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Cooperating both with professional artists and young people in a line that expands from traditional to contemporary in the area of Performing Arts, the Theatre and Performing Arts Directorate aims at realizing innovative and sustainable projects that approach the subjects of cultural diversity and cultural identity with original artistic forms.

 

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Dance Platform Istanbul – Training Platform applications started!..














Dance Platform Istanbul – Training Platform
applications started!..

Main festival program of the Dance Platform is realized at Cemal Reşit Rey concert hall on
15-22 September to host world-famous dancers and groups.




Mankind’s Tragedy was staged at Rumeli Hisari Castle
“Prometheus Imprudent” was staged at Rumeli Hisari Castle on 26-27-28 July.





Compañía Nacional de Danza to meet art lovers in Istanbul…
Compañía Nacional de Danza met with lovers in Istanbul…

Compañía Nacional de Danza performed “Without Words, Kol-Nidre, Gnawa” at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall on Sunday, July 11 by 20:00.



2nd Istanbul International Ballet Competition
This project provided an opportunity for young artists to show themselves in the international arena as well as an incentive for the Turkish artists to join a competitive environment.





Tokyo Ballet to perform for ‘Dance Platform Istanbul’!
Tokyo Ballet performed at ‘Dance Platform Istanbul’!

Istanbul 2010 ECOC Agency’s Theatre and Performing Art Directorate hosted Tokyo Ballet Group in ‘Dance Platform Istanbul’.




Spring times at Haydarpaşa Train Station
Doorway to Istanbul, the Haydarpaşa Train Station became a big culture-art center on 3-6 June.





Ramadan colors up with Sultan-i Seyirlik shows
Ramadan colored up with Sultan-i Seyirlik shows
A project by Istanbul 2010 ECOC Agency’s Theate ad Performing Acts Directorate, the Royal Spectacle (Sultan-i Seyirlik) show met the audience on Friday, August 6th in Sarayburnu Port.




The Barbarossa Project
Realized in cooperation between Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency and the Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet, the Barbarossa Project is a modern dance-drama project featuring the life of Kaptan-ı Derya (Fleet Admiral of the Ottoman Navy) Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha and the Mediterranean sailors of the 16th Century, and exposing the issue of human-water relationship in modern life with the historical connection.





European Universities Theatre Festival
European Universities Theatre Festival

The theatre festival organized in 2008 by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency Theatre and Performing Arts Directorate goes international in 2010.




An Innovative Name from the New Wave Catalan Theatre: Carles Batlle in Istanbul!
Carles Batlle is coming to Istanbul on 13-15 December for the “New Text New Theatre” with the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency.





Istanpoli goes on with auditions for the “Creation2010” by Meg Stuart

American choreographer Meg Stuart coming to Istanbul for auditioning professional dancers for "Creation2010" to be realized within the scope of "istanpoli" project by garajistanbul.




The Tradition That Opens the Curtain to the Future: The Theater Map of Istanbul
This project involves field work on theatre halls and theatre buildings to create an expansive theatre map of Istanbul from the past to the present day, while also compiling these efforts in a book.





Women draw “Istanbul Portraits” by their own stories
Women drew “Istanbul Portraits” by their own
stories

An Istanbul 2010 ECOC project by garajistanbul, ISTANPOLI was realized the Istanbul
leg of portrait series by world-famous Belgian director Michael Laub.




PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2009





Turkish Universities Theatre Festival

Turkish Universities Theatre Festival was organized by the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency Theatre and Performing Arts Department on May 15-30, 2009.




12. International Istanbul Puppet Festival
Organized under the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency Theatre and Performing Arts Directorate, the 12th International Puppet Festival was held on 5 to 20 May 2009.





Seas Istanbul

‘Seas’ is a traveling festival consisting mainly of dance and performance arts, held in cities that are on the Black Sea or the North Sea coasts.









PROJECTS 2008





International Ballet Competition

The project aims to help local and foreign artists improve themselves through an annual ballet competition to enrich cultural life of Istanbul.






Contacting The World

The Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency joined the “Contacting the World” project upon the invitation of Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.








Istanbul Universities Theatre Festival
The first event to be organised in this framework was the 2008 Istanbul Universities Theatre Festival held between the dates 21-30 April.

 

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