Kurdshop _ Mem and Zin opera will be performed in the Kurdish language at the international May festival in Hessen Province in Germany.
“Mem u Zin” which is one of the most significant and valuable Kurdish literary works will be performed for the audience in the international May festival in the form of an Opera.
The Rain media is counting down the days to the day when “Mem u Zin” (that is one of the cultural and literary works in Kurdish) will be performed in the form of Opera for art admirers. This Opera which is going to assemble several prominent artists from different countries is preparing to be performed for the audience.
For the first time in the international May festival that is one of the important cultural and artistic festivals in the world Mem and Zin will be performed. Mem and Zin which is the artwork of the Kurdish author and philosopher, Ahmad Khani, have been composed by Cam Idiz and Com’e Bowinkara in the form of an opera. This is the first time that Kurdish literature or artwork has been composed in the form of an opera to be performed at an international event. This is an important step in the cultural and artistic history of Kurdish art.
The international May festival that began in 1987 is held annually. The festival includes several cultural activities in three distinct areas such as music, theater, and dancing. This festival, which hosts more than 100 thousand audiences every year, is held to support a form of art that helps establish solidarity and helps well-known artists worldwide gather under the same roof.
This year the festival will host Mem and Zin opera produced by Rain Media in Turkey. “Mem and Zin” is one of the cultural artworks of Kurdish literature that tells a tragic love story written at the end of the 17th century and is considered to be one of the world’s cultural heritage. The story of Mem and Zin is more than a classic love story. This literary work in the poem also reveals the intellectual and moral structures of Kurdish culture.
This work reveals the cultural and political circumstances of the time it was written and possesses a significant meaning. It is a classic masterpiece that contains a deep Kurdish language meaning and a rich literary truth. Mem and Zin remind us of the famous international work of “Romeo and Juliet” for the lively feelings such as regret and sympathy for the hardships and obstacles of the feudalism culture and the injustice it forced on people.
This literary work is a source of the Kurdish culture and still has an impact on various regions in the world.
The company of Rain Media run by the producers Dara Kutlay and Zelal Sever has been working on Mem and Zin opera for a long time now.
The directors of this opera are Ihsan Othman; soprano, Ozlem Bulut; tenor, Angello Polak; and pianist, Fiona Pollak. There are also some other artists.
The opera of Mem and Zin will be performed on May 13th, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. in the Hessen Province, Germany.
