We’ve done our best to compile events we’re aware of. If you think we’ve forgotten one or want to see your event featured, please send an e-mail (with English press info) to events@yabangee.com.
Yabangee’s Weekend Picks:
(Friday) Introduction to Indian Dance @ ATÖLYE – “Several researchers across the world have established with scientific evidence the effects of Yoga, Mudras and Dance. TakaDhimi Hint Dansı, İstanbul has developed an Indian dance course that uses the power of Indian dance while keeping the entertainment aspect high. The students who practice Indian dance have reported a strong decrease in stress and increase in focus, balance and relaxation. On the 28th of April Rajesh Rapaka the founding instructors of Takadhimi shall be giving a free session on the introduction to Indian Dance at ATÖLYE!”
(Friday) “Balkan Fever” – Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar @ Zorlu PSM “Founded by Naat Veliov in a small town in Macedonia, Kočani, the Kočani Orkestar is currently one of the most important representatives of Gypsy music throughout the world. Combining the melodies of the Balkans with Turkish rhythms and Latin flavours, the band is known in Turkey mostly with their work in Emir Kusturica’s Time of the Gypsies and the song Šiki šiki baba.”
(Saturday) Orange Party: “Let’s Spring Together” @ 360 Istanbul “Spring is all over the place again with flowers, cute creatures and all the colors. We picked “orange” as the color of this spring. Friendship will warm our hearths up. Let’s hit the floor and share the colorful fun!”
(Sunday) Yeldegirmeni Caz Baharı @ Tarihi Yeldeğirmeni Mahallesi A mini street Jazz Festival with live music and program between 11:00 am and midnight.
(Friday/ Sunday) Istanbul Photobook Festival #2 @ Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University We welcome you to join ISTANBUL PHOTOBOOK FESTIVAL which will take place in Istanbul between April 28 – 30, 2017. You are invited to discover a different festival through new forms of storytelling and fresh perspectives you will witness in the the field of Photobook which is the independent mode of circulation for contemporary photography. One of the most important names in the world of photography British Magnum photographer, curator and photobook collector Martin Parr, another world famous American Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, Amerikan photographer, editor and publisher Jason Fulfort and famous writer, curator and artist David Campany will be the special guests.”
Friday:
The Radio Dept. @ Salon IKSV “The Radio Dept. was formed by Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson in 1995, taking its name from a gas station in Sweden. When the duo disbanded, Duncanson led the way by taking Martin Larsson as his co-pilot. Their debut album ‘Lesser Matters’ from 2003 was shown among the ‘Best 50 Albums of the Year’ by NME.”
#Reshape Your City – Istanbul’s Urban Thinkers Summit @ Studio X “After the success of the Social Impact Summit in December, Istanbul&I, a volunteer youth community dedicated to social impact is organizing another summit — this time about the topic of urbanism. The Urban Thinkers Summit will take place on the Friday 28 April at Studio X in Tophane. Under the motto “#rethink #reshape #rework your city”, organizers aim to bring together 60 young people, alongside mentors, for a one-day event.”
Likefest 2017 @ Sirkeci Tren Garı
“Midnight Sessions”: Wolf + Lamb @ Babylon Bomonti
Saturday:
“Gatsby on the boat” @ Kuruçeşme Street Jazzband “Uninvited Jazzband” known from their daily concerts on the Istiklal, DJ Big B, DJ m&m and the Istanbul Lindy Hoppers are inviting for a dancing night.
The Young Shaven & Reptilians from Andromeda @ Pendor Corner
“Ach! Je” @ Peyote “ACHPROJEKT is now continuing its experimental series during the weekends. With their energy and environment apparent at events, their crew has quickly become crowded. The new party of the group, Ach! Je, will be held on Saturday, April 29th at Peyote. The event will start at 22:00 and Ege Dai will be there with his soft crossfades to start the warm up, Cuneyt Taylan and Egemen will spin some hard beats to create another techno frenzy.”
Threefinger Trap Night: “Kush & Kebap” @ arkaoda Trap – Trill – Hip Hop Night with Ozoyo, Kufura and DJ Hirs
Banquet of Stories @ Komşu Kafe Collective
“A little more than an year ago we passed by Istanbul before heading east and had the pleasure to spend some time at Komsu Cafe and have a little chat over a delicious Stuffed Pumpkin with the collective. Now, returned from our explorations all over Asia after collecting numerous stories and recipes we are back in the city and we would love to share some of those tales with you here at Komsu.
That is how it works: we’ll take you back in our journey and give you a glimpse of it through food and movies, we’ll cook for you the same or similar recipes we once cooked to the incredible characters we found on our path served with their very story.”
Burn Electropol Festival Come Together @ Maslak Arena
Elementra Teaser Party @ Sefahathane “For a night placed under the sign of the five elements, it’s time to gather, time to share hapiness, laugh and light ont the rhythm of the earth’s beat. It is time, beautiful people, to drop our masks and set our soul free.”
Korhan Futacı ve Kara Orkestra @ KargART
Sunday:
Colin Stetson: Ön Grup @ Babylon Bomonti
Fifty Shades of Metal @ IF Performance Hall
Ece Göksu @ Uniq Hall A concert in memory of the 100. birthday of Ella Fitzgerald.
(Ending) Introspective” @ Galerie Bu “As Eda Emirdağ’s first solo exhibition in Turkey, Introspective generates a platform of thoughts and emotions that illustrates the artist’s story, originating from autobiographic milestones but not strictly bound by them. The exhibition’s title refers to Emirdağ’s “retrospective” gaze at her own artistic journey, her inner questioning of her identity as an artist, and her first-time “introduction” to her audience within the scope of a solo exhibition.”
Multiple Days:
(Friday/ Sunday) Istanbul Çay Festivali @ Kadiköy-Haydarpasa Gari
Ongoing:
“TRIALS: 310 Artist Portraits” @ SANATORIUM – “The recent exhibition of the artist makes the “presence of the individual in online systems” the focal point of his works. However, this time, the individual positioned within the online world and analyzed in the context of the exhibition is actually one of the constitutive elements of the “art world”. How does an artist exist in the online world? These works are each an inquiry on the nature of internet-based “data banks” which are within arm’s reach at all hours and easily accessible for many people.” // Ends Saturday 6 May
“Cold Front from the Balkans” @ Pera Museum – “The exhibition focuses on different generations of artists and art groups from the Balkan region. The exhibition avoids the usual unflattering political connotations the region’s name inevitably brings up but instead focuses on a natural phenomenon — the wind.” // Ends Sunday 7 May
“Wanderer on the Sea of Light” @ Pera Museum – “French artist Félix Ziem is one of the most original landscape painters of the 19th century. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined.” // Ends Sunday 7 May
“Written Room” @ Pi Artworks Istanbul – Written Room mirrors the look of Persian script, yet it is almost as incomprehensible to those who can read the language as those who can’t. By defying visitors’ attempts to assign it meaning, the script remains locked into its irreducible pictorial graphicness in which meaning cannot be grasped. // Ends Wednesday 10 May
“PMS” @ Bant Mag. Havuz – “The exhibition features the work of 19 artists as they share their perspectives on premenstrual syndrome. Self-identifying as an enhanced-reality exhibition with an emphasis on utilizing GIFs, attendees are able to download an app and interact with the various works in a unique, personal way. Artists from the USA, China, India, Taiwan, South Korea and Turkey include…” // Ends Saturday 13 May
“SONGE” @ Cep Gallery “Entitled ” SONGE “, Takayoshi SAKABE ‘s first solo exhibition in Turkey presents a wide selection of the Japanese artist’s production. Born 1953 in Japan, lives and works in Istanbul and Tokyo. He studied art in Japan and settled in France in 1978, studying painting at the ”École des Beaux-Arts” in Paris.” // Ends Monday 15 May
Fill in the Plant” @ x-ist” “Burcu Perçin’s new exhibition, which will meet the audience at x-ist, focuses with a distinctive irony on artificial nature landscapes built by humankind. Questioning the artificial images in landscape constructions in different areas of the city, the artist produces landscapes shaped under the dominance of green. In her new series, Burcu Perçin sheds light on landscape images manifested in green areas by the modern human, while centering her work on its troubled relation with nature.” // Ends Saturday 20 May
“Heterotopia” @ REM Art Space – “The exposition includes new media works like video, installations and digital sculptures. “Heterotopia” is a concept elaborated by French philosopher Michel Foucault to describe the architecture space as a solution. Especially art spaces that are transformed by time connected with their nature could be seen more clearly in the heterotypic structures.” // Ends Wednesday 31 May
“Everyday’s Poetry – Scenes from the Fullness of Life” @ Anna Laudel Contemporary – “Anna Laudel Contemporary presents Everyday’s Poetry – Scenes from the Fullness of Life displaying critically acclaimed works by Botero which have never previously been exhibited in Turkey. This carefully curated selection reflects Botero’s artistic exploration of the human experience, imbued with the artist’s familiar socio-political insight and characteristically subtle ironic wit, inviting visitors to participate on a journey through the intriguing images of the artist’s aesthetic.” // Ends Sunday 25 June
Looking for more events happening in Istanbul? Keep up with our What’s On section.
