April in Beykoz Kundura: Memory, Music and Production Practices Together

The program of the month will be held on Saturday, April 4, within the scope of the 62nd Libraries Week. “Kitapları Nasıl Koruruz” yetişkin atölyesiyle başlayacak. The workshop, which will be conducted by restorer and conservator Beyza Nur Çelebioğlu, will offer participants a practical experience on the physical preservation and long-lasting use of books. While participants learn about the precautions that can be taken against environmental and biological risks, they will also have the opportunity to produce protective boxes for their own books.

On Sunday, April 5, the program continues with "An Elegant Brunch Experience at Beykoz Kundura", which brings together gastronomy and music. While the seasonal products procured from Kundura Bostan are interpreted with the chef's touches, the repertoire of Bahçeşehir University Jazz Piano Department student Ceren Çok Değerli, nourished by her classical music-based education and developed with a jazz focus, is among the prominent stops of the month where gastronomy and music come together, creating the musical layer that accompanies this meeting. The children's workshop titled "Time Travel in the Library: From Local Goods to Local Story", held on the same day, reconsiders the cultural atmosphere of the early Republican period with creative reading, improvisation and image theater techniques. This work, which will be carried out for the 10-13 age group under the direction of Çiğdem Odabaşı, invites children to produce their own stories based on the theater texts written by Aka Gündüz for the children of that period.

April's cinema program includes one of the remarkable productions of the silent cinema period. Dansçı) gösterimiyle şekilleniyor. In this special screening to be held on April 11, Herbert Brenon's 1923 film establishes a powerful narrative that progresses on the axis of dance, love and betrayal, with Pola Negri's impressive performance in the leading role. Combining the visual richness of Spanish culture with the early aesthetics of cinema, the production also offers a striking example of the cinematographic language of the period. Accompanying the screening with a live performance by pianist and composer Ayşe Tütüncü deepens the viewing experience by establishing an instant and organic bond between the film and the music; The timeless narrative of silent cinema gains a musical layer that is reproduced with the scenes.

The music program of April includes Duble Salih, who will perform as part of the “Joint Taksim Concert Series”. The series, which deals with the deep-rooted heritage of classical Turkish music together with current production approaches, aims to establish a dialogue between the traditional and the contemporary by bringing musicians from different generations together on a common stage. At the concert to be held on April 25, Salih Nazım Peker and Salih Korkut Peker, who have previously brought experimental and innovative interpretations to Anatolian music in different projects, will be on stage with their acoustic project Duble Salih. İkilinin cümbüş, divane, kopuz, cura ve akustik gitar gibi enstrümanlar etrafında kurduğu performans; Anadolu ve Rumeli’den türküleri, flamenko, blues, bluegrass ve rebetiko gibi farklı müzikal etkilerle birlikte ele alıyor.The concert, shaped by simple and completely acoustic arrangements, opens up traditional performance styles to rethinking in a contemporary field of expression. Beykoz Kundura's program for April; While it offers content that brings together different disciplines by focusing on the concepts of production, memory and experience, it continues to create a meeting space that allows the audience to participate both individually and collectively. You can reach us via the address beykozkundura.com