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CONCERT: The Madcap MUSICAL: Alice Musical “Who am I?”

What is real, what
is virtual?

Feeling trapped in
her own life, Alice
listens to the call
of a mobile appli-
cation, and enters
a virtual world fol-
lowing the White
Rabbit.

The Madcap will take stage in Ankara to perform their own Finding herself in
compositions as well as their interpretations of the songs by a fantastic world
legendary Rock Groups including Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Bon while looking for an
Jovi, Queen, and Kiss. Known for their long hairs, exuberant answer to her ques-
costumes, high energy, and special stage shows; The Madcap tion “Who am I?”,
will perform for a magnificent Rock N’ Roll party for Ankara Alice will test her
residents in the evening of 6 October. courage, and face her fears and desires in this new universe
with her immense imagination.
İzgi Gültekin - Vocalist
Deniz Sayman - Guitar / Backing Vocalist / Keyboard “Alice” musical is the growing-up story of a young girl
Selçuk Eser - Guitar / Backing Vocalist who is isolated by the communication (or lack thereof) in
Doruk Balkaya – Bass Guitar / Backing Vocalist the real-life.
Faruk Şenel – Drums

DANCE: Fire of Anatolia - İstanbul Dreams

The main concept of the Fire of Anatolia is the meeting of civili-
zations. Aiming to bring together eastern and western cultures, it
is a portrait of dances giving universal peace messages.

It presents a modern show, a cultural feast to the world in the
form of a synthesis of folk dances, ballet, modern dance and oth-
er disciplines of dance. Its source is the ancient mythological and
cultural history of Anatolia, which goes back thousands of years.
It is an original project by Mustafa Erdoğan that incorporates
3000 folkdance figures and folk music samples compiled from
every region of Anatolia. The project aims to promote Anatolia’s
fire that arises from thousands of years of culture and history
harmonized with peace.
driven by the strength of our national culture. The group also
The show was planned to tour abroad after a few performances performed at the major organizations in our country including
in Turkey. However, all tickets were already sold months before Eurovision 2004, Formula 2005, Universiade 2005; and they
the performances; and on May 3, 2001, they decided to stay were followed by the world press with great interest in all those
longer within the country. Starting its first world tour in 2002, organizations. The group performed at famous places all around
The Fire of Anatolia has reached out to art-lovers in many coun- the world including New York Madison Square Garden and Chi-
tries throughout the world. They visited most of those countries cago Theater in the USA, Bercy in France, Great Hall of People
numerous times. The show was seen by over 20 million people in China, Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the Historical Mosque of
and was staged for 3500 times. Regarded as one of the promi- Mohammed Ali and in front of the Pyramids in Egypt; and they
nent dance groups in the world thanks to their international tours received standing ovation from the presidents, prime ministers,
and promotional efforts, Fire of Anatolia is one of the most mag- kings and leaders of all those countries.
nificent projects that have reached the international platforms,