An exhibition of Autobiographical Stories

The stories are presented to the audience in three parts: "Intro," "Journey," and "Home / or Another World?” 

Dialogue Project unites émigré professional artists who aspire to be a part of the creative industry in cosmopolitan cities with high migration rates. 

Dialogue Project visits European cities such as Istanbul, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Vienna, the project promotes a sense of community with the participation of émigré artists.

 Artists from diverse cultural and artistic backgrounds gather under the same roof to share their autobiographical stories with the audience. Hosting the performance, Istanbul takes a leading role in the Dialogue Project, which combines documentary theatre, a rare form of performing arts, with contemporary theatre, by serving as a platform that allows an aesthetically and fictionally rich experience to take place.

Artists use sound installations, visual arts, and live music in this interdisciplinary performance to create an illusion of dialogue, sharing their autobiographical stories, observations, and experiences about Istanbul during their time in the city.

Dialogue Project aims to empower a discourse of inclusion, diversity, and unity. It also seeks to strengthen the bonds between immigrant and refugee groups and the wider society and to promote dialogue and interaction among them, as its name implies.

Storytellers:

Saghar Daeiri (Iran - Tehran)

Enzo İkah (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Marina Nazarova (Ukraine - Mykolaiv)

Ali Bonyadi (Iran - Manjil)

Producer and Director: B. Safa Calis (Germany - Berlin)

Exc. Producer and Sound Design: Kıvanç Sarıkuş (the Netherlands - Rotterdam)

Supervisor: Bengü Gün (Türkiye - Istanbul)

Cinematography - Live Stream:

Mert Coşar (Türkiye - Istanbul)

Cem Celal Bilge (Türkiye - Istanbul)

Stage Design – Poster:

Oliviera Prins (the Netherlands - Rotterdam)

Stage Management:

Çağdaş Dilber & Koray Doğan  (Türkiye - Istanbul)

Project Assistant:

A.Can Güngör (Türkiye - Istanbul)