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Kınar Sıvacıyan

Kınar Sıvacıyan

One of the two Armenian actresses who established their own theatre in the Ottoman era

Date of Birth: 1876

Place of Birth: İstanbul

Date of Death: 13/08/1950 1950

Place of Death: Istanbul

Burial Site: Armenian cemetery, Kurbağalıdere, Istanbul

Topics

Gallery

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Field of Activity

Theatre

Kınar Sıvacıyan, Aghavni-Zabel Binemeciyan and Sırapyon Hekimyan established the New Ottoman Theatre in 1912. Muhsin Ertugrul and Behzat Butak were responsible for its production design.

Awards

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Memberships

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Education

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Contributions to Society

When the first conservatory of the Ottoman Empire Darülbedai opened, Kınar Sıvacıyan performed in Emile Fahre's play "L' Maison D'Argile." It was the first play open to the public and profits from the play were donated to a women's organization which helped families of war veterans.

Family and Friends

  • Mother: Bercuhi Hanım (actress in the Fasulyacıyan Theatre Company)
  • Father: (No information available)
  • Marriage: Arşak Sıvacıyan (actor and comedian in the Fasulyacıyan Theatre Company)
  • Friends: Aghavni-Zabel Binemeciyan (actress), Sırapyon Hekimyan (actor), Eliza Binemeciyan (actress), Neyire Neyir (actress), Afife Jale (actress), Muammer Karaca (actor), Muhsin Ertuğrul (actor, director, producer), Hagop Ayvaz (actor, editor), Bedia Muvahhit (actress)

Commemorative Projects

A poem to the memory of Kınar Hanım

The poet Ece Ayhan dedicated to Kınar Hanım the poem "Kınar Hanım'ın Denizleri" (Seas of Kınar Hanım) and he also published in 1959 his first book of poetry with the same title.

Memorial page

Municipal Theatre web page, Kınar Hanım's page, sehirtiyatrolari.com.

Kınar Hanım's portrayel in the movie Afife Jale

Afife Jale (1987)Director: Şahin Kaygun. Cast: Müjde Ar, Serra Yılmaz, Güler Ökten, İsmet Ay, Tarık Tarcan, Macit Koper, Alev Seyer, Gülsen Tuncer and Şahika Tekand. Script: Selim İleri and Nezihe Araz.

Further Reading

Sources

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Translation into English: Çetin Alanya, Istanbul, Turkey
Editing: Lynn Maichle, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

©2012 Meral Akkent
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