2026 SHOWCASE PROGRAMME
16-21 OCTOBER
From among the groups, initiatives, and collectives operating in Istanbul that responded to our open call, the Selection Committee chose 11 productions.
2026 Showcase
2026 Showcase Guests
Alyoşa Zivadinov (Slovenya), Anja Quickert (Almanya), Gayane Aleksanyan (Ermenistan), Artur Ghukasyan (Ermenistan), Burim Mustafa (Kosova), Evgena Shermeneva (Letonya), Asen Terziev (Bulgaristan), Evdokimos Tsolakidis (Yunanistan), Ivan Medenica (Sırbistan), Pavel Storek (Çek Cumhuriyeti),
Adna Rizvan (Bosna Hersek), Marina Wasadze (Gürcistan), Danilo Milatovic (Karadağ), Jorgen Knudsen (Norveç), Emin Aliyev (Azerbaycan), Lazar Jovanov (Sırbistan), Bartosz Szydłowski (Polonya), Gjergj Prevazi (Arnavutluk), Ana Bateva (Bulgaristan), Stefan Zdraveski (Bulgaristan), Zoran Rakocevic (Karadağ),
Kamil Kellecioğlu (Almanya), Danka Lengyel (Macaristan), Cecilia Djurberg (İsveç), Mart Meos (Estonya).
'26
Showcase
Programme
16-20 October
Anne Kafamda Bit Var (There’s a Louse in My Head)
16 October 20.00
Bakırköy Belediye Tiyatrosu
120 Minutes
Dr. Verda Habif, A Brief History of Turkish Theatre (Presentation)
17 October 15.00
Bilgi Üniversitesi
60 Minutes
Stages of Change: Theatre in Turkey from the Ottoman World to Today
From early Ottoman performance traditions to today’s stages, this presentation takes a journey through some of the people, places, forms and turning points that have shaped theatre in Turkey. Along the way, it looks at how social and political changes has transformed not only the stories told on stage, but also the ways theatre itself has been imagined, made and experienced.
Macbeth (Dance)
17 October 16.45
Bilgi Üniversitesi
85 Minutes
Dünyada
17 October 19.40
Bilgi Üniversitesi
70 Minutes
Directors’ talk, Aljohsa Zvadinov (Presentation)
18 October 15.00
Bilgi Üniversitesi
120 Minutes
Angelus (Dance)
18 October 15.45
Bilgi Üniversitesi
60 Minutes
Directors’ talk, Lazar Jovanov ((Presentaion)
18 October 17.10
Bilgi Üniversitesi
180 Minutes
Birbirimizi Hiç Göremeyecekmişiz
19 October 12.00
Sevda Şener Sahnesi-Müze Gazhane
Aljosa Zivadinov (Workshop)
19 October 12.00
Barış Manço Cultural Center
180 Minutes
Görme Tutkusundan Kör Olabilir İnsan (Dance)
19 October 16.30
Sevda Şener Sahnesi-Müze Gazhane
Lucy
19 October 20.30
Decollage Art Space
180 Minutes
Bozmayın Çekiyorum (Dance)
Kumbaracı'50
20 October 18.15
60 Minutes
Gaybubet Şehri (The City of Absence)
20 October 18.15
Cihangir Atölye Sahnesi (CAS)
60 Minutes
Filler ve Karıncalar (Elephants and Ants)
20 October 20.30
Cihangir Atölye Sahnesi (CAS)
60 Minutes
Previous Meetings
TheatreİST Showcase has been held since 2022.
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