Live from Istanbul: The Phantom of the Opera Experience
I remember being five or six years old, and watching in awe as a pretty-looking, round-eyed young woman came on the TV screen, captivating...
Review: “Painter and Painting: A Mehmet Güleryüz Retrospective” @ Istanbul Modern
By Sheldon Heyes
The life and career of acclaimed Turkish artist Mehmet Güleryüz is on exhibition at the Istanbul Modern Museum until June 2015.
200 pieces...
Review: Iron & Wine @ Babylon Bomonti
The southern United States is quite a distance from Istanbul, but that didn’t prevent Sam Beam, better known by his stage name “Iron &...
Notre Dame de Paris: Timeless for a Reason
“Belle” is the only word I know that suits her well
When she dances oh, the stories she can tell....
She dances naked in my soul...
Rezan Has Museum: A Gem on the Golden Horn
The Golden Horn was of great importance during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. This deep, natural harbor was a strategic point to defend the...
Buchbinder takes Süreyya by Storm on Seven Moonlit Nights
Suggested as pre-requisite for reading this article: Visit buchbinder.net, set Buchbinder and his Beethoven in the background, and proceed on...
This year has been a...
Review: Balthazar @ ROXY Club
Brussels, March 26, 2006. Backstage at the Ancienne Belgique concert venue, ten beginning bands are trying to keep calm. One of them will win...
Camel Wrestling in the Land of the Efe
Camel wrestling is, in a word, raucous. Smoke permeates every inch of the earthen amphitheater, so much so that it is difficult to make...
Grammy Award-winning Night in Calisia at the CRR
Just a couple of days after the Berlin Konzerthaus Chamber Orchestra, CRR was the host of a very unique evening: they brought together on...
Broadway Kitties in Istanbul: Cats the Musical
Take the wit, rich imagination and literary genius of Nobel-laureate T.S. Elliott, the musical creativity of Grammy-Tony-Golden Globe-Award winner Andrew Lloyd Weber, and the...
Taste of Tea: Conceptual Art on the Train
Haydarpaşa Garı train station, quiet of late because of construction work, is once again buzzing with people. But this time the crowds running to...
Review: Gaye Su Akyol @ Babylon Bomonti
A snowy Saturday night in Istanbul couldn't be spent any better than with 200-something fellow music lovers at a Gaye Su Akyol concert, courtesy of Babylon Bomonti....
An Evening with Washed Out @ Salon IKSV
For someone who created a musical project whose aesthetic has been adopted by hipsters around the world, Washed Out's Ernest Greene has about as...
Noga Erez Lights Up Salon IKSV With Back-to-Back Nights of Energetic...
Every year when Salon IKSV announce their season's program, I inevitably find myself discovering a new artist I want to catch live and thus...
A Passionate Evening with Hurts at Zorlu PSM
Hurts, the English synth-pop duo of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson, have come a long way since they first performed at Istanbul's...
Small Projects Istanbul: Emphasizing Education
“They first need to learn Turkish to be better integrated into their Turkish communities -- namely, their schools,” stressed Anna Tuson, the communication manager...
Exploring “Correspondences” by Yunus Emre Erdoğan & Clemes Wolf at Sanatorium
25 October - 1 December, 2019
Artists: Yunus Emre Erdoğan, Clemes Wolf
Curator: Domenico de Chirico
"With power to expand into infinity,
Like amber and incense, musk, benzoin,
That...
Istanbul’s Hidden Architecture: The Camondo Stairs
Strolling through Istanbul requires two basic skills: a good sense of direction and a strong pair of legs. The steep hills and windy streets...
A Mid-Gezi Night’s Dream with the Baltic Dance Theater
The Muhsin Ertuğrul Theater Hall is a ten-minute walk from my place. So, a venture there is normally no big deal, but a nice...
Turkey at the Expo Milano 2015: Food, Hospitality, Design
The World Expo, held this year in Milan, is one of the foremost opportunities for states to dazzle the rest of the world. This...
La Bayadere: Fusing Russian Composition, French Moves and Indian Sultriness
I was introduced to La Bayadere some years ago, in 2007, back in the days when the AKM -- the Ataturk Cultural Center located...
Istanbul Breakfast Club
The article was sourced from Yesilist English - Turkey's online portal for everything green.
On November 17th, I had a breakfast much different than any...
Honoring a Diva: Leyla Gencer
It is said that opera is the ultimate manifestation of art, that it is the pinnacle of artistry: it requires ultimate mastery of music...
English-Only Classes @ Cihangir Yoga
For many yogis, the movement and flow of yoga is the most important part of a class. However, when it comes to improving your...