Orhan Pamuk's “Benim Adim Kirmizi” novel to be staged in BosniaAugust 11, 2010 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Sarajevo State Theater is set to stage an adaptation of Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's novel "Benim Adim Kirmizi" (My Name is Red). The world premiere of the play will take place at the Sarajevo State Theater on Sept. 17. Rehearsals for the play, to be directed by Martin Kocovski, have started in the Macedonian city of Bitola. The cast of the play includes actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy and Turkey. Following performances in Sarajevo, the play will tour Slovenia, Italy, Montenegro, Macedonia and Turkey. Events in Pamuk's novel, which helped establish his international reputation, revolve around the murder of an Ottoman-era miniaturist. The novel blends mystery, romance and philosophical puzzles, opening a window on the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murat III during nine snowy winter days in the Istanbul of 1591, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |