REMOTE ISTANBUL

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Remote Istanbul is a play in which a group of city residents wear headphones and set off on a journey around Istanbul, guided by a synthetic sound. This encounter with artificial intelligence transforms the journey into a whole other experience. When we are guided by algorithms, whom exactly are we following? How can we make mutual decisions when we are all together? As we watch and are affected by one another, we make personal decisions, but can we still remain part of a group?

This journey begins at the specified meeting point on the Anatolian side. With Istanbul streets as the stage and participants often taking on the role of performers, we question our relationship with the city praxis. As we observe human behavior using artificial intelligence, we also grow accustomed to the sounds with each step. Throughout the journey, the viewer will be guided by various authentic sound designs such as binaural sound and film music. Just as the performance can become the urban fabric itself, it can also allow participants to form a wholly new relationship with the city…

This unique traveling project by Rimini Protokoll has been adapted to the city fabric, current events, and local culture in each city where it has been performed. Following its premiere in Berlin in 2013, the project has met with audience in 54 cities, including London, Paris, Lisbon, Milan, Madrid, Copenhagen, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Tehran, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi.

We invite you on the Remote Istanbul journey, to rediscover the codes of Istanbul through brand-new sounds…

REMOTE ISTANBUL
BY RIMINI PROTOKOLL (KAEGI / KARRENBAUER)

Concept, Script and Direction: Stefan Kaegi
Research, Script and Direction Istanbul: Jörg Karrenbauer
Sound Design Concept: Nikolas Neecke
Sound Design Istanbul: Peter Breitenbach, Ilona Marti
Dramaturgy: Aljoscha Begrich
Production Management: Epona Hamdan, Monica Ferrari

"Remote X" is a production of Rimini Apparat.

In coproduction with HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal and Goethe-Institute Portugal, Festival Theaterformen Hannover/Braunschweig, Festival d'Avignon, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Kaserne Basel.

Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund Berlin and by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and Fachausschuss Tanz und Theater Kanton Basel-Stadt. A House on Fire coproduction with the support of the Cultural Program of the European Union.

Remote Istanbul is presented by
Kundura Sahne in collaboration with Lita House of Production

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Managing Artistic Director: S.Buse Yıldırım

Production Manager: Cem Eskier
Production Assistant: Doğa Cinel, Elif Engin

Operation Assistants: Güray Doğru, Can Kılınç, Sait Yamaner, Ali Olcay Aracı, Oğuzhan Kurt (Lita House of Production)

Communication & Business Development Manager: Birgül Açar
Press Relations: ZU PR

Special Thanks: T.C. İstanbul Valiliği, Kadıköy Kaymakamlığı, İstanbul İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü, Kadıköy Belediyesi, İstanbul Metro A.Ş., Yıldırım Holding, Av. Ali Yüksel Özmen, Kerem Şahin, Tepe Nautilius, Yağmur Karabacak