Çirkin / Freak 2023 - Immersive Theatre Play

in Turkish - English surtitle - Lasts approx. 80’ w/o interval - Age Recommendation: 13+

This immersive theatre combining narration with digital installation tells the story of a surrealistic betrayal that spans centuries and it offers an innovative experience to the audiences. Seamlessly blending the acting methods and direction inspired by many different theatrical styles with contemporary theater instruments, the play creates a unique aesthetic that pairs ancient mythology and fairy tales with cutting-edge technology. While the bickering of two characters, who are thrown out of time, takes place in the narrative universe on the stage, fragments of the story from the past are watched in the interactive image universe on the walls. The play combines an acting structure and direction inspired by many different theatrical styles with contemporary theater instruments. It creates a unique stage language that combines its fairytale and mythical universe with the possibilities of technology. The play is designed to appeal to adults and young adults as a blend of Balkan-Thracian Gypsy mythology, Anatolian fairy tales, Persian, Caucasian and Armenian culture and the fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs