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Istanbul hosts a week of concerts, theater, cinema and exhibitions
Concerts, theater performances, film screenings, workshops and exhibitions will take place throughout the week at Harbiye Open-Air Theatre, the Atatürk Cultural Center and various arts venues in Istanbul. The program includes events featuring Yıldız Tilbe, Teoman, Gökhan Tepe, Simge, Koray Avcı, Selçuk Yöntem and Zuhal Olcay, as well as Filmekimi and various exhibitions.
Concerts, theater performances, film screenings, workshops and exhibitions will meet art lovers in Istanbul this week. The events will be held at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, the Atatürk Cultural Center, Zorlu PSM, museums, galleries and various cultural centers.
Autumn concerts at Harbiye
As part of the autumn concert series at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, Ercan Saatçi and Çelik, Serkan Kaya, Yıldız Tilbe, Teoman, Gökhan Tepe, Simge and Koray Avcı will take the stage. Yıldız Tilbe will perform on October 14, Teoman on October 15, Gökhan Tepe on October 16, Simge with her Acoustic concept on October 17, and Koray Avcı on October 18.
The “Strauss Concert Show,” prepared by Strauss Philharmonie, will also meet audiences at the Atatürk Cultural Center. The concert, performed by 15 musicians and a soprano under the direction of Vinicius Kattah, will bring Vienna’s musical culture to the stage.
The Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra will hold a special concert on October 16 as part of the DenizBank Concerts, dedicated to the ties of friendship between Türkiye and Romania. The Presidential Classical Turkish Music Choir will perform its season concert, titled “Republic/Şevkefza,” on October 18 at the AKM Theater Hall.
A diverse theater program
“Don Quixote,” adapted from Cervantes’ work “Don Quixote,” will be staged on October 18 at the AKM Türk Telekom Opera Hall. Directed by Işıl Kasapoğlu, the production will bring Selçuk Yöntem and Zuhal Olcay together on the same stage.
The play “Sumud (Gaza),” which will be presented by the State Theaters on the AKM stage, will be performed on October 16 and 17 at the AKM Theater Hall. “Gırgıriye the Musical” will be staged at Zorlu PSM, while “Love Letters” will be performed on October 15 at Trump Sahne.
The State Theaters will present “Eternal Peace” and “Where To?” to theatergoers from October 13 to 18 at Küçükçekmece CKSM, Mecidiyeköy Studio Stage and Ataşehir Mustafa Saffet Cultural Center. “A Breath of Dede Korkut” can be seen from October 14 to 16, while “There Is Actually No Spoon” and “With My Father’s Words” will be performed from October 16 to 18.
The children’s theater program includes “The Mysterious Map and the Lost Treasure,” “Lili and Kiki” and “Master Hop’s Toy Shop.” The plays will meet young audiences on October 18 at Taksim İstiklal Sahne.
Screenings and workshops
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Filmekimi will screen a selection of films that have stood out and won awards at international festivals at Atlas and Kadıköy cinemas through October 18.
The “Mosaic Lamp Workshop” will be held throughout the week at the Independent Art Foundation. Participants will experience traditional Turkish mosaic lamp-making techniques.
The “Adult Workshop: Atlas of Invisible Traces: Spatial Frottage, Grid and Lenses” will be held on October 17 at Arter. Inspired by Tayfun Erdoğmuş’ exhibition, the event will enable participants to connect their personal surroundings with art through spatial frottage, grids and lenses.
Exhibitions welcome art lovers
The group exhibition titled “Three Painters: Alaettin Aksoy, Mehmet Güleryüz, Komet” can be visited at the AKM Gallery through October 26.
An exhibition featuring the personal belongings of Şerif Muhiddin Targan, an oud and cello virtuoso, composer and painter, can be viewed at the Beyazıt Manuscript Library through December 9. Istanbul Modern’s 10th collection exhibition, “Under the Same Blue,” is also welcoming visitors at the Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Collection Exhibition Hall.
The exhibition “Domestic Industry, International Prestige,” prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of the Koç Group’s founding, will remain open at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum through February 7, 2027. The exhibition “The Burden of Humanity: The Present of Decolonization,” organized by the NUN Education and Culture Foundation in cooperation with the Istanbul Governorship, can be visited at Rami Library.
The group exhibition “There Is No Afterward. The After Is Now.”, drawn from the Arter collection, examines the idea of the end of the world through existential, ecological and political perspectives.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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