Before October 7th 2024, there were around 9,400 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli Prisons.
This included 200 child prisoners as well as 3,661 held under ‘administrative detention’ – a procedure that allows Israeli occupation forces to hold prisoners indefinitely without charge on undisclosed information.
Despite thousands of Palestinians being arrested under the Israeli occupation, we hear little about the stories of Palestinian prisoners and how they endure and resist Israel’s carceral system.
Using puppetry and audience participation, this documentary theatre production explores the experiences of Palestinian prisoners and the importance of thaqafah (ثقافة) or culture, such as literature, poetry, and songs, as practices of resistance and liberation. In the Arabic language captivity (أسر) refers to the capture of prisoners of war and is an explicit term for prisoners taken by a foreign power or in a colonial context.
Palestinian prisoners detained and arrested by the Israeli military occupation are referred to as captives, asra (أسرى). This experimental documentary production explores the stories of asra or Palestinian prisoners.
Actor, Puppeteer
Actor, Puppeteer
Director
Co-Producer, Stage Manager
Actor, Puppeteer
Actor, Puppeteer
Co-Producer
Nā Geoff Gilson, Eve Gordon rātau ko Theo Gordon i tuhi.
Originally written by Geoff Gilson, Eve Gordon and Theo Gordon.
Nā Amber Curreen i whakahou.
Adapted from the original by Amber Curreen
PLEASE NOTE: As this show will be performed at two different venues, make sure to double check the date & venue you are purchasing a tīkiti for.
$40 Tīkiti Tautoko
$28 Pakeke (Adult)
$18 Hapori (Community Services Card holders / Equity)/Tauira
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Ngā mihi to Sara Moana for the creation of our hero artwork for Kua Rewa Te Aihikirīmi!
