village of Battir (photo).
The Danes are volunteering at hospitals, human rights organizations and refugee camps across the West Bank.
READ HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER IN PALESTINE
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FILM SCREENINGS ACROSS THE WEST BANK
Throughout September, the Danish House has co-hosted film screenings in the West Bank.
The Danish children’s movies Max Embarrassing and A Tale of Two Mozzies were screened in the Balata Refugee Camp in the city of Nablus for an audience of pupils from schools run by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees.
Also in September, the animated documentary The Wanted 18 was screened in the Tel Rumeida area in the city of Hebron. The film is directed by Palestinian artist Amer Shomali and Canadian director Paul Cowan.
The screenings, held in cooperation with FilmLab: Palestine, aim to promote cinema culture in marginalized areas.
SEE MORE PICTURES
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REFUGEE HISTORY ON DISPLAY
On September 23 and 24, the Danish House hosted a public exhibition of previously unpublished images from the archives of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees.
Accumulated over 65 years, the UNRWA archive consists of more than 400,000 images and negatives, covering many aspects of the lives and history of Palestine refugees.
The photos have been restored and digitized by the Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen, with funding from the Danish Representative Office in Ramallah.
VISIT THE UNRWA ARCHIVE
READ PRESS RELEASE
Photo: The Princess Basma Centre in the West Bank. © 1980 UNRWA Archive Photographer Unknown
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MOVIES ON THE MOVE
The third edition of the annual film event Days of Cinema, organized by Filmlab: Palestine, will take place from October 15 to 21, in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jenin and Gaza.
Some of the screenings will be hosted by the Danish House.
Days of Cinema is also a platform for Palestinian filmmakers to meet with filmmakers and producers from outside Palestine.
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CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN
The Palestinian Circus School is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by organizing a circus festival with local and international participants.
The Palestine Circus Festival will take place from October 6 to 15 in cities, villages and refugee camps across Palestine.
The Danish House has invited circus artists from Cirkus Tværs, a circus project based in the Danish city of Aarhus, to attend and perform at the festival.
WATCH FESTIVAL TRAILER
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STORYTELLING FOR CHILDREN
With the aim to strengthen children’s literature in Palestine, the Danish House is organizing workshops in illustration and writing from October 3 to 6 in Ramallah.
The workshops target Palestinian illustrators and writers of children’s literature and will be taught by two Danes, writer Hanne Kvist and illustrator Søren Jessen.
The training is carried out in cooperation with Palestinian ngo Tamer Institute for Community Education and Danish publishing house Jensen & Dalgaard.
Earlier this year, the Danish House held storytelling activities for Palestinian children in the West Bank, in cooperation with the ngo Palestine Writing Workshop.
READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
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