The Gümüşlük Music Festival, which was began by a fellow expat 20 years in the past, has develop into a summer season basic. Not to say that the musical performances are strict of the classical style because the annual program all the time comprises concert events from critical contenders in world music, jazz, and fusion who descend upon this beloved and delightful seaside city yearly for a sequence of unforgettable performances.
Gümüşlük is fingers down the Bodrum peninsula’s most bohemian and inventive area and its residents and guests replicate that. One of its signature traits is the colourful fairy-light lit-up painted bushes that beautify the shore. At this pageant, you may see all that and extra as performances are held in 5 totally different areas, every miraculous in its personal proper and spanning from being on the seashore, to in an historical quarry, to even an elegant lodge.
While some reveals are held in an earthbag corridor (which occurred to be constructed by associates) on the seashore the place there’s a café serving meals and refreshments, aptly titled “Kumda,” which implies on the sand. Some performances will truly be held on the seashore, whereas others will happen within the close by Antique Stone Quarry. This 12 months, there are two extra venues internet hosting performances for the pageant, that are Zefirya Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi, an arts and cultural occasions middle in Bitez, and the Le Chic Hotel in Bodrum.
While the pageant has been ongoing since July, 21, there are performances scheduled for almost each single evening with 14 extra nonetheless to come back. To try this system and the historical past of this venture, which can also be in collaboration with the Masterclass sequence Gümüşlük Music Academy, go to the web site www.gumuslukfestival.org. Tickets are additionally out there on-line at Biletix.com.
Int’l Bodrum Ballet Fest
The International Bodrum Ballet Festival is a real spotlight for lots of the expats who reside within the area and the foreigners who go to. The principal purpose for this being, apart from getting the uncommon alternative to look at ballet carry out on stage, is that the stage in query simply so occurs to be arrange within the Bodrum Castle.
That’s proper, the performances, which additionally embody different dance kinds apart from ballet, resembling a night showcasing flamenco and one other Bollywood style-dance are literally held within the city’s signature fortress. And I’ve actually been advised by multiple fellow foreigner that they plan their trip time centered on the dates of this spectacular pageant.
Held by the State Opera and Ballet, the International Bodrum Ballet Festival is only one of eight comparable festivals held in competingly spectacular areas, spanning from the traditional metropolis of Ephesus, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, and even Trabzon to say just some.
Unarguably, probably the most famend venue for this state pageant – which is able to happen this 12 months from Sept. 4 to 21 – is nonetheless Antalya’s Aspendos Ancient Theater, and shall be its thirtieth version. Don’t fret if you’re not primarily based in or planning to go to Antalya, as many tour organizations function a bus journey particularly for these performances, from locations starting from Bodrum to Fethiye and past. Check out the web site, www.operabale.gov.tr to be taught extra about this excellent sequence of festivals.
Bergama Theater Fest
The Bergama Theater Festival shall be happening from Aug. 11 to 13 on this historic area of Izmir that boasts Pergamon, my private favourite historical website and city from an archeological perspective. Coming up subsequent weekend. a broadly numerous number of performances definitely not restricted to theater, shall be happening from morning to midnight in varied areas all through the city from historical amphitheaters to museums, cafes, parks and gardens, and rather more.
If you’ve by no means been to the historic and boutique city Bergama, and even when you have, this pageant gives the proper alternative to expertise it in all of its glory. With the handfuls of occasions interspersed between totally different locales, it will likely be an opportunity to find the spectacular historical past of the websites in addition to be taught in regards to the newer great happenings and communities there. Besides theatrical performances there may even be seminars, workshops, hikes and excursions, meals gala’s, dance performances and a lot extra. Both the Dutch Consulate and the Swedish Embassy are additionally concerned with some performances that may happen.
Tickets could be bought from Tarla Basilica and Q-BA within the city of Bergama itself or from Mobile on-line. To be taught extra in regards to the pageant and this system, try go to bergamatiyatrofestivali.com.
Jaw-dropping tickets
Is Robbie Williams breaking a report in Türkiye, unbeknownst to the world I ponder… A efficiency scheduled for the British mega popstar who gained fame from his stint within the boyband Take That and has skyrocketed since going single is promoting out tickets on Biletix for a whopping 17,500 TL ($648) for his upcoming Aug. 17 efficiency at Bodrum’s Lujo Hotel. Here’s hoping this isn’t the brand new norm for top-notch worldwide gigs, as a result of the price of this ticket I’m positive has many people expats gagging. Not to begrudge Robbie Williams as his success is very commendable and deserving, it’s simply that spending almost $648 is just too excessive a worth to pay for a one-off efficiency. A enjoyable reality for followers is that his spouse, Ayda Field, is definitely of Turkish heritage.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
