Review: Forever Tango @ Zorlu Center
Forever Tango has finally come to Istanbul preceded by its worldwide fame: the show has captivated audiences on Broadway and has been nominated for...
Review: Borusan Philharmonic Featuring Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich
The March 13th program of the Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Nicola Benedetti on the violin and Leonard Elschenbroich on the cello, was a program...
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...
Review: Picasso at the Pera
For many, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is the preeminent artist of the twentieth century. In addition to being active and prolific, he was able to...
Masters of Movement: Limón Dance Company
As a fan of classical music and any high quality performance of fine arts, dance, and drama, I try to get a hold of a...
Review: Of Montreal @ Babylon
Confession: I don’t know how this happened, but somehow I’ve been hanging around Istanbul for about six months now, and never stepped inside Babylon....
Review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Salon IKSV
Canadian post-rock veterans, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, graced the halls of Salon IKSV for two consecutive evenings this past week. I was...
Turkish Coffee from Beans to Telve – A Global and Local...
Like many of history’s greatest culinary discoveries, that of coffee stemmed from a noisy, restless goat and his attendant farmer’s desire for an undisturbed...
Tophane-i Amire Culture & Arts Center
Tophane is a very pleasant area to spend an afternoon smoking nargile and playing tavla. Or, if you are more into art than the...
Review: Louis Armstrong Tribute @ Salon IKSV
Satchmo, Ambassador Satch, Dippermouth, Pops or, as he is most widely known, Louis Armstrong - yes, last night was the big man’s turn for...
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...
Recap: Norman Stone’s Lecture ‘England and WWI in the Middle East’
Monday 17 February saw the glamorous ballroom of the British Consulate General transformed into the setting for a historical lecture. Steeped in history, the...
Review: “Foreign Films About Turkey” @ TÜRVAK Exhibition Hall
Of all the images that cross our mind when we think of Istanbul, one that features Charles Bronson holding a gun is the least...
Maxim Vengerov & The Polish Chamber Orchestra: A Legend @ Iş...
Music, music, in the hall; who is the most talented of them all? For millions the world over, the answer is, without a doubt, Maxim...
Witty Thriller: Borusan Goes A Capella with Soli-Tutti
The terms “Soli-Tutti,” “A Capella” and “Borusan” seemed interesting enough of a trilogy to entice me to attend an evening of musical discovery on...
8000 Years of Istanbul: Review of ‘Again, and New: World City...
Artifacts have been found in Istanbul (previously home to some of the world's largest empires, the city has also been known as Byzantion, Nea...
Spray Paint and Stilettos: A Review of “Trace 14” @ Elgiz...
As I walked in to the Elgiz Museum’s event for their latest exhibition, "Trace 14", I immediately regretted my footwear. While throwing on clothes...
Review: Dismantling the Archive @ SALT Galata
The years between 1900 and 1940 were more than a little eventful for the Turks. The period saw numerous wars fought on many fronts,...
Piano Legend Murray Perahia with BIFO
What makes a piano superstar? Two Grammy Awards in the classical music genre? Numerous Gramophones? Honorary doctorates from highly heralded universities like Duke and...
A Glimpse Back in Time: Review of the James Robertson Exhibit...
Do you ever wish you could go back in time to experience life during the Ottoman Empire? If so, there is an exhibition at...
Review: Youn Sun Nah @ Borusan Muzik Evi
The Borusan Muzik Evi. As you enter, you have already forgiven yourself for often being dazzled by the large Shake Shack sign down the...
Zorlu Center is a Jellicle Cat
Zorlu Center recently opened its doors to the world as an international center for business, shopping, and, above all, culture and art. It is...
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...
Telling Stories Through Glass: The Mosaics of Ravenna @ Istanbul Archaeological...
Mosaics, which are created from either glass, stone or shards of pottery, represent some of the earliest forms of human art from the Roman...