Bethlehem Cultural Festival

Tag: 2021

Running freely

Cairsti Russell and Diala Isid in conversation about her upcoming film, Freedom to Run, and the Bethlehem marathon.

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Urban Sport in Palestine

Charlie Davis, founder of Skatepal, shows a film and talks about his work in Palestine with skateboarding.

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Glasgow/Bethlehem bagpipe collaboration

Collaborative video of piping in Glasgow and Bethlehem with the National Piping School, Glasgow and the Scout bands of Bethlehem

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Carols from Glasgow, Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Carol service with the Lord provost and Rev. Mark Johnstone. With readings and carols from Amwaj choir and the choir of Talitha Kumi school, including an Armenian Christmas-related song by Amwaj with solo singer Levon Kaladjian.

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Palestine through 4 womens work

Carol Mansour, Carol Sansour, Huda al-Imam in conversation with Lucy Lyon

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Lives between the Lines - Reflections on a lost Levant

Michael Vatikiotis in conversation with Toby Ash and Anthony Gorman.

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Stitching Palestine

Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery.

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Faris Ishaq and Saied Silbak

Musicians Faris Ishaq on Nay and Saied Silbak on Oud will be joining forces to play together for the first time ever.

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A person can only be born in one place

Ahmed Najar, Ashraf Afifi and Aimee Shalan discuss the impact of the occupation on artists in Palestine and on Palestinians in the diaspora.

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Hawwiya Dabka Dance

Hawiyya Dance Company was founded in 2017 as an all-women’s collective that explores identity, culture and resistance through dance. The collective uses Dabke and contemporary dance forms to create interwoven narratives of identity, displacement and resistance. 

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