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Highlights for the 2005 festival include a number of Russian visitors, including Valery Gergiev and his Kirov Opera Orchestra and the Moscow Virtuosi as well as Russian-flavoured programmes from the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Akbank Chamber Orchestra. Mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter gives a recital, while Concerto Köln & Sarband, Alan Curtis' Il Complesso Barocco, Christopher Hogwood - reunited with the Academy of Ancient Music (which he founded) - and the English Concert with Richard Eggar at the harpsichord all contribute to a healthy period-instrument strand.

Completing the Russian theme, and closing the festival, Les Ballets de Montecarlo give two performances of Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella.

Throughout the summer the other Istanbul festivals incorporate theatre, film and jazz as well as several other special projects that run simultaneously. The aim here is to include in its programming the finest examples of artistic creativity in all disciplines of art from both Turkey and abroad, along with seminars, conferences and lectures.

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts is responsible for this cultural overload and has been recognised with the Trophée Internationale des Arts et de la Culture by the Institut International de Promotion et de Prestige of UNESCO. There couldn't be a better time to be in this ancient city.

For full details of the programme, please visit the Istanbul Festivals website.

Related Information

Website:

Istanbul Festivals Website:

http://www.istfest.org

On the right and the top there are English option in the web page. YOU CAN FIND ALL THE ART ORGANISATIONS(MUSIC, FILM, JAZZ, BIENNIAL AND THEATRE FEST?VALS) FROM THAT WEB PAGE. THE INFO AT THE BOTTOM IS ONLY THE NAME AND SUMMARY OF THAT ACTIVITIES.

Music Festival continue...

Fancies Of The Heart

Vivid, passionate, sharp, bold and modern. Though trained to play more musical instruments, Phantasm opted to go for the viola - the instrument that sings with passion. They have a suigeneris style. Some of their recordings and performances have been unique examples of period music. Their concert in ?stanbul will comprise works by Gibbons, Purcell and Byrd. A combination of unique musicians, Phantasm has been invited to festivals around the globe. Their performance will set the Hagia Eirene in fire and light.

Music Of The Versailles Palace

‘Music of the Versailles Palace' reflects the grandeur of the world-famous royal residence and the wonder of the pieces by foremost French baroque composers. Cem Duruöz, a sought-after guitarist regularly invited to many important music centres, John Dornenburg a brilliant gamba player, and harpsichordist Yuko Tanaka merge the sounds of the period to carry the audience from the small, beautiful Y?ld?z Palace Theatre to the magnificent Versailles.

Festival tickets now available from Biletix sales points, www.biletix.com, Biletix Call Centre, (0216) 556 98 00 and festival's box offices, Atatürk Culture Centre and Hagia Eirene Museum . No service charges will be required for tickets sold at festival box offices.

15th International ?stanbul Theatre Festival

On its 15th anniversary, ?stanbul Theatre Festival will once again introduce world renowned groups and artists to Turkish audiences.

In 2006, the 4th International Theatre Olympics will also be held in Istanbul with the partnership of the Theatre Festival. Thus, collaboration of the two will surely be a major cultural event and give ?stanbul a distinct aura between the dates May 18 - June 04, 2006.

The International Committee of Theatre Olympics was founded in Athens, in June 1994 by Theodorus Terzopoulos (Chairman/Greece), Tadashi Suzuki (Japan), Robert Wilson (USA), Heiner Müller (Germany), Antunes Filho (Brazil), Yuri Lyubimov (Russia), Tony Harrison (UK), Nuria Espert (Spain). The sub-title of the Theatre Olympics was "Crossing Millenia." Georges Lavaudant (France), Jürgen Flimm (Germany) and Wole Soyinka (Nigeria) joined the above group in the following years.

The Theatre Olympics aim at cross-fertilizing the past with the future, creating an international network of different cultures, training and encouragement of younger artists and to underline the indisputable significance of the performing arts in development of the human kind.

1st. Theatre Olympics was held in Greece (Athens-Epidaurus-Delphi) in 1995 under the theme of "Tragedy." In 1999 2nd Theatre Olympics was held in Japan (Shizuoka). Its theme was "Creating Hope." The 3rd Theatre Olympics held in Russia (Moscow) in 2001 was presented under the theme of "Theatre for the People."

The 4th Theatre Olympics planned to be in Istanbul will stress the educational mission of performing arts. Projects in this respect are in progress.

To host the International Theatre Olympics in Istanbul together with the 15th Theatre Festival will be a unique opportunity for the theatre audiences. Meanwhile, it should be noted that, Theatre Festival, as in the previous years, will be focusing on Turkish productions, young artists and co-productions .

Further developments will be published on this page periodically".