Denizli Metropolitan Municipality is once again bringing the power of art and culture to the stage. The 37th International Amateur Theatre Festival will bring Denizli together with theatre-filled days between May 23 and June 1, 2025.
The curtain opens from the Art City Denizli to the world stage
A total of 22 theater groups, including groups from five different countries and groups from all over Türkiye, will stage 26 different plays. Approximately 300 theater artists will be hosted in Denizli, along with public theater workshops to be held throughout the festival. The festival will open on Friday, May 23 at 16.45:XNUMX with a traditional procession that will start from the Governor's Office and extend to Delikliçınar Square. On the same evening, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality City Theater will crown the opening of the festival by performing the play "Colonel Bird", which will be staged for the first time.
Final Game: Mad Feast
This year's festival will feature theater groups from countries such as Uzbekistan, Tbilisi (Georgia), Iran, Azerbaijan and Gagauz/Moldova. In addition, amateur theater artists will share the same stage with professional teams at the event, which will feature municipal and university theaters from different cities in Türkiye. The festival will close on Sunday, June 1, with the popular play "Deli Bayramı" to be staged by DasDas Theater at the Ziya Tıkıroğlu Open Air Theater.
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The screenings will be held in different cultural venues of the city, such as the Metropolitan Congress and Culture Center, Çatalçeşme Chamber Theater, Merkezefendi Culture Center, Sarayköy Culture Center, Tavas Culture Center, Acıpayam Youth Center and Ziya Tıkıroğlu Open Air Theater. Theater lovers can make their tickets and reservations for the festival at https://ebilet.denizli.bel.tr You can do it at.
Invitation from President Çavuşoğlu
Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu stated that they were honored to host the 37th International Theater Festival, organized this year with the theme of “Art City Denizli,” and emphasized that they have been expanding the festival every year with the aim of integrating the city with culture and art. Mayor Çavuşoğlu said, “On the path we set out on with our dream of a city integrated with culture and art, we are growing a festival tradition that reaches more people every day and brings more voices, colors, and emotions to our stages. Our festival is bringing together very valuable theater groups, artists, and audiences from Türkiye and the world this year as well. I invite all our people to watch these beautiful plays.”
