Fairouze Nastass

Since her graduation from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, Fairouze Nastass has been active in the Palestinian artistic and cultural scene in particular and in the Arab world in general.  She has worked as a scenography designer for several local companies such as Alharah Theater, Alkassaba theater, Sareyyet Rammalah dance group,The Palestinian Circus School and others.  On the regional level, she collaborated with Masrah Al Madyna Al Saghira in Morocco and with the Syrian director Wael Qaddour in the play Faraway.

Fairouz fell in love with the puppet world and joined several international workshops in her quest to develop her art and talent.  She completed several intensive training courses in the puppet industry, with a focus on giant puppets, with Les Grandes Personnes, France, and  string and table puppets in the Czech Republic and Slovenia.

She held several workshops in puppetry and masks in Palestine, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. and produced her first puppet play entitled “Home, Oh sweet Home…”  funded by the Palestinian Cultural Fund. Fairouze took part in Akkar convoy.