The Smuggled Tea Performance
Concept and Choreography: Fatih Gençkal
Devised and Performed by: Mustafa Zeren, Fatih Gençkal
Dramaturgy: Eylül Fidan Akıncı
Space Design: Cansu Pelin İşbilen
Poster Design: Emre Yıldız
With the support of Daire Resident Artist Program, Loading Diyarbakır, Darağaç, PAL İzmir, Pure Space and K2 UNA
Mustafa and Fatih are two artists.
One from Diyarbakır, one from İstanbul. One living in Diyarbakır, one living in İzmir.
They set out to make a performance together. That’s it.
Smuggled Tea Performance follows the two year journey of two artists from different corners of Turkey.
It is a story of being (an artist) or not being.
A story that wants to dance. A dance piece that refuses to tell a story.
Which takes place within the time it takes to brew and enjoy a cup of good old smuggled tea from Diyarbakır.
watch teaser here.
︎ Smuggled Tea Performance was in Amsterdam, Berlin and İstanbul in September. Check out some of the press responses:
Theaterkrant.nl
deKanttekening.nl
Şalom
︎ Support the performance (fundraiser)
Read the story and support the journey of Smuggled Tea Performance here!
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Concept and Choreography: Fatih Gençkal
Devised and Performed by: Mustafa Zeren, Fatih Gençkal
Dramaturgy: Eylül Fidan Akıncı
Space Design: Cansu Pelin İşbilen
Poster Design: Emre Yıldız
With the support of Daire Resident Artist Program, Loading Diyarbakır, Darağaç, PAL İzmir, Pure Space and K2 UNA
Mustafa and Fatih are two artists.
One from Diyarbakır, one from İstanbul. One living in Diyarbakır, one living in İzmir.
They set out to make a performance together. That’s it.
Smuggled Tea Performance follows the two year journey of two artists from different corners of Turkey.
It is a story of being (an artist) or not being.
A story that wants to dance. A dance piece that refuses to tell a story.
Which takes place within the time it takes to brew and enjoy a cup of good old smuggled tea from Diyarbakır.
watch teaser here.
︎ Smuggled Tea Performance was in Amsterdam, Berlin and İstanbul in September. Check out some of the press responses:
Theaterkrant.nl
deKanttekening.nl
Şalom
︎ Support the performance (fundraiser)
Read the story and support the journey of Smuggled Tea Performance here!
