Don't Miss The 6th Antalya International Choir Festival

The 6th Antalya International Choir Festival will be held on 02-06 April 2014. 

As being the 6th anniversary of the festival, the organizing commitee has made a special program for the 2014 edition. This year, it is planning to organise a big concert performance of "9th Symphony" by Ludwig van Beethoven with the choirs selected by festival organisation committe from festival attendants and Antalya State Symphony Orchestra together. At least 120 chorists and 100 professional orchestral musicians will be performing on the stage. 

Antalya International Choir Festival is organized by the cooperation of Smarts Organisation and Antalya Main Municipality. All the activities in the festival will be organised at -the most famous and grandest cultural center and concert area- Antalya Culture Center which is in the city center of Antalya. 

Don't Miss The 6th Antalya International Choir Festival!

Festival Programme

For more information: 

http://www.festivalantalya.com/

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RUNTALYA Marathon 2014

Runtalya Marathon is growing every year with athletes from 45 countries in 5 continents, and is gaining acclaim.

Do not miss the 9th International Runtalya Marathon 2014!

RUNTALYA Marathon has become a tradition and will take place on March 02, 2014.

 RUNTALYA 2014 Programme

 Chest Number, Bags and Distance Chip Distribution 

• Friday February 28, 2014 and Saturday March 1, 2014
• at 10 am till 7 pm
• Terra City AVM/Antalya

Pasta Party 

• Friday February 28, 2014 and Saturday March 01, 2014
• At 12 o’clock noon till 4 pm
• Terra City AVM/Antalya

RUNTALYA MARATHON – 2 March 2014, Sunday 

• In front of Atatürk Culture Park – Glass Pyramid/Antalya
• Sunday March 2, 2014
• 15 minutes before the start of each race, all runners who are having chest numbers have to take their places at the starting point.
   
• Start Times
• 08.45 am – Wheel Chair Division Racing
• 09 am  - Marathon
• 09 am  - Half Marathon
• 09.15 am – 10 km Run

Little Steps - 1 March 2014, Saturday 

• Saturday March 1, 2014
• Start at 10 am
• Terra City AVM/Antalya

High Heel Run - 1 March 2014, Saturday 

• Saturday March 1, 2014
• Start at 10 am
• Terra City AVM/Antalya

Public Run - 1 March 2014, Saturday 

• Saturday March 1, 2014
• Start at 11 am
• Terra City AVM/Antalya

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Don't Miss The 3rd International Antalya Jazz Festival

 

The 3rd International Antalya Jazz Festival will be held between June 18 to 22 in AKM Aspendos Hall. Concerts will begin at 8 pm. 



The International Antalya Jazz Festival  is one of the most important values of Antalya which is a candidate for the world’s tourism capital will become one of the most important events in the city.

Festival Program

June 18 
20:30: Okan Ersan & Istanbul Super Quartet (Okan Ersan (g), Action PELİT (b), Volcano ÖKTEM (d), Levent ALTINDAĞ (sax), Serkan ÖZYILMAZ (p))


June 19
20:30: New Centropezn Rostov Jazz Quartet and Orchestra Children's Jazz School
18:30: Stefan Grasse Trio 'Turkish - German Friendship Concert (Stefan GRASSE (g), Roland DUCKARM (d), Koray Karaca (b))

June 20
20:30: Kerem Görsev Trio (Kerem GÖRSEV (p), Kagan YILDIZ (b)Ferit ODMAN (d))

June 21
20:30: Alain Delhotal & Harmo'Co Trio (Xirocourt / France, Alain DELHOTAL (harmonica), Xavier Nikqi (b), Sébastien BARA (g), Meriem resin (d))

June 22
20:30: Turkish Harmony Stars Orchestra (Soloist: Sign GÜLEÇ, Conductor: Bnd.Yzb Tarık TAL)

All the concerts are free and Invitations will be provided from the Box Office on June 15-16 in AKM.

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The 4th Antalya Television Awards Starts

Jointly organized by the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and the Antalya Culture and Arts Foundation, 4th Antalya Television Awards will be held between 26 and 27 April 2013 in Antalya Mardan Hotel. 

Antalya Television Awards is accepted as Turkey's Emmy, and this year, 34 awards will be given. The awards will be granted at the Award Ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013.

The Award Ceremony will be broadcast live on @tv8. http://antalya-magnificent-city.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-4th-antalya-television-awards-starts.html

You can also follow Awards Ceremony through our Twitter account: https://twitter.com/AntalyaCityBlog

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The 20th Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival

The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival will take place in Aspendos Antique Theater in Antalya.

Festival History

Ancient Aspendos Theatre

While celebrating its 20 th Anniversary, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival makes significant contributions to our country’s international promotion by bringing together the unique historical properties and the extraordinary acoustic of 2000 years old Aspendos Antique Theatre with Antalya’s natural beauties and the peaceful nature of art that reaches beyond the boundaries of language, religion and race. International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival, being the only opera and ballet festival of our country, has been the most important organisation of the Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet since 1994, gained an international recognition in 1998, and is nominated among the world’s most famous festivals. 

The fact of being held at an antique theater like Aspendos, whose history goes back to 166 A.D, gives a distinct meaning to the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival. 

 
The audience, among whom % 70 are foreign tourists, has been seeing the performances of our festival every year. 

 
With its increasing spectators year by year, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival has become a visual carnival where history, music and a large number of people from several nations come together. 

Our Festival, was accepted to EFA-European Festivals Association which is among the most respectful organisations in Europe, on October 24, 2003 and thus has confirmed its distinguished place among other festivals in the world once more.      

 
In 2004, as the result of a research done by The Independent, newspaper published in England, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival ranked the 5th among 10 best opera festivals selected from among the renown opera festivals organized all over the world. Furthermore, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival was given place within the first 10 among the Best Festivals of 2005 by the Festspiele Magazine, published in Germany, investigating all the festivals over the world.   

Programme 

2 June 2013, Sunday

Antalya State Opera and Ballet

20th Anniversary Gala Night

Conductor : José CURA

Concert

5 June 2013, Wednesday

Antalya State Opera and Ballet

ASPENDOS The Love of Centuries

Ballet

12 June 2013, Wednesday

National Theatre Brno, Czech Republic

Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra

AIDA

Opera

15 June 2013, Saturday

Ankara State Opera and Ballet

RIGOLETTO

Opera

19 June 2013, Wednesday

İstanbul State Opera and Ballet

SWAN LAKE

Ballet

22 June 2013, Saturday

Mersin State Opera and Ballet

CARMEN

Opera

All the Performances start at 21.00 hrs.

http://www.aspendosfestival.gov.tr/index_e.html

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Florplant Ornamental Plants and Landscape Architecture Exhibition

26-29 September 2012 - Antalya Glass Pyramid

September 26, 2012

Activity 1 Opening Ceremony

Location: The Glass Pyramid Entrance

Time: 11:00 to 12:00

Duration: 1 hour

Organized by: AGORAS

September 27, 2012

Activity 2 International Press Conference

Topic: Ornamental Plants Industry in Europe and the Middle East Journal and National Press Conference with Members of the Press

Location: Talya Convention Center

Time: 10:00 to 11:00

Organized by: AGORAS

Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters' Association of Central Anatolia

SÜSBİR Ornamental Plant Producers Association of Old

Activity 3 Hortimedia Fall Meeting

Subject: European Journal Editors Indoor Ornamental Plants Industry Meeting

Time: 13:30 to 18:30

Organization: Hortimedia

Contributor: Agoras Fair

September 28

Activity 4 International Press Field Trip

Subject: International press Antalya Region Field Trip

Location: Antalya Production Areas

Time: 10:00 to 18:00

Organized by: AGORAS

Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters' Association of Central Anatolia,

Ornamentals Association of Manufacturers Sub-

For Further Information: www.florplant.org

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International Antalya Jazz Festival Starts

 

The 2nd International Antalya Jazz Festival will be held between June 18 to 22 in AKM Aspendos Hall. Concerts will begin at 8 pm. The International Antalya Jazz Festival  is one of the most important values of Antalya which is a candidate for the world’s tourism capital will become one of the most important events in the city.

Festival Program

June 18: AYDIN ESEN & BOB MOSES

June 19: MELTEM EGE 'SINGS ÖNDER FOCAN SONGBOOK'

June 20: NEW CENTROPEZN JAZZ QUARTET

June 21: ELİF ÇAĞLAR

June 22: JÜLİDE ÖZÇELİK

All the concerts are free and Invitations will be provided from the Box Office on June 16-17 in AKM.

 

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The 19th Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival to begin on June 14

The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival will take place in Aspendos Antique Theater in southern province of Antalya.

The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival will take place in Aspendos Antique Theater in southern province of Antalya between June 14 and July 4, and between September 3 and 15, 2012.

 

The festival will begin with the “Turandot” opera by Izmir Opera and Ballet on June 14.

This year, audiences will have the chance to see the “Rigoletto” opera by the Estonia National Opera and the “Prince Igor” opera by The Yekaterinburg State Opera and Ballet Company and others.

South Korea's Daegu Opera will also take part in the festival; the Antalya State Opera and Ballet and South Korea Opera and Ballet will perform the “La Traviata” opera together. 

Festival History

Ancient Aspendos Theatre

While celebrating its 19 th Anniversary, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival makes significant contributions to our country’s international promotion by bringing together the unique historical properties and the extraordinary acoustic of 2000 years old Aspendos Antique Theatre with Antalya’s natural beauties and the peaceful nature of art that reaches beyond the boundaries of language, religion and race. International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival, being the only opera and ballet festival of our country, has been the most important organisation of the Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet since 1994, gained an international recognition in 1998, and is nominated among the world’s most famous festivals. 

The fact of being held at an antique theater like Aspendos, whose history goes back to 166 A.D, gives a distinct meaning to the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival. 

 
The audience, among whom % 70 are foreign tourists, has been seeing the performances of our festival every year. 

 
With its increasing spectators year by year, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival has become a visual carnival where history, music and a large number of people from several nations come together. 

Our Festival, was accepted to EFA-European Festivals Association which is among the most respectful organisations in Europe, on October 24, 2003 and thus has confirmed its distinguished place among other festivals in the world once more.      

 
In 2004, as the result of a research done by The Independent, newspaper published in England, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival ranked the 5th among 10 best opera festivals selected from among the renown opera festivals organized all over the world. Furthermore, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival was given place within the first 10 among the Best Festivals of 2005 by the Festspiele Magazine, published in Germany, investigating all the festivals over the world.   

Programme

14 June Thursday 2012 Izmir State Opera and Ballet	TURANDOT	Opera
20 June Wednesday 2012 Estonian National Opera	RIGOLETTO	Opera
25 June Monday 2012 Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre	PRINCE IGOR	Opera
27 Haziran Wednesday 2012 Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre	LOVE AND DEATH	Ballet
30 June Saturday 2012 South Korea - Daegu Opera Antalya State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Chorus	LA TRAVIATA	Opera
04 July Wednesday 2012 Mersin - Samsun State Opera and Ballet	ZORBA	Ballet
03 September Monday 2012 China - Beljing Opera Samsun State Opera and Ballet Orchestra	MADAMA BUTTERFLY	Opera
06 September Thursday 2012 Antalya State Opera and Ballet	LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR	Opera
10 September Monday 2012 Turkish State Opera and Ballet Companies	SWAN LAKE	Ballet
15 September Saturday 2012 Ankara State Opera and Ballet	TANNHÄUSER	Opera

Performances starts at 09:00 p.m. on june and 8:30 p.m. on September

Modifications can be made to the program, in case of necessity.

Ticket sales are made at the institution www.dobgm.gov.tr which is the official web page.

They select any province in our site and enter. After you enter your membership details, you will need to select Aspendos Festival from the part of ticket sales.

You can send e-mail to bilet@dobgm.gov.tr for your problems related to the purchase of tickets.


For more information:  http://www.aspendosfestival.gov.tr

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