Beyoğlu to host events from five continents

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan holds a press conference to launch the International Art Dialogues that will take place in the neighborhood from June 1 and 10.

The 3rd International Art Dialogues, organized by Beyoğlu Municipality and Kültür Kenti Foundation, will take place between June 1 and 10 in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu. The event will kick off with an opening party, during which Café Aman Istanbul Group, formed by Turkish and Greek musicians, will give a concert. It will host 80 events from 21 countries from five continents.

At a press conference held on May 24 to launch the event, Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan said that Beyoğlu would be the stage for world artists during the 10-day event.

Along with Café Aman Istanbul, which performs unforgettable songs from Turkish, Greek , Armenian and Jewish music, the Beyoğlu Municipality Youth Orchestra, which consists of 70 people, will also perform during the opening of the event.

Performers from 80 countries from Asia, Africa, Eyrope, North and South America will come to the city for the 3rd International Art Dialogues. The events, including exhibitions, plastic and classic arts, concerts, theater plays, film screenings and dance performances will be organized everyday in Galata Square, Taksim Square, İstiklal Avenue and Cihangir.

Elements The Band from Greece and Band Amie from Germany will be the highlights of the event.