STUDIO OYUNCULARI was founded as the performance group of the Acting and Art Studio established by Şahika Tekand and Esat Tekand. The group became professional in 1990. The Studio Players whose point of departure was to explore and implement ‘that which is contemporary’ particularly in the art of acting, with all the plays it staged implementing the “Performative Staging and Acting Method” that Şahika Tekand developed, became one of the most remarkable theatre companies around the world, specifically in Europe within the 33 years during which it carried on its activities. The group has been invited to and has participated in many international festivals and has received numerous awards .
SOME OF THE FESTIVALS WHICH STUDIO OYUNCULARI HAS PARTICIPATED IN
HAPPY DAYS
Written by Samuel Beckett, Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 5th Istanbul International Theatre Festival
FIVE SHORT PLAYS
Written by Samuel Beckett, Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 6th Istanbul International Theatre Festival
- 24th MOT International Theatre Festival in Skopje/Macedonia
- 7th Balkan Young Theatre Festival in Sophia/Bulgaria
- 3rd Mladi Levi International Theatre Festival in Ljubljana/Slovenia
BECOMING A RHINOCEROS
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 8th Istanbul International Theatre Festival
- 23rd MOT International Theatre Festival – “The Theater at the Cross Roads Towards 2000” in Skopje/Macedonia
- 6th Balkan Young Theatre Festival in Sophia/Bulgaria
- 6th Ankara International Theatre Festival
WHERE IS OEDIPUS?
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 13th Istanbul International Theatre Festival
- XI. International Meeting on Ancient Greek Drama by European Cultural Centre of Delphi (For Theatre Olympics) in Delphi/Greece
- Shizuoka Theatre Festival in Shizuoka/Japan
OEDIPUS IN EXILE
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 14th Istanbul International Theatre Festival
- XII. International Meeting on Ancient Greek Drama by European Cultural Center of Delphi in Delphi/Greece
- 0090 Festival organized by the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels/Belgium
- EX PONTO Festival in Ljubljana/Slovenia
EURIDICE’S CRY
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 15th International Istanbul Theatre Festival and 4th International Theatre Olympics
- Toga Festival 2006 in Toga/Japan
- MESS International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo
- 0090 Kunstfestival in Antwerp/Belgium
- Biennale Bonn 2008 in Bonn/Germany
- New Plays From Europe-Biennale Wiesbaden 2008 in Wiesbaden/Germany
- Festival Culturescapes in Basel/Switzerland
- Wiener Festwochen in Vienna/Austria
- MELEZ – Festival der Kulturen in Bochum/Germany
FEAR OF DARKNESS
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 16th International Istanbul Theatre Festival
- 0090 Festival in Antwerp/Belgium, Rotterdam/Holland and Brussels/Belgium
- Saison de la Turquie en France in Paris/France
HOW TO FORGET IN 10 STEPS (ANTI-PROMETHEUS)
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- Atina & Epidauros Festival in Athens/Greece
- Istanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, Promethiade Projesi in Istanbul/Turkey
- Ruhr 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, Promethiade Projesi in Essen/Germany
- 0090 in Antwerp/Belgium
- Sao Paulo MITsp Mostra Internacional de Teatro 2014 in Sao Paulo/Brasil
WAITING FOR GODOT
Written by Samuel Beckett, Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 20th İstanbul Theatre Festival
- Toneelhuis Bourla Theatre in Antwerp/Belgium
PLAY
Written by Samuel Beckett, Directed by Şahika Tekand
- ENKA Culture and Arts Days in Istanbul/Turkey
- Festival Passages in Metz/Fransa
IO
Written & Directed by Şahika Tekand
- 23. International Istanbul Theatre Festival (Opening Play)
23. International Istanbul Theatre Festival (Showcase)