Fidaa Ataya [contos e conversa]
Sessão de contos para escolas (terceiro ciclo e secundário), com Ana Sofia Paiva [narração em inglês e português]
Horário e local
Sexta, 8 de novembro, 10:30. Biblioteca Municipal de Oeiras
Sessão de contos, com Ana Sofia Paiva [narração em inglês e português]
Horário e local
Sábado, 9 de novembro, 22:30. Palácio do Egipto
Mães, Jardins e Outros Paraísos
Conversa entre Fidaa Ataya, Ana Sofia Paiva e Manuel Garrido
Horário e local
Domingo, 9 de novembro, 15:00. Pátio da Livraria-Galeria Municipal Verney
Biografia
Fidaa Ataya is a storyteller. Her grandmother Safia, who was expelled from her home and homeland in Al Bourj, Palestine in 1948, used to tell her stories, as she listened, Fidaa would fly with her imagination across borders, across the occupation, to freedom. Traditionally, women in Palestine told stories in private, not in public. But Fidaa tells stories in public, using them as a tool for survival, to pass on the traditions of her people, rooting their existence and thereby resisting erasure. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and psychology, diplomas in drama and education and playback theatre, and an MEd in Integrated Arts from Plymouth State University (NH). Fidaa has produced and performed shows in Palestine, Europe, America, and the Arab world and performed in numerous festivals across the globe. Fidaa has founded or co-founded a number of groups including the Art and Activism Residency, Hakaya Group to revive traditional Palestinian storytelling, Women’s Theatre at Burj Al-Barajna refugee camp, The Rain Singer Theatre at Tulkarm refugee camp, and the Palestinian American Children’s Theatre (PACT), and heart Al Risan Art Museum (hARAM). She is a Drama in Education Specialist and was a Faculty Member at the Arab School of Playback Theatre. A member of ITC4 in New York, as well as a puppeteer, filmmaker, and director. She has directed several short films which have been shown in Palestine, the United States, France and Italy. With Seraj Libraries, she is the artistic director of the National Storytelling Center in Palestine and teaches/directs the Storytelling Academy. She is a fellow at Georgetown’s Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics.