Pina Bausch

The great international artist made a confession of the soul at the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - "Twice in my life I had to answer positively to something, because I would regret it on my deathbed: The first is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and the other is Pina Bausch, these are death sentences"

The 27th Istanbul Theater Festival will open its curtains on Oct. 25. In the second and final year of Işıl Kasapoğlu's curatorship, the festival will host 20 theater and dance performances from Türkiye and abroad.

"If I had said no to this offer, I would not have been able to tolerate myself in my death bed," choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou told journalists during a press conference at the Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) shortly before the premiere of his new work "New Piece I - Since she."

In "New Piece 1: Since She," at the Onassis Cultural Center, acclaimed Greek choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou pays tribute to Pina Bausch nine years after her death, with a series of wonderful tableux vivants referencing landmark works by the German dance legend, accompanied by music by Verdi, Mahler, Wagner, Prokofiev and Tom Waits.

German singer and actress Ute Lemper, who is renowned for her performances in musicals know world-wide, will take the stage at Istanbul's Cemal Re?it Rey (CRR) Concert Hall on April 28 with her project "Last Tango in Berlin."

Lemper has been universally praised for her interpretations of Berlin Cabaret Songs, the works of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht and the French chanson.