What is the value of art in a world that’s collapsing?
In this play, a group of Istanbul theater artists struggle to regain their footing in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria; Alternating between gallows humor and grief, Stories Will Not Mend explores the effect that violence on a mass scale has on those who witness it from a distance and the inextinguishable drive to create new worlds through art, even when that work feels futile.
STORIES WILL NOT MEND THIS BROKEN WORLD, Fri, Oct 25, 6:30pm; Sat Oct 26, 4 & 6:30pm. Positive Exposure Gallery
Featuring: Orcun Koray Kaygusuz, Roberto.r.Tolentino, Francisco Arcila, Lal Ensari, Defne Ozkan
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement, a regrant program(s) supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council and administered by LMCC.
Image: Deep Within. Sculpture by Ebru Zarakolu
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