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Thursday, October 31, 2024

“Ghosts of My House” In İstanbul: A Contemporary Canadian Play Out Of Context Or Domesticating Whiteness by Deniz Bașar

It is the 24th of September 2024 in İstanbul, and I’m finding my way through the curvy streets of Galata to reach Asmalı Sahne, an alternative-independent blackbox space that was establi…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:47PM

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Medea as a Border-Body [Part I] by Deniz Bașar

Perhaps the 2024 production of La MaMa’s Medea, under Zishan Ugurlu’s direction and reimagining, is an ode to our times like Achille Mbembe’s Brutalism (2024), in which he developed th…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:35AM

Medea as a Border-Body [Part II] by Deniz Bașar

To read PART I of this essay, go to this link.    The snake that Medea uses to make her potion, which is a real snake on stage, is worn by her as a necklace around her own neck – showing…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:35AM

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Legacy of TiyatroTem on the Independent Theatre Scene of Turkey after 2000s by Deniz Bașar

TiyatroTem (2001-2017) was established by Şehsuvar Aktaş (b. 1964) and Ayşe Selen (1955-2017) in 2000, and their first play, Lahana Sarma (Cabbage Rolls) premiered in 2001. This is the fi…

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