Tucked away in one of Barzeh’s side roads and directly adjacent to what appears to be an open construction site is the Barzeh Al-Mohdatheh school.
There in the basement level you will find a narrow stage adorned with children’s drawings of a sun, flags, and students at play. There are approximately twenty rows of theatre seating... read more
In the start of 2010/11, Rawafed began to implement a series of workshop in Wadi Al-Nadara to help local community residents select and implement several small-scale community cultural initiatives
The workshops (in partnership with the Governorate of Homs, the British Council and the Delegation of the European Union to Syria) were... read more
In June 2010 Rawafed and The Danish Institute of Damascus launched a forum on “The Integration of Culture in Local Development” which focused on the important role of culture in world-wide development efforts.
Held in The Danish Institute, the forum held five sessions over two days, and brought together researchers, national and... read more
Before I received an invitation to attend the workshop, I always thought that disabled people only needed financial support and special equipment to live with dignity.
After I participated in the workshop, I became absolutely convinced that awareness is key, whether through purposeful programmes, scientific knowledge, or simply the faith that... read more
Our story with Institut Du Monde Arabe began when a European delegation attended one of our performances in Al-Adem Palace in Damascus.
Following the performance, the Institute requested that we perform two concerts in March as part of its cultural exchange agreement with Rawafed. Our group, “Rabitat Shabab Al Fan Al Aseel”... read more
By Raghad Shuja’a, Graduate of the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts, and a trainer in Interactive Theatre in Public Schools Project
I don’t have a special story with one of the children, but I’m going to talk about my bigger story with the project itself. I’ve wanted to work with children since I was a student in my... read more
