garajistanbul

The mission of garajistanbul is to be a local formation of the universal contemporary performing arts and develop cultural transformation model with its multiple, democratic and independent structure.
The objectives are:
a) to create an innovative, provocative, comfortable and dynamic center for the presentation of local and international contemporary performing arts productions.
b) to create an independent and umbrella center that brings together “accumulated” productions that have been performed abroad so that they could stand united in their country and enables the sustainability and continuity of productions of the independent performing groups/artists.
c) to create a new design, performance and audience culture through its multi-purpose architectural design, dynamic infrastructure and high quality of technical equipments and empty space.
d) to be a meeting point for artists from different disciplines, for audiences from different cultures, languages and regions.
e) to create a meeting and interaction space from Anatolia to garajistanbul, from garajistanbul to Europe; from Europe to garajistanbul, from garajistanbul to Anatolia.
f) to encourage Turkish and European contemporary performing arts professionals for international co-productions, collaborations and for establishing sustainable networks between them.
g) to be one of the main actors in the project of “Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.”