Istanbul Theater Festival to host ‘Orphee’

Istanbul Theater Festival to host ‘Orphee’

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The Istanbul Theater Festival is welcoming today the prestigious Théâtre National de Chaillot’s interpretation of Orpheus, hailed as a “multi-colored alchemy”.

The performance is at Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage at 8:30 p.m. The play tells the tale of this character of Greek mythology is in a mood of festivity in which baroque dance mingles with hip-hop on a stage where the video production of Montalvo & Hervieu, inspired by Bruegel, Rubens and Picasso blends with the music of Monteverdi, Gluck and Philipp Glass.