PROF. DR. MEHMET BİRKİYE ATTENDED THE THEATER FESTIVAL WHICH HELD IN ST. PETERSBURG

Prof. Mehmet Birkiye, Head of Drama and Acting Department at Istanbul Aydın University, took part as a speaker at the International Theater Festival in Russia.

Prof. Mehmet Birkiye, Head of the Department of Drama and Acting at Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, and Curator of IKSV Istanbul Theater Festival, took part in one of Russia’s leading cultural events, “Youth. Theater. Fest” XXVI. International Theater Festival, one of the leading cultural events in Russia. 

Speaking at the panel in St. Petersburg, Prof. Mehmet Birkiye shared his views on the universal language of theater and the role of festivals in global theater networks.

The panel was shaped around topics such as the importance of cultural change shaping the theater agenda worldwide, the contribution of festivals in international dialogue, the circulation of creative ideas and the responsibility of theater towards society.