Grease Musical (from USA)

Date :    25.05.2010 21:15:00

              02.06.2010 21:15:00

Venue:  Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena

Grease had its Broadway première in 1972 and has triumphed throughout the world. In 1979 Grease took over the record as the longest-running show in the history of Broadway and the hit film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John proved to be the highest-grossing movie musical ever.
Everywhere it opened Grease struck a universal chord with its irresistible mix of adolescent angst, vibrant physicality and 1950s pop culture. Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey created a perfect period piece - a pastiche of the 1950s: "fast, furious and thrilling, an injection of raw energy... and fun, fun, fun", according to The Daily Mirror.
Celebrating twenty years of 'Grease' mania, the film (produced by Robert Stigwood and Alan Carr) was re-released in the summer of 1998.
2003 saw Paramount Home Entertainment release a 25th Anniversary DVD of Grease. It went on to sell more that 750,000 copies – the highest DVD sales ever!
Talking of the show's appeal and purpose, the director David Gilmore explains, "Grease doesn't have a message ... it gives a flavour of being a teenager in the 50s when rock'n'roll and putting Grease on your hair were the most important things in life and this is the level that we should take it on.”

Don't miss GREASE... IT'S ELECTRIFYING!

Performance Dates
-25 May Tueasday @ 21.15
-26 May Wednesday @ 21.15
-27 May Thursday @ 21.15
-28 May Friday @ 21.15
-29 May Saturday @ 21.15
-30 May Sunday @ 21.15
-1 June Tueasday @ 21.15
-2 June Wednesday @ 21.15

Ticket Prices
Category 1: 134,00 TL
Category 2: 112,00 TL
Category 3: 89,50 TL
Category 4: 78,00 TL
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JAPAN YEAR 2010 IN TURKEY

The friendly relations, which started with the visit of Ottoman Empire's Ertugrul Frigate to Japan and the disaster following the visit, will reach its 120th anniversary in 2010.

Not only the Ertugrul Frigate Disaster but also several historical incidents such as the rescue of Japanese people by a Turkish Airlines plane during Iran-Iraq War that symbolize the friendship between two countries are frequently mentioned. What is common in those two incidents is the courage and fidelity that the ancestors of the two nations displayed under difficult circumstances without expecting any return.

The two nations are proud of each other because of such a historical background.

Relations between the two countries in all fields, especially in political, economic, cultural fields, have developed thanks to our ancestors and the mutual interaction established between the people of these two countries. The number of Japanese tourist visiting Turkey has been growing steadily and it has reached 160,000, meanwhile Japanese investors' activities in Turkey are also growing. The number of symbolic projects such as the Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing (Marmaray) Project and the construction of the Kaman-Kalehoyuk Archeological Museum are growing as well.

Even if we are very content with the level of relations between the two countries, we believe that the relations still have the capacity to be enhanced.

Therefore, we would like to state here once more that we have to stand face to face. We strongly believe that by standing face to face, the two countries would be able to walk towards new common goals hinging on new discoveries and their relationship based on mutual trust. Turkey, which lies at a strategic crossing between Asia, Europe and Middle East, has an important role in the stability of the region. We would like to further our partnership with such an important friendly country.

The “Japan Year” is a very important opportunity to re-discuss the current friendship and partnership between the two countries and “friendly Turkey” and to re-establish relations.

We have chosen the following three items as the primary objectives of the “Japan Year”:
(please click here for the details of the three objectives)

To introduce beauties of Japan
Enhance friendship
Carry our cooperation to the future
We expect applications for logo, slogan and activities for these three themes. We wish to realize many kinds of activities in Turkey during the “Japan Year” that will last for a year.

By the “Japan Year”, we also wish to enhance mutual understanding, friendship and interaction between Japanese and Turkish people and to convey these values to the younger generations as a value to be proud of.

So, these are the objectives of the “Japan Year”.

We hope to receive substantial participation from both countries for attaining the objectives of the “Japan Year 2010 in Turkey”.

-For click >Evenst of the year

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FESTIVALS & EVENTS - 2010

Local / International Culture & Art Festivals in Turkey
(Organizing Every Year)

JANUARY
Aydin  Karacasu Afrodisias Culture and Art Festival
Tokat Culture and Art Festival
Ankara Wrestling Festival
Agri Bards Festival
Aydin International Camel Wrestling Festival
Izmir Camel Wrestling Festival
Japanese Films Festival, Istanbul
International 1001Documentary Film Festival

FEBRUARY
!f istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival
Aydin Camel Wrestling Festival
Nigde Darbogaz Cherry Festival
Rotary Short Film Festival
International 2nd Hand Film Festival, Ankara

MARCH
Istanbul Turkish Theater Festival
Ankara Single Play Festival

APRIL
International Children Festival
Ankara International Music Festival
International Istanbul Film Festival
Izmir April 24 Menemen International Feast Festival
Istanbul International CRR Child's Festival
Kocaeli April 24 Children's Festival
Aydin 32th International Sultanhisar-Nysa Culture and Art Festival
Manisa Traditional Manisa Mesir Festival
Istanbul International Istanbul Film Festival
Ankara International 24 April Children Festivity
Ankara International Ankara Film Festival
Ankara International Ankara Music Festival

MAY
Youth and Sports Day (19 May 2010)
Mardin Cherry Festival
Burdur Tobacco Festival and Art Activities
Isparta Rose, Carpet, Culture and Tourism Festival
Usak Esme, Touristic Kilim, Culture and Art Festival
Usak Sivasli Strawberry Festival
Mardin Antep Hazelnut Trees Vaccination Festival
Ankara Tulip Festival
Bingol Culture Spring Festival (Hidirellez)
Aydin Strawberry, Agriculture, Culture and Art Festival
Ankara Sumer Festivals
Kayseri Sumer Festivals
Yozgat Sumer Festivals Culture Feast
Antalya Beymelek, Bahar (Spring) Festival
Eskisehir Yunus Emre Culture and Art Week
Izmir Strawberry Festival
Marmaris-Mugla Marmaris Yacht Festival Week
Sanliurfa Hermit ibis Festival
Ankara International Ankara Cartoon Festival
Mus Tulip Festival
Izmir Narlidere Youths and and Flower Festival
Istanbul International Istanbul Theatre Festival
Icel International Silifke Culture Week Music and Folklore Festival
Giresun International Aksu, (Black Sea) Festival
Kayseri Akkisla - Gomurgen Yogurt Festival
Artvin Murgul and Environs Traditional "Bullfight Festival
Izmir Cherry Festival
Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Ankara

JUNE
Bolu Mengen, Traditional Cooks & Cookery and Tourism Festival
Ardahan Ardahan Honey Festival
Sivas - Gurun Trout Festival
Isparta Seyyid Veli Baba Sultan Bards Night and Rice Festival
Tokat Zile Cherry Festival
Ardahan Gole National Cheese Festival
Ankara Gudul Cherry Festival
Mugla Mentese Municipality Yerkupe, Bespinar Wrestling - Culture and Tourism Festival
Tekirdag Culture and Art Festival, Circumcision Feast.
Artvin Kafkasor Culture Tourism Art Festival
Antalya Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival
Ankara Bicycle Festival
Icel Mut, Apricot Festival
Rize Rize cay (Tea) and Tourism Festival
Izmir Cherry and Sapling Festival
Balikesir International Birdparadise Culture and Tourism Festival
Bartin Strawberry Festival and Culture Tourism Activities
Edirne Enez, Fish Festival
Eregli-International Blacksea Ottoman Strawberry Culture Festival
Istanbul International Istanbul Music Festival
Ankara Flying Broom Women Film Festival
Adana Sumer festivale
Cankiri Haci Murad-I Veli's Commemoration Week, Cherry Festival and Traditional Wrestling
Ankara Haymana International Spa and Culture Festival
Duzce - Bolu International Folk Dances and Tourism Festival
Bursa International Bursa Festival
Afyon Mermer (Marble)and Culture Festival
Ankara Bilkent International Theatre Meeting
Istanbul International Bogazici Festival
Izmir International Selcuk-Efes Culture Art and Tourism Festival
Izmir International Izmir Festival
Elaziğ Gezin Strawberry Festival
Malatya Yesilyurt Cherry Festival
Corum corum Hittite Fair and Festival
Isparta Traditional Wrestling and Cherry Festival
Cankiri Maruf Village Wrestling Festival
Ankara Picture Festival
Adana Cherry Festival
Ankara Kutludugun Pancake, Ayran, Culture and Art Festival
Adiyaman International (Nemrud) Commagene Festival
Ankara Egriova Highland (Yayla) Festival
Afyon Sandikli-Termal-Culture-Art-Sports and Tourism Festival
Kutahya Pazarlar Golden Cherry and Black Cherry Festival
Finike - Antalya Finike Festival
Kas - Antalya International Kas¸-Likya Culture and Art Festival
Izmir Alacati International Child and Youth Theatres Festival
Ordu Hazelnut Festival
Sivas Kangal Shepherd's Dog Sheep Culture and Art Festival
Mugla Dalyan Tourism Caretta Caretta Festival
Hopa - Artvin Hopa Culture and Art - Sea Festival
Kocaeli Zuhtu Muridog'lu Wooden Sculpture Symposium and Hazelnut, Culture Art Festival
Konya (Lake) Dudengolu Culture and Art Festival
Tunceli Cemisgezek Mulberry and Cheese Festival
Bitlis Tatvan East Anatolia Festival
Ayas - Ankara Traditional Ayas¸ Mulberry Festival
Dikili - Izmir Blue Sea Green Dikili Culture and Art Festival
Manisa Melon-Watermelon Festival
Yalova Golden Plane Tree Festival
Yalova International Folk Dances Festival and International Yalova Golden Carnation Folk Dances Competition

JULY
Buldan - Denizli Buldan Yenicekent Sultaniye Seedless Grape Festival
Ardahan cildir-cildir Lake Festival
Cide - Kastamonu Cide Rifat Ilgaz Culture and Art Festival
Rize Agriculture - Stockbreeding and Milk Festival
Konya Nasrettin Hodja Festivities
Hatay Iskenderun Culture and Tourism Festival
Afyon Cherry Festival
Edirne Traditional Kirkpinar Oil-Wrestling Festivities
Isparta Mulberry Grape Molasses Festival
Istanbul International Istanbul Jazz Festival
Karabuk Music and Wrestling Festival
Alucra - Giresun Alucra Ekin Festival
Afyon Black Cherry Festival
Izmir Plum and Okra Festival
Kars Apricot Festival
Yalvac - Isparta Antiocheia Culture, Tourism and Art Festival
Kutahya Kutahya International Culture and Tourism Festival
Duzce - Bolu International Akcakoca Tourism, Culture and Hazelnut Festival
Kuyucak - Tokat Kuyucak Culture and Handicrafts Festival
Aksaray Aksaray Ihlara Tourism and Culture Festival
Siirt Karakucak Wrestling Kebap and Entertainment Festival
Devrek - Zonguldak Devrek Walking Stick and Culture Festival
Denizli Yes, ilyuva Shoemakers and Friendship Festival
Samsun Culture - Art Festival
Adiyaman Mulberry Culture and Art Festival
Hatay Antakya Tourism and Culture Festival
Kayseri Sariz Kilim Festival
Fatsa - Ordu International Cinar Culture, Art - Music - Mt. Jeep Safari and Tourism Festival
Unye - Ordu unye Un festival
Arhavi - Artvin Arhavi Culture and Art Festival
Izmir candarli Kaleici Culture and Art Festival
Cesme - Izmir Cesme - Sea Festivity and International Song Contest.
Artvin Aros Festival
Amasya Kaba-Oguz Villages' Highland Festivals
Yozgat Kazankaya Canyon Culture and Tourism Festival
Elazig Baskil Apricot Festival
Artvin Highland (Yayla) Festival
Siirt Traditional Ayancik Culture - Art and Linen Festival
Balikesir Film Festival
Balikesir Altinova Golden Beach Blue Sea Clean Environment Festival
Ulubey - Ordu Ulubey Culture and Art Festival
Tunceli - Munzur Munzur Culture and Nature Festival
Canakkale Sardine Festival
Adana, Beyaz Yunus (White-Dolphin) Culture-Art-Music and Sports Festival
Aydin, International Milet - Apollon Science Festival
Balikesir, Kucukkoy- Sarimsakli Sand Festival
Aksaray, Saratli Culture and Art Festival

AUGUST
Mugla Datca Culture-Art Festival
Burdur Carrot-Agriculture and Culture Festival
Artvin - Sidere Festival
Kahramanmaras Red Pepper, Tarhana and Ice cream Festival
Tokat - Resadiye-Bereketli Golden Ram Festival
Kirikkale Delice Grape Festival
Izmir Mordogan Summer Festival
Kutahya Black Cherry and Cherry Festival
Tekirdag Wine Festival
Bursa International Folklor Festival
Mugla Yatagan Traditional Knife Festival
Mugla Kavaklidere Culture, Art and Sports Festival
Cankiri - Kizilirmak Melon Festival
Kirklareli - Babaeski Agriculture Festival
Icel - Tasucu Nature Festival
Artvin - Macahel Kafkas Bee and Honey Festival
Ankara - Bilkent International Anatolia Music Festival
Icel Culture, Tourism, Banana, Strawberry Festival
Nevsehir International Haci Bektas Veli Memorial Celebrations
Canakkale - Truva, (Troy) Festival
Rize - cayeli Culture and Art Festival
Ardesen - Rize - Ardesen Atmaca (Hawk) Festival
Balikesir - Erdemit - Akcay Oilland Festival
Erzincan Cheese, Honey, Tourism and Culture Festival
Rize cagirankaya Highland (Yayla) Festival
Rize - Pazar Culture Art and Sports Festival
Kilis Anniversary Celebrations of Mercidabik Victory Kilis Grape and Culture Festival
Istanbul - Kartal International Culture and Art Festival
Adiyaman Honey Culture and Art Festival
Sivas - Zara and Villages Honey and Culture Festival
Trabzon Yilantas¸ Culture Tourism and Art Activities Festival
Afyon Victory (Zafer) Festival
Balikesir Altinoluk Antandros Culture and Art Festival
Kocaeli Yogurt Circumcision-Bicycle Festival
Denizli - Acipayam Culture Festival
Cankiri - cerkes¸ Culture and Stockbreeding Festival

SEPTEMBER
Kocaeli Fair International Street Theater Festival
Diyarbakir International Watermelon and Culture Festival
Kirikkale Sulakyurt Melon-Watermelon Festival
Gumushane Kusburnu Pestil Tourism Festival
Ordu Golden Column Honey and Culture-Art Tourism Festival
Pamukkale - Denizli International Pamukkale Music and Culture Festival
Tokat - Turhal Culture Festival
Ankara Anatolian Days Festival
Kocaeli Yesil Ihsaniye Apple Festival
Bursa Fig Festival
Tunceli Pulumur Honey Festival
Ordu Gelinkaya Culture, Art and Tourism Festival
Giresun Tirebolu Hazelnut Festival
Manisa, Liberty Celebrations and Javeline Festival
Izmir Fair International Folk Dances Festival
Istanbul International Istanbul Biennial
Kahramanmaras Afsin District Karakucak Wrestling Festival
Zonguldak - Alapli Hazelnut, Culture, Art and Sports Festival
Sivas Traditional Akincilar Melon Festival
Mugla Turkbuku Culture and Art Festival
Denizli - Akalan Melon - Watermelon Festival
Denizli - Soke Festival
Edirne - Ipsala celtik (Rice) Festival
Manisa Alasehir's Independence day - Alasehir Congres Anniversary week, Grape Festival
 Balikesir - Gonen Embroidery Festival
Aydin Traditional Golden Fig Festival
Nevsehir Avanos International Tourism and Handicrafts Festival
Izmir Liberty Celebrations and Fig Festival
Kayseri Grape Festival
Ankara Traditional Melon Festival and Culture Ceremonies
Siirt Hazelnut Pormotion Competition and Honey Festival
Izmir - Karsiyaka Festival
Erzurum Honey, Apple and Wrestling Festival
Isparta Miryakefalon Victory Fest and Apple Festival
Erzincan - Refahiye Culture and Honey Festival
Erzincan Oglanaga Grape Festival
Denizli - civril Culture and Apple Festival
Karabuk Golden Saffron Film Festival
Adiyaman Besni Education and Culture Festival
Kayseri Yemliha Aubergine Festival
Kahramanmaras Goksun District Karakucak Wrestling Festival
Nigde Ulukisla Grape and Culture Festival
Karaman - Konya Apple Festival
Corum Aycicegi (Sunflower) Festival
Yozgat-Aydincik Onion, Culture and Art Festival
Rock'n Coke

OCTOBER
Antalya 38th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Kirsehir Kaman Walnut Festival
Bolu Koroglu Culture,Art and Tourism Festival
Kirikkale Hasandede Culture Festival
Sanliurfa International Ataturk Dam Water Sports Feast.
Alanya - Antalya, Alanya International Culture and Art Festival
Corum - Bayat, Culture and Walnut Festival
Corum, Oguzlar Culture Art And Walnut Festival
Kastamonu International Taskopru Culture and Garlic Festival
Bitlis Culture Feast and Walnut Festival
Eskisehir, International Eskisehir Festival
Nevsehir, Grape Harvest Festival
Corum, Demirseyh Traditional Cabbage Festival and Karakucak Wrestling
Izmir, Sirince Grape Harvest and Wine Festival
Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa International Culture and Art Week
Bilecik Pomegranate and Fig Festival
Kahramanmaras¸ Karakucak Wrestling Festival
Ardahan Goose Festival

NOVEMBER
Istanbul, International CRR (Cemal Resit Rey) Mystical Music Festival
Ankara, Ankara Theater Festival

DECEMBER
Istanbul, International CRR (Cemal Resit Rey) Piano Festival
Demre - Antalya, Demre International St. Nicholas Memorial Celebrations
Karabuk Hindi (turkey) Festival
Konya, Mevlana Memorial Celebrations
Aydin, Traditional Camel Wrestling Festival

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