KRI IN SALZBURG FESTIVAL (2026)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Gießen City Theatre: Boulevard-style with a migration background
In his review of "The Feast of Sacrifice," Joachim F. Tornau describes Tanju Girişken's production as an exploration of migration, family, belonging, and societal attributions. The focus is on the conflicts of a Syrian family in Germany and the question of how humor, tradition, and contemporary politics intertwine on stage.
The article on The Bridge of the Golden Horn focuses on Girişken's stage adaptation of Emine Sevgi Özdamar's novel. The production is interpreted as a search for language, memory, and belonging—between Istanbul, Berlin, political history, and personal empowerment.
A powerful staccato of fear and hope
Critics describe The Bridge on the Golden Horn as a transit between two worlds. The film focuses on identity, transculturality, violence, freedom, and dictatorship. A powerful theatrical statement against the abuse of power and repression is particularly emphasized.
nachtkritik.de reviews Girişken's Osnabrück production of The Bridge of the Golden Horn, which opened the season at the Theater Osnabrück. The review examines the work in the context of mother tongue, multilingualism, exile, and artistic self-empowerment.
Emine Sevgi Özdamar: The Golden Horn Bridge
The review in Deutsche Bühne considers Girişken's production at the Theater Osnabrück a multifaceted adaptation of Özdamar's novel. The focus is on the connection between Germany and Turkey, questions of origin and language, and the theatrical translation of an autobiographical work.
“Mother dili” premieres at the Young National Theatre
This article presents the world premiere of "Mutter dili – alle Farben meiner Sprachen" (Mother dili – all the colors of my languages) at the Junges Nationaltheater Mannheim (Young National Theatre Mannheim). Directed by Tanju Girişken, this devised piece explores language, identity, belonging, and the city of Mannheim.
In conversation about The Feast of Sacrifice, Tanju Girişken talks about otherness, migration, family, tradition and the question of who defines social belonging.
"The Feast of Sacrifice" depicts conflicts within a Muslim family in Germany.
The article presents The Feast of Sacrifice at the Gießen City Theatre and describes the production as an exploration of family conflicts, religion, migration and societal expectations.
Despite initial skepticism, "The Feast of Sacrifice" delights the audience.
The article describes the audience reactions to The Feast of Sacrifice and highlights how the production combines themes such as family, migration and cultural attributions with theatrical ease.