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Sónar İstanbul

So far, the exciting line-up of Sónar Istanbul has been announced
to include Ben Frost – Widening Gyre (360° Live), Bicep (DJ
Set), Deena Abdelwahed - Khonnar (Live), DJ Lag, DJ Sein-
feld, DJ Stingray, Fjaak (Live), Gazelle Twin, George Fitzgerald
(Live), HAAi, Henrik Schwarz (Live), Kobosil, Laurent Garnier,
Matador (Live), Modeselektor (Live), Octo Octa, The Field, Ti-
jana T and Volvox.

Having turned Zorlu Performing Arts Center into a center of
music, creativity and technology for second time last year, Sónar
Istanbul, will once again host the most valuable DJs/producers of
the electronic music world on 8-9 March 2019.

Concert: Haggard Exhibition: I’m Fine But I’m Not Fine

With her work called “Pillar” (Sütun), Manolya Çe-
likler questions gender roles in terms of art history,
ideology and society. She redesigns the ‘obelisk’ for-
mat that has represented the power, capacity, and
continuity of all Roman emperors since Constantine
with floral ceramic plates that are holey in the mid-
dle. She re-reads the ‘pillar’ that ascends into the sky
and infinity with its masculine statement and phal-
lic form over gender roles; and she restrains it into
the space, placing it in a fragile context that can be
destroyed any minute. Therefore, she questions the
forms directing the ideology; requesting us to think
about what the trio of place/material/form essentially
Haggard, the world’s most crowded and extensive symphonic rock/metal puts emphasis on.
band, was established in Germany in 1991. “And Thou Shalt Trust... The
Seer”, their debut album which was released as a band of 16 members and This exhibition by Manolya Çelikler can be interpret-
introduced them to the world, attracted the attention of musical authorities ed as a pursuit for meaning against power mecha-
with its classical and symphonic elements and got thumbs up from the most nisms which are encapsulating all of us with each
important musical magazines around the world. After a break of three- passing day, and as a struggle to disrupt the estab-
years, they released their second album “Awaking The Centuries” as a band lished consciousness. Her works will be exhibited at
of 21 members. With this album, Haggard became the first band that truly Pg Art Gallery between 12 January and 9 February.
combined classical music with rock and metal music, rather than using it as
an inspiration. Their lyrics consisting of English, German and Latin verses
narrated Middle Eastern Europe, philosophers and movements of thought
theatrically by using the words by people of the era. Within the scope of
their successful Americas tour in 2001, they gave a full-house concert in
Mexico, which was later released as a DVD by their record company under
the name “Awaking the Gods”, acting as a proof of the group’s successful
live performance.

One of the reference groups for classical and rock/metal music lovers, those
who like experimental and quality types, and readers of fantasy literature
and history; Haggard will give a special concert on 20 January 2019 at the
stage of IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş with 14 band members.