Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children

STORY: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:21 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the puppet show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic) DIANA AL-SUWAITI, Palestinian artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic) DIANA AL-SUWAITI, Palestinian artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic) SALMA AL-JABARI, Local mother STORYLINE: It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. Their caravan, converted from a minibus and meticulously decorated, always attracts eyeballs when it rumbles past. Once the venue was decided, they would put up a "refrigerator theatre," a mobile stage made of wood that could be quickly dissembled and put in the back of the vehicle. The Hebron-based puppeteer told Xinhua she came up with the tour idea in 2019 after seeing many local neigh

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian children watch a puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Diana al-Suwaiti (R) and her team prepare for their puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian children watch a puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Diana al-Suwaiti performs during a puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian children watch a puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian children watch a puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)