Jeries AbuJaber on a red-lit stage

Born in Bethlehem, Palestine · Based in Prague, Czech Republic

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Now booking — Tomorrow Will Be a Palestinian Day · London · June 2026Workshops available — Scenography · Objects Through Emotions · Theatre GamesDevised & object theatre — Prague · Bethlehem · everywhere between
Act IThe practice

As a scenographer, I design spaces where stories take physical form. From my experience as a medical clown, I bring humour and humanity to places of vulnerability. And as a theatre maker, I direct devised performances where objects, puppets and bodies become vessels of meaning.

My practice lives at the intersection of craft and concept, where meticulous design meets raw emotional impact. Whether designing masks that seem to breathe, collaborating across disciplines, or probing the philosophical edges of performance, I strive to create work that moves — both literally and metaphorically.

Jeries AbuJaber is a Palestinian artist born in Bethlehem and based in Prague. A performer since 2013 and scenographer since 2016, he holds an MA in Directing of Devised and Object Theatre from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (2025). He is an active member of Dafa Theatre in Prague.

Portrait of Jeries AbuJaber
Bethlehem → Prague
Act IISelected works


Complete index

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Available for bookings — continuously facilitating

Scenography Workshop

Online workshop

Scenography Workshop

Online · with Artists in the Front Line, London

An accessible introduction to scenography and to thinking visually and spatially as an artist. Objects and materials become fundamental starting points for creation — exploring their capacity to carry meaning and shape theatrical space. By the end, participants have a clearer methodology for transforming ideas into a coherent scenographic design.

Objects Through Emotions

Object theatre workshop

Objects Through Emotions

Casa Betsabé, Medellín, Colombia · and touring

Where is the hidden secret? It may lie within us — in memory, in emotion, in the subtle traces of lived experience. A practice-based workshop exploring how internal landscapes take form through objects, gesture and performance, translating emotions and memories into physical and visual expression.

Drama course

Theatre Games & Personality Building

MaMa TaTa school & Dafa Theatre, Prague

Personality-building through drama and theatre games — a course developed through years of teaching at universities in Bethlehem and schools in Prague, using play as a tool for confidence, expression and collaboration.

Master classes & lectures

  • Palestinian Theatre & Contemporary Art — New York University in Prague · Palacký University Olomouc
  • Puppetry for Repair — Théâtre des Marionnettes de Genève & Tigre Association, Geneva

    On the power of puppetry to soothe trauma in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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Jeries as a clown doctor with Red Noses International

Red Noses International · 2014 – 2024

For a decade, Jeries worked as a clown doctor in hospitals and elderly care homes across the West Bank and Jerusalem — supporting people going through difficult times with specialised psychological techniques that bring joy, laughter and emotional relief.

With Red Noses International's Emergency Smile program, he joined missions with refugees and immigrants worldwide — bringing humour and humanity to places of vulnerability.

Act IIIThe record

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Education

  • 2022 – 2025

    MA in Directing of Devised and Object Theatre

    Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU), Prague

  • 2011 – 2014

    Tour Guide Diploma

    Dar Al Kalima University, Bethlehem

  • 2009 – 2011

    Business Administration

    Bethlehem University

Experience

  • 2014 – 2024

    Medical Clown — Red Noses International / ISH

    Palestine & worldwide missions

  • 2015 – 2016

    Stage Management & Scenography — Circus Momolo

    Jena, Germany

  • 2014 – 2016

    Scenography & Stage Management — PARC / Al Harah Theatre

    Beit Jala, Palestine

Languages

  • ArabicNative
  • EnglishFluent
  • CzechConversational
  • GermanA2

Czech Republic graduate — full access to the EU labour market, no work-permit sponsorship needed.