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Es war einmal // Afife Jale 1
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Es war einmal // Afife Jale 3
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Es war einmal // Afife Jale

September 13 at 6pm

At Ballhaus Prinzenallee

Mitte, Berlin

🎭Multi-award-winning Jale Arıkan stars
🎵Yaşar Kurt plays composer Selahattin Pınar
🍷Cozy bar inside the theater

In 1920, Afife Jale became the first Muslim woman to act onstage in the Ottoman Empire, and the state never forgave her. This stirring biographical drama follows her final night as the ghost of her great love, composer Selahattin Pınar, returns as voice and shadow. Multi-award-winning Jale Arıkan stars in a story about courage, ruin, and the brutal price of freedom.

Historical biographical drama
Intimate theater venue
Turkish-German cultural story
Award-winning lead performance

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  • Historical biographical drama
  • Intimate theater venue
  • Turkish-German cultural story
  • Award-winning lead performance
  • Ballhaus Prinzenallee
  • Mitte
  • Berlin

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