Acting Workshop Directoral Explorations in Modern Turkish Theatre

February 22, 2025 - This workshop explores new trends in directing, stage approaches, and text-interpretation relationships in contemporary Turkish theatre.

Conversation Literature and Jazz A Journey into the History of Turkish Jazz with Murat Meriç

Çocuk Atölyesi Wild Child Orchestra (Ages 9-12)

The spirit of jazz improvisation meets children. Using soundpainting, a creative sign language, kids will form their own improvisational orchestra using sounds, rhythms, their bodies, and words at the workshop taking place at the Akatlar Cultural Center on October 3 as part of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Children Workshop Wild Child Orchestra (Ages 6-9)

The spirit of jazz improvisation meets children. Using soundpainting, a creative sign language, kids will form their own improvisational orchestra using sounds, rhythms, their bodies, and words at the workshop taking place at the Akatlar Cultural Center on October 3 as part of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Concert Ada Canata

Standing out with her unique musical approach bringing vocals and the harp together, musician, songwriter, composer, and producer Ada Canata will be at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum on Sunday morning, September 27, as part of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival.

36th Akbank Jazz Festival

Leaving an unforgettable mark on the city's musical memory for 36 years, the Akbank Jazz Festival will meet with music lovers from September 26 to October 11, 2026.

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Starting from the question “What do you think artis?”, this four-day teacher training delves into questions like “Why dochildren create art?”, “What is talent and is it necessary?”, and “Can everyonebe an artist?”. This creative discussion environment is designed for teachersand teacher candidates.

Film Oslo, August 31st (Oslo, 31. august)

4 September 2026 - In this session of the series "Conflicts: Breaking Points in Cinema," we will open a collective space for discussion around the film Oslo, August 31st (2011), which centers on the modern human’s search for meaning and individual alienation.

Film The Zone of Interest

14 August 2026 - In this session of the series "Conflicts: Breaking Points in Cinema," we will open a collective space for discussion around the film The Zone of Interest (2023), which strikingly portrays the banality of evil and collective denial.

Program Curating Contemporary Art Seminar Program

Film Dogtooth (Kinodontas)

7 August 2026 - In the first session of the series "Conflicts: Breaking Points in Cinema," we will open a collective space for discussion around the film Dogtooth (2009), which unlocks the doors to a dystopian universe.

Program Confronting the Stories: Breaking Points in Cinema