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Tamer Levent was born in Izmir in 1950. He finished at Izmir Turkish College. After graduating from the Theater Department at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977, he worked at the State Theatre as an actor,and later as a director. Levent taught creative acting at the Faculty of Educational Science of Ankara University, Eskişehir Anadolu University, the Theater Department of New York University, the Theater Department of Berlin College of Art School, Yorkshire Bretton Hall College, and Warwick University. Together with the European Parliament, he organized theater meeting projects and directed workshops in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Hungary as one of the committee members and organizers. Levent has also directed many theater workshops in France and Tunisia for a long time. In addition, he has presented drama programs on radio and television.
Levent has directed theatrical and practical works in order to introduce and spread theater culture in Turkey. He also served as General Director of Theatre and Vice General Director in the State Theatre. Turkish plays he directed, including Ülkü Ayvaz’s “Yeniden Yaratma,” have been performed in many festivals in Russia, Canada, South Korea, Iran, and North Cyprus. Bernada Alba’s play “Evi” was adapted for ballet by Levent.
Levent has written numerous articles about theater in Turkish and foreign magazines. As well as being an actor and director, he is the General Director of the TOBAV (The Foundation for Workers at State Theatres Opera and Ballet) and the TOMEB (The Professional Union of Theater Actors). He is also the Turkish representative of FIA (the Federation for International Actors). Levent was one of the board committee of IATA (International Amateur Theater Association).
In 2009, he received the "Best Actor” award from the 45th Ankara Art Society. In 2013, Levent won the "Best Actor" award in the 24th Ankara International Film Festival. Currently, Levent works as a stage director at the State Theatres.
Theaters as an actor:
İstanbul Efendisi (Musahipzade Celal), 1975
My Fair Lady (Musical) (adapted from Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion by Alan Jey Lerner), Ankara State Theatre, 1977
İnsandan Kaçan (Mysantrophe) (Moliere), Ankara State Theatre, 1977
Genç W.’nin Yeni Acıları (Ulrich Plenzdorf), Ankara State Theatre, 1977
Billy Budd (Yasalar ve İnsan) (Herman Melville), 1978
Sultan Kız (children’s theater) (Osman Güngör Feyzoğlu)
Monserrat (Emmanuel Robles), 1979
Özgürlüğüne Kavuşturulan Don Kişot (Anatoli Vasilieviç Lunaçarski)
Arturo Ui’nin Önlenebilir Yükselişi (Bertolt Brecht)
Keşanlı Ali Destanı (Haldun Taner)
Bir Sabah Gülerek Uyan (Necati Cumalı)
Tam Rolünde (Leonnie Ossowski)
Ebedi Koca (Victor Heim)
Burgonya Prensesi Ivona (Witold Gombrowicz)
Matmazel Helsinka (Georgas Astalos)
Karacaoğlan (Dinçer Sümer)
Sanatçının Ölümü (Yılmaz Onay)
Tartuffe (Moliere)
Düşler Yolu (Tennessee Williams)
Yaşamaya Dair (adapted from Nazım Hikmet’s work by Tamer Levent)
Ramazan′la Cülide (Erhan Gökgücü)
Mutlu Yıllar (Peter Turrini) Beşiktaş Municipality Akatlar Culture Center, Istanbul 2008
Galileo′nin Yaşamı (Bertolt Brecht), 2008 Ankara State Theatre, 2008
Theaters and operas as a director:
Bir Elin Nesi Var (children’s theater) (Muharrem Buhara)
Bütün Dünya Oyun Sahnesi (Tamer Levent)
Bernarda Alba′s Evi (Federico Garcia Lorca), (the TV dance theater project with Binnaz Aydan’s choreography)
Önce İnsan (Yılmaz Karakoyunlu), (Canada Tour)
Masal Kadınları (Tamer Levent), (Iran Tour)
Carmen (Georges Bizet), Izmir State Opera and Ballet
Mança′lı Adam, Don Quixote, Mersin State Opera and Ballet
Yaşamaya Dair (scenario: Nazım Hikmet), Ankara State Opera and Ballet
Caligula (Albert Camus)
Bakhai (Euripides)
Kalpaklılar (adapted from Samim Kocagöz′s work by Tamer Levent)
Ney Dans Prodüksiyonu (scenario: Tamer Levent), (World Tour)
Ferhat ile Şirin (Nazım Hikmet), Ankara
Domuz Ahırı (Athaol Fughart), Izmir Sahne Tozu Theatre
Midas’ın Kulakları (Güngör Dilmen), Konya State Theatre
Filmogrphy:
Yazılar Filmatik (1998)
Gülpare (TV drama) (2006)
Vazgeç Gönlüm (2007)
Sam Rüzgarı (Poland)
Gülpare
Yaralı Yürek (2007)
His plays:
Bütün Dünya Bir Oyun Sahnesi
Ya Tutarsa
Karısına Göre Bir Halk düşmanı
Anla Beni
Masal Kadınları
Film adaptation:
Efruz Bey
His books:
Niçin Tiyatro (articles)
Ya Tutarsa (theater)
Reference: tr.wikipedia.org; olusumdrama.com
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