art and culture
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Street musicians also affected by Covid-19
The COVID-19 shutdowns affected everyone. Street musicians have also been affected by lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Most street musicians have faced financial problems. Ruşen Dönder is one of them. She is a student and makes her living by performing on the streets. “We cannot get any financial supports. We go through a troublesome process. We have been financially and emotionally affected,” said Ruşen.
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Asiye Yalçın: I collect stories in Homshetsi
Asiye Yalçın takes notes from her childhood in the Homshetsi language (Hemşince), one of the languages that are about to disappear. She writes stories specific to their cultures told by her family elders and keeps them in a box. She tries to turn her notes into stories in order to keep Homshetsi alive.
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“We censor ourselves without realizing”
“As women, we censor ourselves due to pressures we face sometimes without even realizing it. This is an obstacle for women's collective consciousness opening the door to innovation and to emancipation in art. The common struggle of women that should be waged for the position of women in society and particularly the attitude to be developed against censorship are important,” said painter and author Salomé Cizrawi.
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Perinaz Delazy: Theatre player in Kurdish
Perinaz Delazy is one of the theatre players of the Tiyatro Mencel. She told us about her adventure with theater.
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She unites resistance of Kurdish women and Ulrike on theater stage
Artists in Rojava overcome all kinds of difficulties despite the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak thanks to the communes they established. Despite difficulties, they keep working. One of these artists is Şevîn Xelîl. She unites the resistance of Kurdish women and Ulrike on the theater stage.
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Painting journey of Esma Sürücü
“I never had a dream to study art. The painting was just a game for me. It was to watch my father while drawing pictures,” Painter Esma Sürücü says her story of painting started by chance.
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“I want to sing for my audience, not for the walls!”
Many musicians have faced many financial and moral difficulties due to lockdowns after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Musician Cansu Nihal Akarsu organizes online concerts but she says online concerts don’t draw the attention of people like live concerts. She underlines that about 100 musicians committed suicide, “I think there is a general ignoring approach. No one talks about these suicides.”
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Culture of Dengbêj kept alive by young people
The culture of dengbêj is the Kurdish oral literature. Evin Dulek and Sarya Ertaş, who are known for their songs, adopt this culture when they were very young. They say they feel free while singing songs.
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