8th ANNUAL BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 30, 2003
October 29, 2003
TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY CEREMONY
Turkish Republic Day is Wednesday, October 29.
Join us to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Republic
October 31, 2003, 6pm
Lecture: FILLING IN THE LANDSCAPE: ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SARDIS (600 B.C. - A.D. 600)
by Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., Field Director, professor of classical archaeology, University of California, Berkeley
A reception and viewing of the exhibition will follow the lecture
Lecture on excavation and research focused on the site of ancient Sardis for the past 45 years, located 60 miles east of Izmir, Turkey.
The Archeological Exploration of Sardis is a Harvard-Cornell project based at the Fogg Art Museum. During the past 45 years, the expedition has sought to clarify the cultural history and urban development of this important and complex ancient city in western Turkey. The exhibition "The City of Sardis: Approaches in Graphic Recording" seeks to show how the interests, aims, and approaches of the draughtsman, as well as developments in technology, affect the way in which Sardis has been depicted from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Computers. Prof. Greenewalt's lecture will "fill in the landscape" with observations on objects and other materials found at Sardis over the past many years.
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Harvard University, Cambridge
November 1 - November 8, 2003
Exhibition: OIL PAINTINGS by ALI ULVI OZDEMIR
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 1, 4pm-7pm
GALLERY HOURS:
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 11am-5pm
Closed on Sunday
Pilmera Contemporary Art Gallery, 214 Sumner Street, Newton Centre
Saturday, November 8, 2003, 8pm
Concert: SANLIKOL-TUNCER-RUACAN-TSUGAWA JAZZ QUARTET
Tower Auditorium, Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Monday, November 10, 2003, 7:30pm
Documentary: THE INCREDIBLE TURK
Narrated by Walter Cronkite/CBS
In English, black and white, 30 minutes, 1959
Sargent Hall, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston
Saturday, November 15, 2003, 3pm
Film: ASK UZERINE SOYLENMEMIS HERSEY (Everything Untold About Love)
Five short films by five directors:
BULUSMA (The Meeting) by Omer Kavur
Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Lale Mansur
MONTE CRISTO by Irfan Tozum
Cast: Hale Soygazi, Macit Koper, Taner Barlas
CUNKU O'NU SEVIYORUM (Because I Love Her) by Yusuf Kurcenli
Cast: Yalcin Dumer, Sermin Karaali, Ilhan Sesen
AY HIKAYELERI (Moon Stories) by Erden Kiral
Cast: Fikret Kuskan, Guner Ozkul
HEP AYNI (Always the Same) by Zeki Okten
Cast: Nezihe Becerikli, Arda Bulbul, Serap Aksoy, Tarik Akan
In Turkish with English subtitles, 129 minutes, 1995
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge
Sunday, November 16, 2003, 3pm
Film: SEN DE GITME (Please Don't Go)
Director: Tunc Basaran
Cast: Isik Yenersu, Olivia Bonamy, Fikret Hakan
In Turkish with English subtitles, 103 minutes, 1995
Winner of Best Film Award in the 9th Ankara International Film Festival, and Special Jury Prize at the 13th Alexandria International Film Festival. Isik Yenersu also won the Best Actress Award in the Alexandria International Film Festival with her role in "Please Don't Go".
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge
Saturday, November 22, 2003, 8pm
GREEK AND TURKISH HOLY DAYS / SACRED MUSIC CELEBRATION
Celebrating "Kadir Gecesi" (The Night of Power) and "The Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple" with Greek and Turkish chanters singing together Mevlevi and Byzantine ceremonies.
Purpose of this event is to demonstrate that both communities of Christianity and Islam can unite and perform each other's sacred music with mutual respect and joy, especially on sacred days such as these.
Paine Hall, Fanny Peabody Mason Music Building, 2nd Floor, Harvard University, Cambridge
Saturday, November 29, 2003, 3pm
Film: SELLALE (The Waterfall)
Director: Semir Aslanyurek
Cast: Hulya Kocyigit, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aykut Oray, Ali Surmeli
In Turkish with English subtitles, 120 minutes, 2001
Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge
Sunday, November 30, 2003, 2pm
WORKSHOP ON ANATOLIAN FOLK DANCES
Anatolian folk dances incorporate many of the everyday chores in the traditional village life. Thus, the dances present both exercise and culture from the melting pot of Anatolia.
Enjoy a unique opportunity to learn traditional dances from Turkey.
Directed by Ahmet Luleci
Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Center, Northeastern University
