Who we are - أيام المسرح

ABOUT US

Ayyam Al Masrah

Ayyam Al Masrah is a Palestine-registered, non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Gaza. Ayyam Al Masrah is both a drama training center and a theatre playhouse.
For almost three decades, Ayyam Al Masrah has grown into an experienced provider of theatre, drama and expression for Palestinian children, youth, and women.

Our name

Ayyam Al Masrah is an Arabic interpretation of “Theatre Day Productions” – the name of the parental organization that founded Ayyam Al Masrah in 1995 in Gaza. The name comes from the notion that one day each Palestinian child will have a “theatre day” during their school year. Since 1995, Ayyam Al Masrah keeps making plays with adults and performing for kids. also keeps making plays with kids who perform for kids.

As an independent successor of the founding organization Theatre Day Productions, Ayyam Al Masrah keeps working for realization of the same vision and the same mission.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE

Our Vision

The flourishing of a free and equitable society in Palestine based on artistic and cultural actions empowering its people to exercise freedom of expression and other basic human rights.

Our Mission

wants drama, theatre, and creative activities to be a regular part of the lives of young people in Palestine, so that they can find their individual voice, their sense of self, and discover their creative life; in stimulating these activities aims to provide the foundation for a peaceful development of Palestine, one with respect for human rights and civil society. Ayyam Al Masrah tries to realize this by working with the formal education systems and like-minded local organizations.

Added to the Mission in 2013:
Regarding women and girls in all aspects of our artistic work Ayyam Al Masrah also has in its mission that, in the long term, the role of women and girls in cultural work and performing arts is recognized and supported as an agent for vitality and transformation in Palestinian society.

In 2017, Ayyam Al Masrah added to its mission the involvement of adults and young adults’ audiences through creating significant theatrical works for them; allowing critical thinking about their rights and deep care about their future.

our principles and fundamental beliefs

Values

Freedom of Expression: it is at the bottom of civil and cultural human rights.
Creativity: a society that has lost touch with its creative side is an imprisoned society.
Independence: encouraging self-reliance, initiative, and entrepreneurship.
Equality: ensuring that everyone has roughly equal prospects for a good life; appreciating differences rather than merely tolerating them.
Environment protection: environmentally-friendly approach in planning and implementing of all activities is a must; fostering environmently-friendly culture in community.