Saturday, July 12 | 10AM Pacific, 1PM Eastern, 8PM Palestine - Zoom

Announcing: Resistance Arts, a Conversation with El-Funoun

The struggle for Palestine lives in every form of resistance, including art. Widely considered the lead Palestinian dance company in Palestine and the diaspora, El-Funoun was established in 1979 by a small group of enthusiastic, creative and committed artists. The Troupe has developed an innovative style of dance deeply-rooted in Palestinian and Arab folklore and informed by elements of contemporary dance movement. A leading cultural institution in Palestine, El-Funoun has used dabke, music, and cultural work as tools to confront erasure and resist the zionist occupation, making them and their dancers a continuous target of imprisonment and repression by the zionist entity.

Join the PYM’s Resistance Arts Committee for a discussion with El-Funoun that is rooted in political clarity, history, and the realities we face now. We will be exploring:

- What do we mean by resistance arts in the Palestinian context?
- How did El-Funoun turn culture into a site of struggle, from choreography built inside prison walls to stages across the world?
- What does it mean to build and defend Palestinian cultural institutions today, both under occupation and in exile?

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