The ‘El Hakawati” National Theatre officially opened its doors to the world by the “El Hakawati” troop in May 9th, 1984 as the first Palestinian specialized cultural center and theatre. “El Hakawati”, made it its mission to be the theatre that acts as a cultural and artistic platform that provides the grounds to develop strategies and activities that upscale the theatrical and artistic works on the national level. The activities of the theatre evolved to become not only preservers of the Palestinian cultural heritage, but also a method to implant this civilizational record in the heart of the Palestinian society, add further achievements to it, and look for unprecedented ideas and constructive guidance to allow more room for Palestinian artists for experimentation and innovation.
Hawsib developed the current website of El-Hakawati.