An Afrodabkeh Dance performance
Palestinian Jerusalema
130 Dancers from five Palestinian governorates are participating in this production:
African Community Society (Jerusalem), Watan Dance Troupe (Gaza), Baladi Center for Culture & Arts (Bethlehem), El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe (Ramallah & El-Bireh), Naqsh Popular Art Troupe (Jenin), AfroDabke group / PAC (Ramallah & El-Bireh)
The Popular Art Centre (Palestine) presents Palestinian Jerusalema Dance Challenge Video “AfroDabke”
103 years after the ill-fated Balfour Declaration and Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of Palestine
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Sharaf DarZaid
130 Dancers from five Palestinian governorates are participating in this production:
African Community Society (Jerusalem), Watan Dance Troupe (Gaza), Baladi Center for Culture & Arts (Bethlehem), El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe (Ramallah & El-Bireh), Naqsh Popular Art Troupe (Jenin), AfroDabke group / PAC (Ramallah & El-Bireh)
Video shoot Locations:
Jerusalem: Khan’s roof – The iconic Dome of the Rock in the background. Gaza (78 km from Jerusalem): At the Gaza seaport that remains blocked off from the world. Bethlehem (10 km from Jerusalem): At the Church of the Nativity, birthplace of Jesus Christ. Ramallah (15 km from Jerusalem): Qalandia checkpoint (between Ramallah and Jerusalem), near the major apartheid wall that cuts off the West Bank from Jerusalem. Jenin (75 km from Jerusalem): Atop a mountain, with the Marj Ibn Amer valley and the 1948 occupied Palestinian lands in the background.
