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Fire of Anatolia will bring its long-running "Troy" production back to Istanbul's Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM) on Oct. 1 before setting off on a 16-show tour across Russia in October and November.
The production, inspired by Homer's "Iliad," will take over the Turk Telekom Opera Hall for a single Istanbul performance, combining dance choreography, original music and modern stage technology to retell the Trojan story through themes of love, war, betrayal and sacrifice.
Led by General Artistic Director Mustafa Erdogan, "Troy" approaches the ancient epic through a contemporary stage language while placing particular emphasis on the cultural intersection between East and West.
The production follows major episodes associated with the Trojan War, including Paris and Helen, the siege of Troy, the conflict between Achilles and Hector, the arrival of Troy's allies and the wooden horse that ultimately brings about the city's fall.
Rather than relying on a generic Greek visual template, "Troy" presents the city and its people as part of a wealthy Bronze Age Anatolian world, while choreography inspired by different Anatolian dance traditions is brought together with ancient imagery and projected narration.
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The production has also previously underlined its interpretation with the message, "Troy is Anatolia," framing the legendary city as a story rooted in western Anatolia rather than as a distant Mediterranean myth.
Its staging moves through both the events covered in the "Iliad" and later episodes of the wider Trojan tradition, bringing figures including Achilles, Hector, Paris, Helen, Patroclus and the Amazons into a large-scale dance spectacle.
Following the Oct. 1 performance in Istanbul, Fire of Anatolia will take "Troy" to Russia for a 16-performance tour beginning in Moscow on Oct. 22.
The company will then move through Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Ufa, Izhevsk, Kazan and Chelyabinsk before staging performances on two consecutive days in Yekaterinburg.
The tour will continue through Sochi, Krasnodar, Stavropol and Voronezh before reaching Krasnoyarsk on Nov. 23 and concluding in Tomsk on Nov. 25.
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