Ah Güzel Istanbul (Oh Beautiful Istanbul)
Performance, 2009
Ah Güzel İstanbul (Oh Beautiful Istanbul) is a performance that retells my understanding (and mis-understanding) of the 1966 Turkish film Ah Güzel İstanbul. I watched the film Ah Güzel İstanbul, but the movie does not have subtitles and I do not speak Turkish. Using toy theater, shadow theater (Karagöz), and video, I retell my (mis)understanding of the story, weaving myself and my struggles into the piece. The performance is narrated in Turkish and subtitled in English. Through the reenactment, I become the in between point for Boston and Istanbul.
Special thanks to Aylin Yildirim.
Performance at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies.
"The city is a cat purring feverishly. 'It's streets are paved with gold.' The city is a cat, sly and mischevious.
In the movie there are no cats."
Performance at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies.
"The city is a cat purring feverishly. 'It's streets are paved with gold.' The city is a cat, sly and mischevious. 
