Etiket drama

Tunc Karacay In 2010 Istanbul will become the Cultural Capital of Europe. Within this context, many organizations from Turkey applied with their projects, big and small, to get funds from the European Union. Among these, there is a group of high school students dedicated to theater. If they get support for their project from Brussels, they will launch a campaign to encourage their peers to go on stage. The initiative belongs to Sakip Sabanci Anadolu Lycee Theater Group (SSALTT). They need support for their plans to help promote theater activities in other high schools in Istanbul. SSALTT’s goal includes providing stage equipment, training students in dramaturgy, acting and directing. They are also planning to organize theater festivals where students from various Istanbul high schools will be able to stage their plays. Firstly, twenty High schools will be chosen and these schools will be provided with technical equipment such as sound and light systems. SSALT will also go to these schools with know-how about how to improve their stage set up and auditoriums. To realize this project SSALTT has applied to the European Union for 1.342.150 Turkish Liras (It is approximately 650.000 Euros.) Actually, the shortcomings of the Turkish middle education system have prompted the SSALTT to launch such a campaign, members of the group say. “Young people cannot find an opportunity to express themselves under the present education system in Turkey. So the stage provides them an opportunity to express themselves freely,” says Rifat Magriso, one of the directors of the group. According to the group, middle education in Turkey relies heavily on memorizing textbooks and does not allow students to develop their creative skills. In other words there is no room for imagination at classrooms. So the stage is a formidable means to fill in that gap. “High school […]