Theater on wheels to reach Palestinian children in isolated areas
The Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation launches a mobile theater to reach children who have never seen a show before.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A theater on wheels will bring theater, puppet and dance shows to underprivileged Palestinian children in refugee camps and marginalized areas by next spring.
The children's programs department of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) inaugurated the mobile children’s theater on Nov. 14. This theater is considered the first of its kind in Palestine as it will offer diverse shows to children in marginalized and rural areas in Area C and regions that have been isolated from their surroundings because of the settlements and the wall, such as al-Aghwar area and the Bedouin communities.
The theater activities, which will combine entertainment with educational messages, are expected to start by March 2018.
The director of the children’s programs department and presenter of the PBC children’s program “Bait Beyoot,” Walaa al-Battat, told Al-Monitor, “Launching a mobile children’s theater reflects the PBC’s interest in our children amid the exceptional circumstances they face and the violation of their rights at the hands of the occupation, especially in marginalized areas.”
