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Concert
The living legend Joan Baez will perform her last concert in Tur-
key within the scope of her “Fare Thee Well Tour 2018” at
Harbiye Open Air Theater on July 22.

One of the most impressive names of the 1968 generation, Joan
Baez is a legendary singer who has borne witness to history by
combining her music with the real life and her own artistic per-
spective. With the organization by Pasion Turca, she will take
stage at the Harbiye Open Air Theater on June 22 to perform
the songs in her latest album “Whistle Down The Wind” as well
as the unforgettable songs of her career. The legendary singer,
lyricist, activist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performer Joan
Baez gathers some of her favorite composers in her new album 1993, 2004 and 2015. Joan Baez celebrated her 75th birthday
“Whistle Down the Wind”, which was produced by three-times with a concert that gathered star musicians such as Paul Simon,
Grammy winner Joe Henry, recorded in 10 days in Los Angeles Damien Rice, Jackson Browne ve Mavis Staples, and Emmylou
and released on 2 March 2018.
Harris. This time she will perform her secret messages hidden
in traditional ballads, blues classics, cowboy songs and ethnical
She explains the lyrics of “I Wish the Wars Were All Over” from folk melodies for her fans with her inherently clear and beautiful
her new album “Whistle Down The Wind” in following words: voice. Joan Baez will meet with her audience in Turkey for the
“Will there be a better world? I do not know. But we must will- last time, to perform her new album “Whistle Down The Wind”
ingly do our duty for a fair and loving society, without thinking and unforgettable song of her career at Harbiye Open Air Theat-
whether tomorrow will come or not.” Joan Baez had previously er on June 22.
performed concerts for music lovers in Turkey in 1988, 1989,

Movie
UNIQ Open Air Film Festival will meet with movie lovers be-
tween June 5 and September 11.

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, starred by 4-times Oscar
nominee Annette Bening and BAFTA winner Jamie Bell, fo-
cuses on the touching and tragic love story of Peter Turner
and Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame. As the Oscar winning
famous actress of 1940s and 1950s, Gloria Grahame meets
with Peter, who is also an actor and much younger than Glo-
ria. They soon fall in love with each other. The passionate
relationship that takes place in 1970s takes a tough turn after
Gloria is diagnosed with cancer. Theater
Take you seat at Evde Tiyatro, if you want to watch “Diary of a
It was directed by Paul McGuigan, director of important films Madman” (Bir Delinin Hatıra Defteri) by the interpretation of
such as Lucky Number Slevin, Wicker Park and Victor Frank- Metin Zakoğlu.
enstein, in addition to famous TV series Sherlock. Annette Be-
ning and Jamie Bell are accompanied by Julie Walters, Ste- Metin Zakoğlu’s interpretation of “Diary of a Madman” starts
phen Graham and Venessa Redgrave. Nominated for BAFTA by saying that “Gogol is the Thief”; after which everything gets
in Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Scenario cat- hectic and complicated. Zakoğlu suddenly makes the audience
egories; Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool is a graceful and heroes of stories that he claims to be his, but are stolen. The
striking love story. actor, who is a real schizophrenic suddenly starts seeing the man
in the corner as the department head, girl sitting across to him
as his girlfriend Sofia, and another surprised woman watching
from the sidelines as his maid Mavra. The audience, who came to
watch an actor playing a lunatic, encounters a real madman; and
that is where the show begins. Who is insane, who is sane, who is
actor, who is the audience; everything is mixed up with each oth-
er. That is why you cannot explain why you suddenly start crying
while laughing like crazy at sometimes Gogol’s and sometimes
Zakoğlu’s shows. You will enjoy Metin Zakoğlu’s interactive and
modern interpretation that defies standard Gogol interpretations
that keep repeating each other. No lights, no décor, no music, no
curtain… There is only you and an actor. The play will be staged
until June 29.