Support for Turkey’s Cultural Treasures

The premiere of the “Seslerle Anadolu” (Sounds of Anatolia) project—the transportation sponsor of which is AnadoluJet—took place December 10, 2011. Gathering cultural and musical Anatolian treasures from Black Sea folk songs to Aegean dances, from Istanbul songs to Rumi, and from the traditional shadow puppetry of Karagöz and Hacivat to the epic of Köroğlu, “Seslerle Anadolu” had its premiere performed by the performers of the Samsun State Opera and Ballet. On the project’s 2012 calendar are the provinces Kastamonu, Çorum, Yozgat, Tokat, Ordu, Karabük, Sivas, Erzincan, Giresun, Trabzon, Bayburt, Erzurum, Gümüşhane, Rize, Kars, Van, and Iğdır.

Backstage
“Seslerle Anadolu” was written by State Opera and Ballet Deputy Manager Şadi Erdoğan and adapted to the stage by Samsun State Opera and Ballet Chief Director Mehmet Yılmaz. Decoration and costume design for the project was done by Sevtaç Demirer.

It is choreographed by Özden Aktürk and its lighting was designed by Murat Yılmaz.