Ḥakawātī troupe
Palestinian theater troupe
Also known as: Al-Balālīn
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The \u1e24akaw\u0101t\u012b troupe was a Palestinian theater group that emerged from an earlier collective known as al-Bal\u0101l\u012bn. Established in 1977, this itinerant troupe toured villages and performed its own plays in various public spaces until the early 21st century. The troupe's name is derived from the traditional storyteller, the \u1e25akaw\u0101t\u012b. The emergence of such creative troupes was a response to the challenging circumstances faced by the Palestinian literary community.1
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