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The organizations and brands supporting Datça · Karia Theatre Season.
In the land where the gods watched over the sea, where philosophy first found its voice — eight stages descend from Datça's sky across eight months.
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The organizations and brands supporting Datça · Karia Theatre Season.
The Project
From October to May, one play every month. A selection of mostly solo, narratively powerful, award-winning independent productions by young companies — meeting Datça's audience.
The ancient soil of Karia takes the stage once again, under the same sky that once watched over the Aegean's first philosophers and gods.
Every play is designed not just to be watched, but to be felt — moments that draw you in and leave a mark.
Eight plays, eight companies, one calendar — production and accommodation planning managed under a single roof.
Program
A calendar built around Datça's seasonal rhythm — eight stops, each carrying the meaning of its own month.
Season opener, on the first Saturday of October
1,000 TL Datça Bülent Ecevit Kültür Merkezi Get TicketsThe weekend before Atatürk Commemoration Day (10 November)
1,000 TL Datça Bülent Ecevit Kültür Merkezi Get TicketsA quiet weekend before the New Year rush
1,000 TL Datça Bülent Ecevit Kültür Merkezi Get TicketsA regular weekend before the mid-year school break
1,000 TL Datça Bülent Ecevit Kültür Merkezi Get TicketsThe deepest, quietest week of winter
Ahead of International Women's Day (8 March)
A special performance on National Sovereignty and Children's Day itself (23 April)
Season finale, in the week of Youth and Sports Day (19 May)
Selection
Eight stages descending from the sky, settling into Datça one by one across eight months.
3 October · Saturday · 19:30
Written by: Çağla Yağmur Doğan, Gamze Güler · Director: Şevval Öztay · Performer: Çağla Yağmur Doğan · No27 Kolektif
Left alone on stage during a lighting rehearsal, Yasemin's journey from childhood to the present becomes the story of a woman searching for her own voice and strength.
7 November · Saturday · 19:30
Written & Performed by: Berfin Ertan · Director: Berfin Ertan, Hakan Emre Ünal · Kiki Kolektif
A story of growing up and learning on an island where Greeks and Turks lived side by side.
5 December · Saturday · 19:30
Written & Performed by: İbrahim Barulay · Director: Onur Yalçınkaya
Through the story of a child who can turn the sounds he hears into melody, the play explores children's rights and inequality.
9 January · Saturday · 19:30
Created, Directed & Performed by: Filiz Bozkuş Al · Sound, Music & Lighting: Kerem Al · Gong Sahne
A wordless theatrical dance performance — a ritual that traces the inner journey from birth to adulthood entirely through the language of the body, without a single word spoken.
February · Saturday
This month's play will be announced soon.
March · Saturday
This month's play will be announced soon.
April · Friday
A special performance on 23 April. The play will be announced soon.
May · Saturday
Season finale — in the week of Youth and Sports Day (19 May). The play will be announced soon.