Musik: Biz - Wir - εμείς

The relationship between Turkey and Greece is characterised by a rich common culture – but also by tragic political events. The conflagration of the city of Smyrna / Izmir on the west coast of Anatolia in September 1922 led to death, displacement and suffering for almost two million people and continues to shape the lives of their descendants to this day. It culminated in the foundation of the Republic of Turkey which is celebrating its centenary in 2023. With the advent of the ‘guest workers’ agreements in the early 1960s, thousands of Greeks and Turks came to Munich. Currently, seven to eight percent of the German city’s population is of Greek or Turkish heritage. Over the decades, an attitude has developed among the guest workers that offers space for exchange and solidarity. This is something Munich artists Costas Gianacacos and Tuncay Acar now want to utilise. They are developing “Biz – We – εμείς (Emeis)” – a musical lecture performance which makes historical events and their consequences comprehensible for the present day and formulates narratives anew.

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

Photo: Mehmet Birinci

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