MDTİSTANBUL

• Choreography Fernando Melo
• Music Signe Lykke
• Lighting Design Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm
• Set Design Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm, Fernando Melo
• Costume Design Maria Ipsen
• Music Recorded by Copenhagen Phil
• Conductor Christian Øland
• Sound Design Rafael Cañete Fernández
• Répétiteurs Canberk Yıldız, Mert Öztekin
• Set and Costume Realisation Nilsu Baldan
• Lighting Realisation Bersan Baş
• Stage Manager Basri Gamsız
• Poster Design Elif Çayırlı
• Dancers Anna Viktoria Zesakes, Berk Can Ceylan, Bianca Cerioni, Chiara Giorda, Demet Aksular, Ekin Ançel, Evrim Akyay, Ferhat Güneş, Kamola Rashidova, Mert Aksu, Miray Bacı, Müge Bayramoğlu, Tufan Elitaş, Tuğçe Göncü

Age Recommendation: 14+

Lasts approx. 60’ w/o interval

Festival Plus: A talk with choreographer Fernando Melo about Leaning Tree will take place at Fiba Salon İKSV at 11.00 on Saturday, 19 September. Please visit the event page for further information and details on how to attend.

Tickets are available through İDOB’s ticket providers.

As the Istanbul Theatre Festival celebrates its 30th edition, it joins forces with the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet and MDTistanbul for a co-production.

Originally created by choreographer Fernando Melo for Danish Dance Theatre in 2023, Leaning Tree takes inspiration from the enigmatic world of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Bodies appear and disappear, move in slow motion and defy gravity as reality loses its meaning in interiors filled with silence and uncertainty. Set to Signe Lykke’s symphonic score, recorded by Copenhagen Phil, the production is brought to the stage anew with MDTistanbul.

PLEASE NOTE

• Food and beverage options are available.
• A cloakroom service is available.
• Parking is available at the venue, including accessible parking spaces. Click here to view the car park entrance on the map.

ACCESSIBILITY

• The venue is accessible by metro (M2 line, Taksim Station – İstiklal Caddesi exit, 270 m), funicular (Taksim Station, 270 m), tram (Taksim stop, 300 m) and bus (stops in front of Taksim AKM, approximately 60 m).
• The main entrance is step-free.
• The auditorium is wheelchair accessible.
• A lift is available at the venue.
• There is one accessible toilet at the venue. Separate women’s and men’s toilets are also available.