Join us for the State Folk Dance Ensemble Show at the Atatürk Culture Center.
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Departure: From Hilton Istanbul Kozyatağı at 19:00, with an estimated 45-minute journey.
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Performance Duration: Enjoy 70-80 minutes of captivating dance.
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Return: Departure from the Atatürk Culture Center at 21:30, arriving back at the hotel by 22:15.
Note: Timings may vary due to traffic.
About the Show:
Representing Turkish culture and art successfully, the State Folk Dance Ensemble has been carrying out its activities for 25 years to practice Turkish folk dances with a contemporary art understanding based on their original values and to introduce the cultural and folkloric values Türkiye’s possesses.
Aimed at presenting traditional Turkish culture and art correctly, the Ensemble presents Turkish folk dances and music, as well as their costumes, in a new stage design and understanding by adhering to their essence and benefiting from contemporary techniques and facilities.The Ensemble's repertoire includes selected examples of Turkish folk dances from various regions of Türkiye, presenting all the lines, colors, and subtleties specific to Turkish folk dances with great care.
Music and costumes are two inseparable important elements of the traditional dances. In the performances of the Ensemble, various traditional folk instruments that bring together the music, instruments, and melodies of the region are used to perform regional music. Costumes brought from the locality and examined are integrated with the dance technique without destroying the color, processing, ornamentation, and usage properties of regional costumes, and the original and beautiful aspects of our costumes are revealed, and they are rearranged and produced in a way that will be practical in use. Thanks to these efforts, traditional Turkish folk dances have taken an outstanding place among performing arts.