Can Dündar brings the dark sides of power to the Savoy Theater
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When Truth Becomes Stage Action
A letter from a prison in Buenos Aires opens a disturbing door for exiled journalist Can Dündar: The sender is Serkan Kurtuluş, a Turkish inmate who fears for his life. In the live narrative I Met My Murderer, Dündar transforms this encounter into a compelling stage experience about power, fear, journalism, and the search for truth.
A Real Story with the Tension of a Thriller
Based on his book I Met My Murderer – A Journalist and the Dark Sides of Power, Can Dündar takes us behind the scenes of a political reality in which democratic and authoritarian systems, secret deals, and organized crime appear interconnected. The dramaturgy does not follow an invented criminal plot, but a chilling reality.
Documentary Theater Between Report and Memory
Personal reports, exclusive video clips, images, and documentary material condense the production into an evening that blends reading, lecture, and documentary theater. The directorial concept relies not on decorative distraction but on the power of voice, facts, and direct encounters with the audience.
Can Dündar: Journalism as an Art of Truth
Can Dündar, born in 1961, worked as the editor-in-chief of the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet. His reporting on arms shipments from the Turkish secret service to Syria led to charges of alleged treason involving state secrets and resulted in a conviction in absentia to more than 27 years in prison. After a murder attempt, he has lived and worked in exile in Berlin since 2016.
The Cumhuriyet editorial team was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize in 2016. That same year, Can Dündar, together with Erdem Gül, received the Leipzig Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media. This biographical experience gives the evening a special authority: Here speaks not an observer from a safe distance, but a journalist whose life itself became a stage of political repression.
An Evening about Courage, Fear, and the Importance of Free Media
The event will be held in Turkish and will be simultaneously translated into German for German-speaking guests. A public discussion is scheduled to follow, and there will also be the opportunity for book signing. Thus, the stage experience continues beyond the final applause, opening space for questions, contextualization, and personal encounters.
Conclusion: A Compelling Stage Experience at the Savoy Theater
I Met My Murderer combines literary storytelling, political research, and documentary stage art into an evening of high urgency. Visitors can expect a concentrated theater atmosphere where personal memory, journalistic expertise, and audience reaction meet directly. Those who want to not only discuss the significance of independent media but experience it live will find an extraordinary evening at the Savoy Theater.
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