The British Council, Royal Court Theatre and A. M. Qattan Foundation are collaborating to run a two-year playwriting development programme in Palestine to develop the capacity of emerging Palestinian playwrights.    

The programme will consist of three phases to be delivered over a period of 18 to 24 months as follows:

"Badke" is a malapropism of Dabke, the name of a popular Palestinian folk dance. The same elements rearranged in a different way. This is exactly what the choreographers Koen Augustijnen and Rosalba Torres Guerrero (Les ballets C de la B) and the dramaturge Hildegard De Vuyst (KVS) have in mind with this traditional line dance. With an ensemble of ten Palestinian dancers from different movement backgrounds — modern dance, artistry, hip hop — they deconstruct and reassemble it in new, at times chaotic ways.

The Culture and Arts Programme participates in supporting the Palestine Choral Festival organised by the Choir of London. The festival includes over 30 events across the West Bank, with the Choir of London, The Australian Voices, Ishirini (UK), Choeur Régional Nord - Pas-de-Calais (France), and Northern Spirit (Germany), plus over 20 choirs from all over Palestine.

The Concert was Filmed by ARTE - 9 July.  Jadayel was supported by grants from the Qattan Fund for the Performing Arts at the Culture and Arts Programme. It is a unique musical collaboration between duo Ahmad Al Khatib and Youssef Hbeisch (also known collectively as Sabil), and French ensemble Quatuor Béla. Most of the pieces were composed by Ahmad Al Khatib, with two pieces composed by Quatuor’s leader Frédéric Aurier. The album launch was held at the L’Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris, where it was well received by fans and critics alike.