Tawasol – October 10-12
October 10-12, 2025
The Downstairs
66 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tickets: Free
Running Time: 2 hrs
“I feel that each Palestinian needs to have an artistic family they belong to parallel to their own biological one, I choose El-Funoun Dance Troupe as my artistic, mental and spiritual family.”
—Ziad Khaddash
Photo by Ameen Saib
ABOUT
Experience the vibrant heritage of Palestinian dance in a powerful two-hour event with the renowned El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe. Merging dynamic dance, storytelling, and audience participation, this performance offers an intimate window into the lives and legacies of El-Funoun’s dancers. Through the voices and movements of five performers, stories of long-time members unfold, tracing cultural roots across generations, from parent to child. More than a performance, this is a living archive of memory, identity, and the enduring spirit of dabke as both resistance and celebration. Audiences are invited not only to witness but to share stories, ask questions, and join in the joy of dancing together.
CREDITS
El-Funoun is a non-profit, almost fully volunteer dance company with 267 members.
The Troupe is widely regarded as the premiere dance company in Palestine inspired by Arab-Palestinian popular dance in particular, and world dance in general, developing artistic productions that express the feelings and ideas of its in-house creative artists and contribute to liberating the individual and society atlarge. Since its establishment in 1979, El-Funoun has produced 16 major dance productions. It has an impressive track record of over 1,000 performances locally, throughout historic Palestine, regionally and internationally and has performed in major Arab and international festivals, earning several awards and certificates.
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