Art & Public Policy

Arts Politics Alumni Combine Skateboarding and Theater in Palestine

Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

sunset over a skatepark with skaters, A Skate Park logo laid over top of image

Skateqilya Skatepark in Jayouss, Palestine

Esther Chang and Noelle Ghoussaini met as M.A. Arts Politics classmates in 2009. Today, along with an incredible team, they are collaborators bringing to life A Skate Play at Skateqilya Skatepark in Jayouss, Palestine.

A Skate Play engages local youth, skaters and artists in an adaptation of the fable "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". The play elevates themes of freedom, love, perseverance, and forgiveness. A goal of the production is to open public space to community dialogue.

Follow them on Facebook and Instagram @askateplay

Donate to their GoFundMe to help with the final production!

Three women sit together on the ground against a brightly covered graffiti wall

L to R: Nilou Safinya (Producer), Noelle Ghoussaini (Director), Esther Chang (Associate Producer)

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