Bodrum_International_Ballet_Festival

Bodrum International Ballet Festival

Bodrum International Ballet Festival

Annual international ballet festival

Bodrum International Ballet Festival (Turkish: Uluslararası Bodrum Bale Festivali) is an annual international ballet festival held in the Turkish port city Bodrum. Organised by Turkish State Opera and Ballet since 2002, the festival takes place during summer, usually around July and August. Bodrum Castle and Theatre of Halicarnassus are the main event venues during the festival.[1]

Theatre of Halicarnassus in Bodrum, with the Bodrum Castle seen in the background.

Both national and international ballet groups and performers such as Vienna State Ballet,[2] Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet,[3] Svetlana Zakharova,[4] and Alonzo King LINES Ballet[5] have performed in the event since its beginning.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "16.ULUSLARARASI BODRUM BALE FESTİVALİ" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "'16. Uluslararası Bodrum Bale Festivali' 1 Ağustos'ta başlıyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. [3]
    "Program". www.operabale.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. [4]
    "15. Uluslararası Bodrum Bale Festivali". Ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. [5]
    "'14. Uluslararası Bodrum Bale Festivali'". Timeturk.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.


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