Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920

Kanto is a stage performance that became significantly popular in 19th-century Istanbul. Kanto may also formally be defined as an actress singing and dancing on stage. Kanto performances gained the attention of many people, and big fan groups gathered around kanto artists. Meanwhile, some groups des...

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Main Author: Dila Okuş
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Language:deu
Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-06-01
Series:Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/581BE1C4E51E470193F3AB4CA9AEBFAA
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description Kanto is a stage performance that became significantly popular in 19th-century Istanbul. Kanto may also formally be defined as an actress singing and dancing on stage. Kanto performances gained the attention of many people, and big fan groups gathered around kanto artists. Meanwhile, some groups described kanto as a light banal type of performance and accused these women singers of being meretricious as they stood on stage behaving flirtatiously. The criticisms directed at the kanto performances and artists stemmed from the cultural context that had shaped the Ottoman society of the period. This study will analyze women’s kanto performances between 1880-1920 in tulûat [improvisational] theater with regard to the performance tools and social-cultural context surrounding the artists. The study will discuss the biographies and works of leading names in kanto such as Peruz Terzekyan, Şamram Kelleciyan, Küçük Virjin, and Amelya in terms of the commonly encountered aspects and will reveal the effects artists’ female identities had on kanto’s performance and reception.
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spelling doaj-art-9699a6d5f8fa44ee94745c3167f355cc2025-08-20T01:49:30ZdeuIstanbul University PressTiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi2687-46362022-06-0134738910.26650/jtcd.2022.1128516123456Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920Dila Okuş0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7477-1989Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeKanto is a stage performance that became significantly popular in 19th-century Istanbul. Kanto may also formally be defined as an actress singing and dancing on stage. Kanto performances gained the attention of many people, and big fan groups gathered around kanto artists. Meanwhile, some groups described kanto as a light banal type of performance and accused these women singers of being meretricious as they stood on stage behaving flirtatiously. The criticisms directed at the kanto performances and artists stemmed from the cultural context that had shaped the Ottoman society of the period. This study will analyze women’s kanto performances between 1880-1920 in tulûat [improvisational] theater with regard to the performance tools and social-cultural context surrounding the artists. The study will discuss the biographies and works of leading names in kanto such as Peruz Terzekyan, Şamram Kelleciyan, Küçük Virjin, and Amelya in terms of the commonly encountered aspects and will reveal the effects artists’ female identities had on kanto’s performance and reception.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/581BE1C4E51E470193F3AB4CA9AEBFAAkantokantocu womentulûat theaterperuz terzekyanşamram kelleciyan
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Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi
kanto
kantocu women
tulûat theater
peruz terzekyan
şamram kelleciyan
title Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
title_full Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
title_fullStr Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
title_full_unstemmed Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
title_short Kantocu Women in Tulûat Theater in Istanbul between 1880-1920
title_sort kantocu women in tuluat theater in istanbul between 1880 1920
topic kanto
kantocu women
tulûat theater
peruz terzekyan
şamram kelleciyan
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/581BE1C4E51E470193F3AB4CA9AEBFAA
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