Culture and Arts Week in Istanbul: Theater, Concerts, and Exhibitions

Many cultural events in the fields of theater, concerts, and exhibitions are meeting with art lovers in Istanbul during the week of October 20-26. Istanbul State Theaters, IMM City Theaters, the Istanbul Theater Festival, and various stages await audiences with numerous plays, concerts, and exhibitions.

Istanbul State Theaters will stage the plays "Looking for an Old Clown for a Little Job" and "Red Sphere" at Mecidiyeköy Grand Stage between October 20-25. "With My Father's Words" can be seen at Mecidiyeköy Studio Stage between October 20-24, and "Eternal Peace" at Ataşehir Mustafa Saffet Culture Center Halit Akçatepe Stage between October 22-24. The play "Lacrima", to be staged at the Istanbul Theater Festival, will be presented to audiences at Zorlu PSM Turkcell Stage on October 22-23. The detective comedy "Conspiracy in the Dark", starring Şafak Sezer, Özgür Özgülgün, Zeynep Kankonde, and Şebnem Özinal, will meet theatergoers at Trump Stage on October 22. Mahşer-i Cümbüş, one of the pioneers of modern improvised theater, will perform at Trump Stage on October 24. The play "Milk Brothers", adapted by Nejat Uygur, one of the doyen names of Turkish theater, and brought to the stage by Süheyl and Behzat Uygur Theater, can be seen at Trump Stage on October 25. IMM City Theaters will host the plays "The Play That Goes Wrong" at Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage, "Tartuffe" at Kağıthane Sadabad Stage, "Time Just Stands Still" at Üsküdar Musahipzade Celal Stage, and "The Outlaws" at Ümraniye Stage between October 21-24. On the same dates, the plays "My Bicycle Was Blue" at Üsküdar Kerem Yılmazer Stage, "Dear Yelena Sergeyevna" at Kadıköy Müze Gazhane Prof. Dr. Sevda Şener Stage, and "The Gypsy Boxer" at Kadıköy Müze Gazhane Square Stage will be staged. Additionally, the play "You Are More Beautiful Than Istanbul" will meet theatergoers at Beylikdüzü Yakuplu Rasim Öztekin Stage on October 24.

Within the scope of concerts, Amira Medunjanin will perform at Zorlu PSM on October 24, Aki Takase at IMM Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall on October 21, and the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet will hold the "A Voice" concert at AKM Türk Telekom Opera Hall on October 21. The Turkey-Poland Friendship Concert will take place at AKM on October 23. While Demet Sağıroğlu and Barbaros will take the stage at Zorlu PSM on October 23, the "Republican Era Composers" concert will start at Pera Museum on October 25. Among the exhibitions, "I Am Talking with Istanbul" will open at Istanbul Shopping Center on October 21, and Ara Güler's "Little Hungary" exhibition will open at the Hungarian Cultural Center on October 22.