FREESTYLE: PREMIERE! THE ORCHESTRA IS WAITING FOR ME BY ELVIN ADIGOZEL

YARAT Contemporary Art Space pleased to invite you to the premiere of one-act solo performance directed by Elvin Adigozel. Solo performed by actor Nofel Shahlaroglu. 

The event organised in frame YARAT Freestyle project, an open platform for everyone who looks to engage creatively with a broad and diverse audience. 

YARAT FREESTYLE aims to set up a scene for creative groups and individuals and is open to actors, dancers, performance artists, musicians and other cultural practitioners. Anyone with a project or an idea can reach out to us. 

State Musical Orchestra’s contrabass player, who is about 35, is talking about his life, childhood and secret love. He feels lonely and miserable. However, he conceals something… In addition, maybe the tragedy of his life is actually caused by the mysteries, which he never opens to anyone.

The show has been staged due to financial support of the German Embassy Baku within 5 months, and will be performed on the stage of the YARAT Contemporary Art Centre.

Elvin Adigozel was born on November 18, 1989, in Goranboy region of Azerbaijan. Since his childhood, he was fond of cinema, and in 2005, this love brought him to the capital city of Baku. In addition to being a student of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, he also took a performing arts course at the Baku Camera Theatre. He learned acting from many prominent theatre makers. Aiming to earn some alternate income, in 2008, he started filming his first shorts using for this purpose appropriate equipment of the TV channel, where he worked.

In 2009, he filmed The Return (“Dönüş”), which brought him an acquaintance with famous Guillaume De Seille, operating in the world cinematography as an independent producer. Their acquaintance occurred in 2011, i.e. in 2 years after the film is being produced. His short film In Fog (“Dumanda”, 2010), received a Jury Award at the START Film Festival. His following film was Chameleon (“Buqələmun”). Being first in the history of the Azerbaijan cinematography, Chameleon was included to the contest programme of the LOCARNO International Film Festival. The film has been screened within about 10 important festivals.  

Date: February 11, 2016

Time: 19.00

Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room

Address: Bayil, Sabail District, Baku (Near the National Square)

Contact phone: +99412 505 1414

Admission: FREE