Rocky! The Return of the Loser

By: Tue Biering
Translator: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Noyan Ayturan
Assistant Director: Emre Dökücü
Actor: Bala Atabek
Genre: Play Reading & Interview

About the Game
ROCKY! is the triumphant story of a loser who is tired of being passed over in the queue. Against all odds, he rises above his inferiority complex and his past. The play, which deals with the little man’s rise through struggle, his defiance of prejudices and his stand against an unjust system, leads the audience to deep thoughts.

But ROCKY! is not limited to this individual struggle; it also asks deep questions about the foundations of society and our values. With the growing number of Rockys on the verge of an anti-systemic revolution, the fears and anxieties of the left wing come to light. This dramatic and gripping play skillfully explores both strong individual characters and social dynamics.

Come witness the inner struggle of human beings and journey into the depths of social dynamics with ROCKY!

About the Writer – Tue Biering
Over the last 25 years he has initiated and directed a wide range of performances: new dramatic pieces, classics, operas, interactive performances among others. He has received several prizes and grants, latest the Crown Prince Couple’s Cultural Award. Biering takes on our notions of the world and shows us new aspects of what surrounds us and the stories we believed we knew. Under the pseudonym fix+foxy he turns classics and pop-cultural material into hyperreal performances by staging “real” people instead of performers, e. g. in the remediation of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks where residents from a small village in the countryside took the audience on a journey into their world on the outskirts of Denmark. Biering challenges and provokes audience’s usual ideas about theatre and invites them to interact and take a stand.

About the Director – Noyan Ayturan
After his bachelor’s degree in Physics, he completed his master’s degree in Theater Criticism and Dramaturgy. He studied mime at Theatre de l’Ange Fou – London International School of Corporeal Mime and acting at Studio Players. Istanbul University State Conservatory Pantomime Art Branch and continued to work as a lecturer at the same institution. He worked as a lecturer in the performing arts departments of Istanbul, Haliç, Yeditepe, Yeni Yüzyıl, Beykent and Bilgi universities. He produces content on theater on the online video platform Hausbühne and continues his doctoral studies at Istanbul University Department of Theater Criticism and Dramaturgy with a thesis on the concept of spectacle in the digital age.

Venue: DasDas Open Stage
Date: Sunday, December 3rd
Time: 13:30
Free Event.

*This event is supported by the Danish Embassy, Danish Consulate, Danish Cultural Institute, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danish Ministry of Culture.