Saturday, 12/14/2024
at 3:00 PM


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The daughter of the Sultan of Istanbul is the only child of the kind ruler. Out of concern that something might happen to the princess, the Sultan orders to move his daughter's chambers underground to protect her from all the dangers of the world. Until her 16th birthday, the princess spends her life in her underground chambers. But she increasingly longs for the world above her. In response, the Sultan invites his daughter for a walk through the palace gardens. When looking out from the highest tower of the palace at the open sea, the young woman awakens the desire to permanently move to the world above the underground chambers. Thus, the Sultan has built a magnificent and artistic Crystal Palace in the middle of the sea off the coast of Istanbul as the princess's new residence. The impressive structure remains no secret. The Prince of Yemen sails to Istanbul to admire the unique Crystal Palace. The princess is fascinated by the appearance of the prince - but he soon sails back. Without hesitation, the princess has a magnificent ship made of diamonds and sets sail to Yemen... A visually stunning and poetic story about a young woman's emancipation and the power of love at second sight.

"The Tale of the Crystal Palace and Diamond Ship" is a traditional Turkish fairy tale. It comes from the significant collection of Turkish fairy tales called "Billur Köşk Masalları" (translated as "Tales from the Crystal Palace"), whose publication in book form can be traced back to Istanbul in the year 1341. However, Turkish fairy tales unfolded their social and cultural significance primarily through oral tradition and the highly esteemed art of storytelling. "The Tale of the Crystal Palace and Diamond Ship" combines poetic romance and adventure in an artistic way and stands out with a true collage of universal, classical fairy-tale motifs, which are simultaneously very appealingly modified in a unique way. For the free theater Junge Bühne Mainz, Seda Demirok and Philip Barth are working on their own stage adaptation, which will premiere in the repertoire starting in the fall of 2024.

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Doors open: 2:30 PM

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