🕊️ About Meddah
We believe every story is a rebellion.
Meddah is not just a name — it’s a declaration. Rooted in the ancient art of Turkish storytelling, we blend tradition with modern theatrical forms, digital tools, and unexpected spaces.
We are creators, performers, designers, and daydreamers.
We make theatre. We tell stories. We explore silence, sound, and sensation.
🎭 What We Do
- Theatre & Performance
We create original plays and reimagine classics through physical theatre, clown, and grotesque methods. - Multilingual & Multisensory
Our performances use a mixture of gibberish, gesture, and limited real-world language to make meaning accessible beyond borders. - Site-Specific & Hybrid Forms
From black boxes to bookshops, from stages to screens — we adapt and challenge the space we’re in. - Collaboration & Residencies
We work across countries and contexts. We believe in artistic exchange, in learning by doing, and in storytelling that moves.
🔮 Why “Meddah”?
In Ottoman times, the meddah was a solo storyteller — part comedian, part philosopher.
He could bring an entire world to life with just a scarf, a cane, and a voice.
That spirit lives in us — not to copy the past, but to speak with it.