SAR is a performance by two friends, who grew up together in the neighbourhood of Kurtuluş in Istanbul, as part of the same culture. Now in their thirties, with identities incorporating the way they listen, walk and dance, they bring together their memories and observations to use music, movement and paper to explore their dreams, challenge change and ask questions about their future.

Many of their answers will prove to be different.

In this performance, we will watch Saro Usta, a musician from Istanbul and a founder of Vomank, and dancer Mihran Tomasyan who continues his work at Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası.

“You chose your seedling, decided upon a good place, prepared its soil, watered it for the first time, turned your back and walked away, days passed, perhaps weeks, the rains came, and then snow, winds blew, every now and then you came and checked, it had grown to your height, it had held well, its roots could sink as deep as eternity, then came spring and then came summer, the sun rose, the moon set, Venus came up, you were already dead, who knows where your grandchildren woke up, some departed, those who arrived had departed from other places, it didn’t work out, some things went wrong, the tree grew, there used to be one house in the distance, then there were three, then five, then five hundred, murders took place in its shade, and of course, some kissed, too, some never realized it stood there, and some gave it water.

Then they chopped it down.

And thank goodness for that because the pavement was not wide enough.

This performance was shaped around the act of misunderstanding the world, humanity, mountains, the earth and the sky. It has absolutely nothing to do with the tree mentioned above. It is interested in where grandchildren wake up.

Enjoy the performance.”

 

Concept and Execution
Mihran Tomasyan – Saro Usta

Lighting Design
Cem Yılmazer
Lighting Technician
Serhat Utku İnan
Technical Support
İrem Avcı, Berkant ‘Doktor’ Kılıçkap, Yasin Gültepe
Poster Design
Alican Tezer
Photos
Engin İriz

 

Free admission, subject to capacity of the venue.
Tickets can be picked up on same day of the event on box offices schedule.