Baltic Dance Theater to appear at Istanbul festival

Baltic Dance Theater to appear at Istanbul festival

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Baltic Dance Theater to appear at Istanbul festival

The Baltic Dance Theater will perform as part of the Istanbul Theater Festival.

The 19th Istanbul Theater Festival will meet theater lovers with a rich program between May 9 and June 5.

One of the first surprises of the festival will be the Polish dance collective, Baltic Dance Theater. Baltic Dance Theater, which was established by dancer and choreographer Izadora Weiss in 2010, will perform a different interpretation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with two separate shows on Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage on May 31.

Awarded with The Best Premiere of 2013 title by Dance Europe Magazine, the music of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is composed by Goran Bregovic and costumes are designed by Gosia Baczynska. The lead dancer Radoslaw Palutkiewicz will also come to Istanbul to give a two-day workshop on Feb. 4 and 5 in ENKA İbrahim Betil Oditorium.