Saturday 20 July 2024

FIELDWORK (Participatory Observation)

20:00–23:00: Traditional men's entertainment (open to both men and women) with the local musicians from Macedonia. (Instruments: Davul and Zurna)

Location: 5147 Sokak No: 7, Çamdibi District IZMIR

19:00- 23:00 Departure and return by Bus, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi) & EÜ Hastanesi ANEMON HOTEL

Sunday, 21 July 2024

FIELDWORK (participatory observation)

13:00–16:00: Musical celebration and parade of the circumcised child

20:30–23:30: Circumcision celebration accompanied by a Traditional Urban Band

Location: General İzettin Çalışlar İlk Okulu 5003 Sokak No: 45, Çamdibi IZMIR

19:00- 23:00    Depart and return by Bus, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi)& ANEMON HOTEL

Monday, 22 July 2024

OPENING COCKTAIL

19:30- 23:00    Bayetav art center exhibition, dance photography exhibition, traditional dance and music performances, cocktail dinner service

Location: BAYETAV Sanat, Erzene, 80. Sokak. No:26, 35040 Bornova / İzmir (Pagy Köşkü)

https://www.bayetav.org/tr/mekanlar/bayetav-sanat

19:00- 23:00 Depart and return by walk, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi)& ANEMON HOTEL 

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

VISIT ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM

13:15- 14:15    In Ege University, Museum of Ethnography, housing ethnographic objects related to folk music, traditional costumes, folk dances and folk music instruments from Balkan Countries and Turkic World, next to the 2.300 pieces of traditional clothing, 110 pieces of folk music instruments, the total number of the items on display is 3.400 with the accessories, weaponry, chests and closets added.

Location: Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi no:33 Bornova-İzmir

https://etnografyamuzesi.ege.edu.tr/eng-/Homepage.html

13:00- 14:15    Depart and return by walk, from EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE

CONCERT&PERFORMANCE: “FOLK SONGS WITH DANCE”

20:30 – 22:30 Traditional Music and Dance performance by EU State Conservatory of Turkish Music, Turkish Folk Dances Department

Location: İZBBST İSMET İNÖNÜ KÜLTÜR SAHNESİ, Kültürpark Fuar Alanı, Lozan Kapısı, Mimar Sinan Mah. 35220 Izmir

19:00- 23:00    Depart and return by underground (metro), from Evka3 station for EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi), from Bornova station for ANEMON HOTEL& for EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE, arrival station is Basmane

Wednesday, 24 July 2024

VISIT ARKAS CARPET COLLECTION

13:15- 14:15    Arkas Art Bornova hosts the Arkas Carpet Collection under the roof of the historical Mattheys Mansion, one of the most beautiful buildings of its time, which was renovated by Arkas Holding. A selection of Anatolian Carpets produced between the 16th and 19th centuries mainly in Western and Central Anatolia, is on display in Arkas Art Bornova.

Location: Historical Mattheys Mansion, Erzene, Gençlik Cd. No:15, 35040 Bornova/İzmir

13:00- 14:15    Depart and return by walk, from EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE

WORKSHOP: “Traditional Dances of Turkey”

20:00 – 22:00 Traditional Dance workshop by instructors of Turkish Folk Dances Department

Location: Turkish Folk Dances Department Dance Hall

19:30- 22:00    Depart and return by walk, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi) & ANEMON HOTEL

Thursday, 25 July 2024

EXCURSION: HISTORICAL İZMİR CITY TOUR

13:00- 20:00    The İzmir Culture and Arts Factory is a new meeting place for residents and visitors of all ages and a new generation culture and art center that will shape the cultural and artistic landscape of the city. The İzmir Culture and Arts Factory, which includes the Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, the İzmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, the Atatürk Special Library, the Alsancak Public Library and the Turkic World Music Special Library, as well as cultural and art workshops, an open-air cinema, exhibition areas and a spacious green area, opened its doors to visitors in April 2023.

https://izmirkultursanatfabrikasi.gov.tr/en/kulturel-ve-sosyal-alanlar/sanat-sokagi

CONCERT&PERFORMACE: “FOLK SONGS AND FOLK DANCE FROM TURKIC WORLD”

16:00- 17:00 Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Izmir State Turkish World Dance and Music Ensemble exhibits the traditional music and dances of the Turkish World Geography.

Location: Mimar Sinan Mahallesi, Ziya Gökalp Bulvarı, No: 36 Konak/İzmir/Türkiye

VISITING THE AGORA OF SMYRNA

17:30- 19:00 The Agora of Smyrna was established on the northern slope of Pagos (Kadifekale) Hill in the 4th century BC. It is a rectangular building with a large courtyard in the centre, surrounded by colonnaded galleries. This structure served as the state agora of the city and was surrounded by important public buildings of the period. The agora was founded during the Hellenistic Period. Most of the agora's remains that have survived to the present day were built in the Roman Period with the support of Emperor Marcus Aurelius after an earthquake in 178 AD.

https://izmir.ktb.gov.tr/EN-240349/izmir-on-world-heritage-list.html

VISITING KEMERALTI HISTORICAL BAZAAR

19:00-20:00 Kemeraltı (Kemeraltı Çarşısı) is a historical market (bazaar). The 2,400-year-old Kemeraltı Bazaar of İzmir, which embraces many historical places, has been the city's shopping mall since the Hellenistic period. It is an important place that directs the social, cultural and commercial life of Izmir and accelerates the development of the city. There are approximately 2 thousand registered buildings in the bazaar. It is also a region where all three religions have lived in harmony with its churches, mosques and synagogues. The Historical City Center of Izmir, which includes Kemeraltı Bazaar and its surroundings, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List in April 2020.

ERBANE (Tambourine) RHYTHM INSTRUMENT CONCERT

20:00-21:00  Sami Hosseini, who started learning to play tambourine at the age of 11, received training from tambourine masters in Iran for five years. After completing his training period, he started giving tambourine training in different cities of Iran. During his probation period, he gave joint concerts with many musicians. He settled in Izmir, Turkey in 2012 and started teaching tambourine, founded the Ahura Rhythm Ensemble in 2013, and in the same year, he started his education at the Instrument Making department of the Ege University State Conservatory.

Location: 920/1 sokak No 44 Piyaleoğlu Çarşısı Kemeraltı Konak, İzmir

13:00 Departure by Bus, from EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE

Friday, 26 July 2024

VISIT PAPER AND BOOK ARTS MUSEUM

13:15- 14:15    Ege University Paper and Book Arts Museum offers its visitors the long-term journey of paper and book, indispensable fixtures of the last 2000 years of world cultural history, with examples from different cultures. Addressing students of all education levels with its information and visuals, the museum, besides being the first in Turkey, has a unique position in the international arena as a university museum where the subject is handled in this dimension and richness.

Location: Gençlik Caddesi No: 4, 35100 Bornova – İzmir

https://sksdb.ege.edu.tr/eng-4623/paper_and_book_arts_museum.html

13:00 - 14:15    Depart and return by walk, from EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE

CONCERT Musical Meeting in the Heaven of Healing

FAZIL SAY & İZBB AHMED ADNAN SAYGUN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

21:00 – 22:30 Bergama Asklepion Ancient Theater 

Nil Venditti, conductor, Fazıl Say, piano

Program

L.V Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3

Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations Op.36

Location: Bergama (Pergamon) Asklepion Ancient Theater (Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will transport Festival passengers free of charge. The buses will depart from the door of Dokuz Eylül University Sabancı Cult Center on Mithatpaşa Street between 18.00 and 18.30 on the day of the concert as they fill up.)

http://www.iksev.org/en

17:30- 23:30 Depart and return by underground (metro), from Evka3 station for EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi), from Bornova station for ANEMON HOTEL& for EÜ CULTURE AND ART HOUSE. Arrival station is Basmane.You will walk 10 minutes to reach the bus departure point. It will take approximately 1:30 hours to go to Bergama Asklepion by bus.

Saturday, 27 July 2024

WORKSHOP: “Traditional Dances of The World”

20:00 – 22:00 Traditional Dance workshop by Participators

Location: Turkish Folk Dances Department Dance Hall

19:30- 22:00    Depart and return by walk, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi) & ANEMON HOTEL

Sunday, 28 July 2024

FAREWELL DINNER

20:00 – 24:00 There will be dancing accompanied by live music at the gala dinner to mark the symposium closing.

Location: Polen Restoran, Eğridere Mah. Sarmaşık Sk. Kuzuoğlu No: 20/A, Bornova, İzmir

https://www.instagram.com/polenrestoran/

19:30- 24:00    Depart and return by bus, EÜ. GUEST HOUSE (Konukevi) & ANEMON HOTEL