Experience the vibrant heritage of Palestinian dance in a powerful two-hour event with members of the renowned El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe.
The performance on September 12 at 7:00pm will be accompanied by a film screening at 5:00pm of A Night We Held Between (Noor Abed, 2024, 30 minutes), featuring El Funoun, followed by a conversation with Noora Baker (El-Funoun) and Leila and Noelle Awadallah (Body Watani), facilitated by Erin Robideaux Gleeson (FD13).
El-Funoun’s work merges dynamic dance, storytelling, and audience participation to offer 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.
Sliding scale fee of $25-$50; nobody will be turned away because of a lack of funds.