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in the NGO FAIR and we were and are very happy for that. We wouldn’t like to
state what was right or wrong in the Fest, because for us there are lots of ways
to judge something. Of course, a program can always be better, than it was,
but we are here to learn and progress ourselves all the time.
Therefore, we want to state how necessary and great for such events to happen.
The more programs take place, the more youngsters will be able to live such
an experience.For us, it was a perfect, provided knowledge to lead us to the
future…and everyone should try to find ways these programs to be multiplied.
Thank You for giving us the chance to live this experience and we hope to meet
you somewhere again.
KAYAFEST ACTIVITIES
1. SOCIAL DYNAMICS AND TEAM BUILDING GAMES
provided the spirit of being a team while playing these games
2. MORNING SPORTS
sport activities with Bilge Korkmaz for a fit and healthy start to the
coming day.
3. TREKKING
from Kayaköy to Ölüdeniz with the exciting combination of the green
nature and the blue sea...
4. FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS
5. SHADOW THEATRE: KARAGÖZ & HACIVAT SHOW
The dance of light and darkness... The dance of Turkish and Greek
traditions...
The traditional Karagöz show of both Turkish and Greek cultures was
performed by Emin Şenyer from Turkey and Alexander Mellissinos from
Greece in two sections.
Emin Senyer was born in Samsun in 1961. In May 1998, he has opened a Karagöz
Exhibition in Kadıköy under the framework of Istanbul City Theatre Youth Days.
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In October 2001, he has been invited to the 23rd Mistelbach Puppet Festival in
Austria to represent Turkey. He has given lectures on Karagöz puppet making
and playing at Çanakkale 18 March University Education Faculty Drama Club.
Alexander Melissinos is the son of the very famous Karagöz player Iason
Melissinos and since his was a child he was helping his father in the shadow
theatre. He studies at the Technical University at the Department of Construction
and Preservation of Musical Instruments and he is working on the revival of
old traditional plays of Shadow Theatre with main character Karagöz and new
plays with themes from Greek Mythology and literature. He has played in many
festivals in Greece and abroad: Bursa, Eskişehir, Bursa, İzmit, Gölcük. He has
also organised seminars in Universities and performances in schools, museums
about the history and aesthetics of world Shadow Theater and the construction
of the shadow theatre figures.
6. THEATRE SPORT WITH MAHŞER-I CÜMBÜŞ
“Does the act of seeing theatre performance require a theatre hall, a stage
with decors and costumes, actors learning their pre-defined role by heart and
lines maybe repeated 100 times to the audience? Does the theatre require
from the audience to just sit and watch the play quietly and passively? Such
an understanding of theatre has been fading away recently by the release of
the theatre sport.” KayaFest gave the chance to experience this new kind of
theatre with the performance of Turkish theatre group Mahşer-i Cümbüş. The
theater sport took place several days at the village square, at the village café,
where villagers of Kayaköy also took part and played performance together
with Greek and Turkish youth as well as Mahşeri Cümbüş team.
Mahşer-i Cümbüş was founded in 2001 May by Dr. Kadir Cevik and started
its professional shows in Ankara Tenedos Cafe. Mahşer-i Cümbüş has shaped
its own understanding of Theatre Sport due to its own attitude, culture, art
understanding and its own audience. Without lights and without costumes, only
the ‘Play’ is emphasized above everything by just using few accessories and cloth
pieces. The acting technique they use also underlines the importance of the
play itself with its emphasis on spontaneous thinking, acting, and destruction
of illusion, black humor and irony. The relationship between the performer
and the audience is based on the active participation of the audience. Each
performance is a unique experience of mutual interaction for both the audience
and performers, shaping each play due to the demands and suggestions of the
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