Acting Workshop What is the Function of Dramaturgy?

April 26, 2025 - Under the roof of Akbank Sanat, we gather to reflect on the function of dramaturgy, one of the primal elements of staging.

Concert RYMDEN (Bugge Wesseltoft, Dan Berglund, Magnus Öström)

The trio will meet Istanbul audiences on the evening of Saturday, October 8, at Zorlu PSM Turkcell Platinum Stage as part of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Acting Workshop Creating Situation and Psychophysical Action - II

24 May 2025 - This workshop explores the transformative impact of external influences and environmental factors on internal action in acting. Concepts such as “atmosphere,” “energy,” and “external force” are experienced through the actor’s body and mind, investigating various sources of dramatic situation creation on stage.

Acting Workshop Creating Situation and Psychophysical Action - I

17 May 2025 - This workshop investigates the concept of the “player” in acting, exploring the relationship between internal centers and psychophysical action. Through experiential work on the body’s and voice’s centers, participants examine how action emerges in the unity of body and mind.

Exhibition Intensions 4

In collaboration by Open Dialogue Istanbul and Akbank Sanat, we have successfully completed yet another "Curating Contemporary Art an" Seminar Program. As we set sail for the fifth edition, we take great honor and joy in announcing that our alumni network has now reached sixty graduates. 

Workshop Scriptwriting Workshop - Erdi Işık

22 Mart 2025 - In the workshop for Akbank Short Film Forum, Erdi Işık will discuss both his experiences in the industry and what is expected from a script.

Short Film SuperSilly

Conversation Monomania

12 March 2025 - In this talk, we will combine the creative power of art with the deep analyzes of psychology and track the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that carry the traces of the past to the future through the theme of "monomania".

Blog Through the lens of unforgettable characters: The cinema of Zeki Demirkubuz

With films that masterfully explore the complex and shadowy depths of human nature, Zeki Demirkubuz stands as one of the most influential figures shaping cinema in Turkey, inspiring countless directors who followed in his footsteps.

Blog The idea comes first: Erdi Işık

As a jury member for the Forum section - Screenplay Competition at the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival, we spoke with Erdi Işık about the intellectual processes behind his artistic practices, the sources that fuel his creativity, and how he balances the diverse production dynamics within the cultural industry.

Short Film The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Short Film Hippopotami