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The first French-Turkish Performing Arts Professional Meetings will take place in Istanbul from Nov. 21-25 to strengthen cultural cooperation between Türkiye and France in theater and dance, according to a statement from the Institut Français.
The meetings are part of the 30th Istanbul Theatre Festival and the 10th Atta Festival, both organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). The program aims to build long-term partnerships between theater and dance institutions in the two countries.
About 15 representatives of leading French theater and dance institutions will take part, giving the French delegation a chance to become familiar with Türkiye’s performing arts scene.
The delegation includes directors from Odeon-Theatre de l’Europe, Theatre Nanterre-Amandiers, Theatre des Quartiers d’Ivry, Le Centquatre, Festival Avignon Off, Théâtre de la Bastille and ONDA (National Office for Arts Dissemination).
Representatives of organizations working in children’s and youth theater, dance, accessibility and performance arts also join the delegation. Gino Coomans of Belgium’s Bronks Festival attends as a guest.
Türkiye’s participants include Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres, Arter, DasDas, Moda Sahnesi, Galataperform, the Bergama Theatre Festival and Izmir City Theatres, along with other companies and production houses. Bergama is a historic district in Izmir province on the Aegean coast, and Izmir is a port city in western Türkiye. Bakirkoy Municipality City Theatres, the Balat Monologues Museum, dramaturgs and academics also take part.
Guests will attend events at the Istanbul Theatre Festival and the Atta Festival, as well as programs at DasDas, Arter and Istanbul Bilgi University.
The schedule also includes roundtables on co-production, reciprocal performances and new project development, along with project presentations and professional networking sessions.
The Teatroskop network and ONDA will strengthen the project's international dimension. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Institut Français launched Teatroskop to develop cooperation in performing arts in Southeast Europe.
The event follows earlier French-Turkish professional meetings in visual arts and photography organized by the Institut Français Türkiye. It aims to increase opportunities for co-productions and artistic exchange between the two countries.
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