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THE STORY OF THE HUMANITY: THEATRE AND DANCE IN THE TWENTIETH ISTANBUL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Istanbul Theatre Festival is recognized as one of the most prominent theatre festivals in the world and the most important international theatre festival to take place in Turkey. The festival consists of local and international stage plays as well as dance and performance productions, and hosts many educational side events such as talks, performances, symposiums, exhibitions, master classes and workshops attended by well-known guests and experts. After giving a brief information about the festival’s organization this article discusses with a critical approach two pieces which took place in the Twentieth Istanbul Theatre Festival held between 3‒28 May 2016: The Kindly Ones from the field of theatre and d’après une histoire vraie from the field of contemporary dance. As is revealed by the analysis, the Istanbul Theatre Festival does have a concern about the sociopolitical conjuncture in Turkey and the world, and addresses issues related with actual politics and the contemporary human condition from a humanistic point of view. Greatly occupying the global agenda especially in recent times and turning human values upside down, such concepts are also important for the festival in terms of realizing its artistic mission

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