KARA KIZ
The event is performed in Turkish. It is not suitable for audiences who do not speak Turkish.
Ecem Erkek’s one-woman musical play “Kara Kız” tells the story of a girl growing up in a traditional family in the 1990s.
She is not one of those “princess-like” children dressed in pink with fluffy skirts, carried on her father’s shoulders everywhere. Instead, she is the girl wearing a wool dress bought from the local market, leggings underneath, slippers on her feet, dancing “Mezdeke” at her mother’s coffee gatherings. The story of the “black girl” who earns unconditional love not through appearance, but through her own strength, gestures, and personality. It feels strangely familiar…
One New Year’s Eve, after being stood up by her boyfriend and thinking she will be completely alone, the protagonist finds a mixtape she recorded in her childhood. This cassette takes her on a joyful journey back to her childhood and youth: washing carpets in the street, ironing her hair, dancing at her cousin’s wedding. On the way back, she hears a familiar voice she once blamed for her lack of confidence—her mother.
And this time, it is a song she has never heard her mother sing before. But perhaps it is finally a song they can sing together. Could there be a better New Year’s Eve than this?
Age limit: +16
Duration: 75 minutes / single act
The event is performed in Turkish. It is not suitable for audiences who do not speak Turkish.
Ecem Erkek’s one-woman musical play “Kara Kız” tells the story of a girl growing up in a traditional family in the 1990s.
She is not one of those “princess-like” children dressed in pink with fluffy skirts, carried on her father’s shoulders everywhere. Instead, she is the girl wearing a wool dress bought from the local market, leggings underneath, slippers on her feet, dancing “Mezdeke” at her mother’s coffee gatherings. The story of the “black girl” who earns unconditional love not through appearance, but through her own strength, gestures, and personality. It feels strangely familiar…
One New Year’s Eve, after being stood up by her boyfriend and thinking she will be completely alone, the protagonist finds a mixtape she recorded in her childhood. This cassette takes her on a joyful journey back to her childhood and youth: washing carpets in the street, ironing her hair, dancing at her cousin’s wedding. On the way back, she hears a familiar voice she once blamed for her lack of confidence—her mother.
And this time, it is a song she has never heard her mother sing before. But perhaps it is finally a song they can sing together. Could there be a better New Year’s Eve than this?
Age limit: +16
Duration: 75 minutes / single act
Written and performed by Ecem Erkek
Directed by Meltem Bozoflu Dramaturgy: Erdem Avşar
Set Design: Burak Etöz Lighting Design: Yakup Çartık Costume Design: Deniz Göl Movement Design: Köksal Ünal
Production: BKM Executive Producer: Omnia Yapım
Assistant Director: İlknur Gider Uğur Assistant Director (Rehearsal): Nihat Ürküt Production Coordinators: Okan Eken, Aylin El Production Assistant: Dilan Küçük
Photography: Ayşegül Karacan Media & Communication: PPR Media and Communication
Doors open at 20:00, and the event starts at 20:30.
Doors open at 20:00, and the event starts at 20:30.
The event is suitable for participants aged 16 and over.
Since food and beverages are sold in Zorlu PSM areas, it is forbidden to bring food and beverages into the event venue from outside.
It is forbidden to bring cameras and cameras into the event venue.
Smoking is strictly forbidden in the indoor areas of Zorlu PSM. Those who do not comply with this rule will be removed from the event area without warning and tickets will not be refunded.
Everyone who enters the event area is subject to a ticket with no upper and lower age limit.
The responsibility of the items not left in the cloakroom belongs to the owner.
Suitcases and large backpacks are not allowed in the event hall.
Zorlu PSM reserves the right to change the conditions of discounted ticket purchase.
Zorlu PSM reserves the right to change the venue and time of the event.
Student tickets are limited to capacity and valid with a student ID. Student ID must be presented to the staff on the day of the event.
Zorlu PSM reserves the right to refuse admission to the event venue by refunding the ticket fee.
Due to the density that may occur at Zorlu Center before the event time, it is recommended that our guests arriving with their own vehicles enter the area at least 1 hour before the event time in order not to waste time in the parking lot and valet. Thank you for your understanding.
During the event, light effects and visuals that may not be suitable for epilepsy patients are used.
Event wristbands must be worn at all times. Do not remove your wristband under any circumstances during the event. Do not lose your ticket.
A ticket, together with the wristband to be worn at the ticket cutting, entitles the holder to enter the event area between the hours determined by the organizer. Loss of the ticket and/or wristband, or any removal of the wristband from the wrist in any way will result in loss of the right of entry. Zorlu PSM or the organizer is not responsible for the loss of the ticket and/or wristband.
During the event, please keep your cell phones away from the lights and laser show lights.
