CONTEMPORARY THEATRE CLUB
By starting with the aim of raising generations
who can produce art, we planned to display a
modern art piece with our students. The students
of “Contemporary Theatre Club” at BELS premiered
its engaging production of Bertolt Brecht’s “The
Caucasian Chalk Circle” in the 28th of March to the
parents and teachers and in the 29th of March, it
was performed to BELS high school students in the
frame of World Theatre Day.
The play is one of Brecht’s most well-known works.
Brecht, a German playwriter, wrote “The Caucasian
Chalk Circle” in the mid-1940s while living in the
United States. He is a pioneer of the epic style of
drama. The play, based on a Chinese play written in
1300 A.D., is a parable set in Soviet Georgia near the
end of World War II.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle has 2 stories and both
begin in a Caucasian city ruled by a Governor who
serves a Grand Duke. The two stories come together
towards the end of the play as their problem is
solved around a chalk circle. As the play is set in
the Caucasus Mountains, the title is therefore ‘The
Caucasian Chalk Circle’. It focuses on an act of
goodness performed by a servant girl named Grusha
(Elsu Doğa İncesu) and how she is judged by society
regarding that act. The cranky judge of Azdak (Burak
Yörük) who must render a verdict on Grusha’s actions
amazed the audience.
By imaginative staging, symbolic sets and good
performances, BELS thoughtfully demonstrated
Brecht’s ultimate message; “no matter the
circumstances, the honesty and the labour of the
low class will always be rewarded”.
The play, directed by Elif Olgun and Emre Aksakallı
will participate to Antalya Inter-High School Theatre
Festival in May.
ZUMBA KULÜBÜ
Zumba, 1990’larda dansçı ve koreograf Alberto “Beto” Perez tarafından Kolombiya’da ortaya çıkarılan, Latin
esintili bir dans fitness programı olup dünya çapındaki en yaygın dans fitness programıdır. Zumba dansı ile
öğrencilerin stresten arınmalarınıı sağlamak, öğrencilerin sağlıklı yaşamalarına destek olmak, katılan öğrencilerin
koordinasyonunu geliştirmek ve ruh hallerini iyileştirmek hedeflenmektedir. 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet
Bayramı ve 19 Mayıs Gençlik ve Spor bayramında yapılan zumba dansı korografileri yapmış olduğumuz etkinliklere
örnek olarak verebiliriz.
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