STORY: Theatrical performance held in Amman to support Palestinians in Gaza
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:46
LOCATION: Amman
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the performance
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress
3. various of the performance
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL SALAM QABILAT, Director
5. various of audience
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FARAH ABU JAMAL, Audience

STORYLINE:

A theatrical performance was held Thursday in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

The event turned attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people.

The performance was inspired by the novel "Go Home, Khalil," which was published in Russia by the novelist Kafa Al-Zoubi in 2009. 

The event, opened to the public for free, came in collaboration with Al-Shams Theater and Zad for arts Initiative.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress
"Art always seeks to be a free word and not linked only to entertainment activities. The role of art appears now in hard time and mobilizing the public with true and sincere word."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL SALAM QABILAT, Director
"The role of art is to come now to rally feelings of solidarity with people who are still being subjected to bombing, aggression, displacement, and children who are dying."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FARAH ABU JAMAL, Audience
"The Palestinian cause needs to be spread, and the world needs to talk about it and spread it, and such great art certainly has a helpful role."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman.
(XHTV)