Afife

In partnership with Afife Tiyatro and Zorlu PSM, organized by Ment Event, the most ambitious play of the season, “Afife”, meets its audience.

“The requirement of being a woman in this world… If you want to exist, you have to burn. And while burning, you must illuminate the path of those who follow you…”

A light that has inspired theatre and women for generations: Afife Jale.

Inspired by Afife's struggle to exist on stage, this special theatre play reveals the backstage of a theatre troupe amidst the darkness of occupied Istanbul.

Witness the contemporary interpretation of a woman resisting bans, prejudices, and fears.

CREDITS

Director: Serdar Biliş Written by: Selin Cankı Ceylan

Music: Tuluğ Tırpan Movement Direction: Candaş Baş Stage and Costume Design: Gamze Kuş Lighting Design: Cem Yılmazer Sound Design: Ozan Yılmaz Multimedia Design and Production: Illusionist Song Lyrics: Ilgın Kopuz and Sezen Aksu

Cast: Demet Evgar, Tilbe Saran, Necip Memili, Bora Akkaş, İdil Sivritepe, Bedir Bedir, Atılgan Gümüş, Orkuncan İzan, Ekremcan Arslandağ, Öykü Su Okur, Bilge Çınar, Basma Seiba Ensemble & Dance & Choir: Dila Yağcı, Alize Çalık, Begüm Canbulatoğlu, Mert Aksu, Gökçe Aksu, İlayda Evgin, Hilal Sibel Pekel, Şiva Canbazoğlu, İsmet Köroğlu, Hande Ömürlü, Bengi Şiir Umutlu, Feride Hakim, Nilay Çelebi, Ahmet Kahvecioğlu Musicians: Emre Günay, Sedat Utku Güçoğlu, Ekin Cengizkan, Ayberk Garagon, Emre Türkmen, Yavuz İsa Keskin, İlayda Gülümser, Ezgi Arda, Merve Türkmen, Yunus Hugül, Onur Ermez

Associate Directors: Hüseyin Tuncel, Serin Öztoprak, Buket Gülbeyaz Assistant Director: Ekin Deniz Görk Rehearsal Director: Mert Öztekin Stage and Costume Supervisor: Onur Uğurlu Camera Operator: Deniz Savaş Ertan Production Manager: Çağan Öğüt Stage and Production Manager: Eyüp Çelik (484) Technical Supervisor: Melisa Yıldız Technical Assistant: Berkay Özcan

Stage Display Systems Design (Display Team): İlker Kerem Üstündağ Video Operator (Display Team): Alper Veli Sapaz, Emre Akın Neptun, Umut Batuhan Konan Illusionist Team - VFX Supervisor: Kutbettin Ecevit 3D Animation Supervisor: Furkan Alabaş Project Coordinator: Oya Zehra Erben CG Artists: Çiğdem Ecevit, Burcu Çavdar, Eyüp Ensar Mısır

Choir Conductor: Başak Doğan

Armenian Translation Editor: ⁠Artun Gebenlioğlu

Dialect Coaches (Hangardz): Yeğya Akgün, Tara Demircioğlu, Lara Narin Vocal Coach: Nilüfer Çelik Sound Engineer: Gürkan Erdem Sound Operators: Arın Kamiloğlu, Barkın Sarıgül, Defne, Anıl Ulaş Özcan Playback & Sound FX: Mert Yüksel Lighting Operators: Coşkun Çağlar Dere, Tolga Erdoğan, Seçkin Ok

Followspot Operators: Buket Doğan, Hüseyin Ege Kök, Doğa Çınar, Nilüfer Alptekin Noyan, Yaren, Yağmur Şakoğlu, Enes Akyıldız Set Construction: Haşim Demir, Aykan Kaynarca, Murat Dereli, Mehmet Fatih Çelik Set Assembly: Zeki Küçük, Mehmet Fatih Çelik, Kamil Vatansever, Özgür Meriç, Akın Güven Set Production: Antrepo, Hülya Genç, Özgür Genç Revolving Stage Operator: Onur Erdemir

Production Coordinators: Şevval Remziye Erdinç (484), Şevval Çakır (Zorlu PSM) Production Supervisor: Betül Sarıkavak (484) Production Assistants: Berke Şenel, Aren Camgöz, Sıla Doğançay Props Assistants: Havva Şahin, Derin Tuncel Costume Assistants: Gurbet Bayram, Nagehan Yıldırım, Mert Topal, Belce Şerifoğlu, Seval İşgören Physiotherapist: Habil Yenici

Make-up Team (Kryolan Professional Make Up): Senem Sena İnanır, Buse Serdar, Gizem Akosman, Rahşan Acar, Nilay Demir, Doğukan Aygıran, Başak Aslanhan Hair Team: Çağla Hazırcı, Çiğdem Sönmez, Öykü Özdoğan

Visual Communication Design: Özge Güven Press Relations: İletişim Deposu, Özlem Oğuz Social Media: Mehmet Eroğlu Legal Counsel: Atty. Doğa Can Coşar Project Concept: Serdar Biliş, Demet Evgar Production: Afife Tiyatro & Zorlu PSM Executive Producers: Elif Özge Maltepe (484), Cansu Kurada (Zorlu PSM)

The Afife theatre play is the story of a fictional troupe inspired by the life of Afife Jale.

Special thanks to: Armenian Dialect Consultant Bercuhi Berberyan, History Consultants Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ö. Alkan, Prof. Dr. Seza Sinanlar Uslu