Choreo Reading Club with Sebnem Sözer Özdemir SD 480p

Şebnem Sözer Özdemir talks to Shanny Rann about her recently published paper in The Drama Review: "Ayn and the Actor: The Immanent Truth in the Works of Ideogram Théâtre". Abstract: The works of Ideogram Théâtre offer a concrete example of how the Sufi teaching of Anatolia (tasavvuf) might today inspire a distinctive approach to the actor’s art. With actors who are not only doers but also witnesses of the truth behind their actions, Ideogram Théâtre makes visible the Sufi concept of ayn, which considers each human being a mirror of truth for another. Through their work, the essence of the 700‐year‐old ritual performance of semâ lives on the theatre stage.