Prominent Films and Events on This Week's Culture and Arts Agenda

While new films starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt draw attention in the broad culture and arts agenda extending from movie theaters to concert stages, music and theater events also await art lovers.

New Productions in the World of Cinema

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise, Digger focuses on the struggle of Digger Rockwell, the most powerful man in the world, to prevent a global disaster he triggered himself and positioning himself as the savior of humanity.

Heart of the Wild, starring Brad Pitt, tells the survival struggle of a Special Forces officer who survives a plane crash alongside his war dog Odin in the harsh wilderness of Alaska.

Thriller and Works on the Theater Stage

Verity: The Other Side of Truth, starring Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway, brings to the silver screen the events following a secret manuscript found by Lowen Ashleigh, who moves into an author's home to complete unfinished books.

Marius von Mayenburg's play, which deals with an engineer who achieves a flawless face through aesthetic surgery, will be staged on October 8 at the Leyla Gencer Opera and Art Center.

Music and Concert Schedule

Evgeny Grinko will meet with his fans on October 4-5 at the Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Performance Center.

Arturo Sandoval will perform a concert on October 8 at the Zorlu PSM Turkcell Platinum Stage within the scope of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Dance Performance and Exhibition Encounters

Aída Gómez, one of the prominent figures of Spanish dance, will take the stage on October 4 at the Atatürk Cultural Center with the production Carmen within the scope of the Istanbul Culture Route Festival.

The exhibition bringing together Frank Bowling's works with those of Francis Bacon and Victor Willing can be visited at the Pera Museum until January 31, 2027.