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Love and Fascism
2014, 100’
Love and Fascism is a project developed for the 18th Istanbul International Theatre Festival, bringing together Gianina Cărbunariu (Romania), Linda McLean (Scotland), and Helena Tornero (Spain).
In this production, Yeşim Özsoy conceived a minimalist staging language moving between reality and fiction, foregrounding female energy. Drawing from their own lives, the associations evoked by the concepts of love and fascism, and their conversations with one another, the writers created texts grounded in real experiences.
Four separate texts, developed in parallel and nourished by the writers’ exchanges via Skype, came together as a single performance structure through the process of direction and staging.
Working through dualities such as darkness/light, concealment/openness, and covered/uncovered, the play integrates light, movement, and text to offer a subjective and critical perspective on contemporary forms of fascism.
*The production was realized as a co-production of the Istanbul International Theatre Festival, with the valuable support of the Istanbul Cervantes Institute and the Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian Cultural Center.
Written by
Gianina Cărbunariu – “Metro Everywhere”
Linda McLean – “What the Skin Holds”
Yeşim Özsoy – “Women Who Walk with Wolves” (based on the life and letters of Merve Pehlivan)
Helena Tornero – “Spoiled”
Directed and Devised by
Yeşim Özsoy
Cast
Sanem Öge, Burcu Halaçoğlu, Elif Ürse (Season 1), Elif Ongan Tekçe (Season 2), Selin Zafertepe, Sezin Bozacı (Season 1), Enginay Gültekin (Season 2), Evrim Doğan, İncinur Daşdemir, Özlem Saraç
Dramaturgy
Ferdi Çetin
Text Translators
Semra Selim (Romanian), Ferdi Çetin (English), Pınar Savaş (Spanish)
Lighting and Set Design
Yüksel Aymaz
Movement Consultant
İlkem Ulugün
Music
John Plenge
Costume Design
Ferdi Çetin, Yeşim Özsoy
Technical
Tugay Görmez
Graphic Design
DEThouse
Poster Photography
alengirhane
Photography
Atıf Ülkü
Assistant Directors
Burak Safa Çalış, Görkem Doğan, İrem Aydın, Zeynep Tezcan
Camera and Post-production
Batur Belirdi
“Love and Fascism is a striking work that portrays the world of women with all its reality.” İlker Gezici, Sabah
“Yeşim Özsoy minimalist bir yaklaşımla doğru aktarıyor metinleri… Dört oyunda çeşitli rolleri üstlenen sekiz oyuncu, bir orkestra bütünlüğü içinde alkışı hak ediyor.” Seçkin Selvi, Milliyet Sanat