Abstract
Bin Boğalar Efsanesi-(Legend of a Thousand Bulls) (2020)
Total Theatre in Music (opera) in four scenes, tracing the extinction of the last Yörük/Alevi nomads in Anatolia (in Turkish). For Bozlak voices, Anatolian instruments, and transcultural ensemble. Based on novel by Yaşar Kemal.
Simon Jones, Libretto/director; Zeynep Tanbay, choreographer; NOHlab, video performance and stage design. Premiere projected June, 2020, Istanbul Music Festival. Hezarfen Ensemble, Erdem Şimşek, bağlama soloist. (90’)
Total Theatre in Music (opera) in four scenes, tracing the extinction of the last Yörük/Alevi nomads in Anatolia (in Turkish). For Bozlak voices, Anatolian instruments, and transcultural ensemble. Based on novel by Yaşar Kemal.
Simon Jones, Libretto/director; Zeynep Tanbay, choreographer; NOHlab, video performance and stage design. Premiere projected June, 2020, Istanbul Music Festival. Hezarfen Ensemble, Erdem Şimşek, bağlama soloist. (90’)
| Translated title of the contribution | Legend of 1000 Bulls - Where To? |
|---|---|
| Original language | Other |
| Type | music theatre, opera |
| Media of output | Score, staging |
| Publisher | Istanbul Music Festival |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Place of Publication | Istanbul |
| Publication status | In preparation - 24 May 2020 |
Keywords
- Bozlak
- Alevi
- Yasar Kemal
- pastoral
- Yörük
- opera
- contemporary opera
- music theatre
- transcultural
- nomadism
- ecology
- migration
