A play written and directed by Şahika Tekand, 2010
10 Adımda Unutmak: Anti-Prometheus is a contemporary reimagining of the Prometheus myth as a tragedy of modern complicity. The play traces man who, surrendering his capacity to act in the world, exchanges his great hopes and long-term visions for the small comforts and short-term rewards offered by the system, becoming not a prisoner of it, but a willing one. The challenge between performer and the raw elements of the stage, light, sound, scenery, becomes the very grammar of this resignation.
Produced by Stiftung Zollverein in collaboration with Athens Festival and Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, the production toured internationally across Greece, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, and Brazil, including performances at the Athens & Epidauros Festival, MITsp São Paulo, and 0090 Antwerp.
The cast brought together performers from Turkey and Germany:
Stephen Appleton, Çem Bender, Marcus Haase, Maximilian Löwenstein, Yiğit Özşener, Ahmet Sarican, Şahika Tekand, and E. Çağlar Yiğitoğulları
Performed in Turkish and German
Written and Directed by Şahika Tekand Set & Costume design by Esat Tekand Lighting design by Şahika Tekand Original music by Zeynep Gedizlioglu Assistant directors Ayşe Draz, Verda Habif, Selen Kartay, and Nilgün Kurtar Light & Sound desk Selen Kartay and Nilgün Kurtar