The Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival
Sareyyet Ramallah organizes The Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival every year. As one of the most famous festivals in Palestina, it is a contemporary dance-focused creative festival that was founded in 2006. The Masahat Contemporary Dance Network, which includes Maqamat Dance Theater in Lebanon, Tanween Dance Theater in Syria, and The National Center for Culture and Performing Arts in Jordan, was founded in 2007. These groups have been co-organizing contemporary dance festivals since 2007.
Sareyyet Ramallah also works to increase Palestinian kids' access to culture and hosts a three-week festival that has performers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine. This festival, in addition to a great number of performances, also organizes a number of workshops for the community. This mix of spectatorship and engagement produces a lively and creative environment for visitors to come and appreciate the finest that Palestinian, and indeed international, performance artists have to offer.
The Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival's goal is to promote conversation and cultural exchange between Palestinians and people all over the world. It also intends to familiarize the Palestinian people with a variety of modern dance genres and strengthen the skills of individuals who work in the dance sector in Palestine. The Festival is aimed at the Palestinian population in general, and specifically at the youth sector.
The Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival received the Qattan Distinction Award for Distinguished Cultural Work in 2008.
Date: July
Location: Palestine
