Stories in Motion: A Conversation with Members of El-Funoun and Jenan Matari
Fri, Oct 17
|Los Angeles
SAWA SoCal invites you to an evening weaving together the power of storytelling and the rhythm of tradition with journalist Jenan Matari and Palestinian dance troupe El-Funoun.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Los Angeles, 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
About the Event
Join SAWA SoCal for an intimate evening weaving together the power of storytelling and the rhythm of tradition. Journalist and storyteller Jenan Matari sits down with members of the renowned Palestinian dance troupe El-Funoun to explore dabke’s history as a living archive of resistance and joy. The night concludes with a hands-on dabke workshop—inviting everyone to step into the story.
Jenan A. Matari is an award-winning Palestinian American storyteller. Her work centers on narratives of resistance,
resilience and culture, weaving the struggles of Indigenous peoples globally into her advocacy for Palestinian liberation. You can find Jenan on Instagram @jenanmatari, TikTok
@jenan.matari, or visit her website at www.jenanmatari.com.
She lives in exile with her family on the ancestral lands of the
Lenape people.