Tanztheater

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.

"From Russia With Love" is a Greek National Opera tribute to Igor Stravinsky, which sees three acclaimed choreographers presenting their own takes on three pieces he composed for impresario Sergei Diaghilev, creator of the Ballets Russes in Paris.

"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."

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.