Photographs from "Şimdiki Zamanın Rivayeti" by İTÜ Sahnesi

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 July 2010 14:55 Written by Mehmet Ali ANIL Friday, 30 October 2009 12:50

    Although this is a late exposal, I would still like to share these pictures, taken during the rehearsal of "Şimdiki Zamanın Rivayeti", a pun - ish   (not punish, but pun-like) name for a play from İTU Sahnesi. The name of the play is a well known grammar term, indicating that though a verb has a tense of present continuous tense, it is expressing an action is being told right now, but has told to occur beforehand. The term has a story-like tune to it, is generally used when a story was told to be happened. The script is focused upon themes like war, is especially exemplifying the ongoing war and social struggle in Southeastern Turkey, has built its theme upon the methodical preparation of the individual into the person that has been stripped down from empathy, and a cliché supporter of social Darwinism, has a strong sense of cynicism. Though whether the play will be put on stage for some more time, or not is ambiguous; but I definitely recommend people in Turkey to have a go with this theater company. 

   And I also recommend "On Identitiy" by Amin Maalouf as a book, despite of the fact that this recommendation seems to be -but is not- awkward and out of point. The Turkish title is "Ölümcül Kimlikler" , which is a far better translation of the title in French: "Les Identités meurtrières" 

The following is taken with Ilford PAN 400; some with long exposure. For your pleasure:

Aslı Işıltan 

Atılım Şahin

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