December events to warm you inside


İş Sanat will welcome various prominent names from the world's stages along with our local gems. This season it is welcoming flamenco guitarist Paco Pena in commemoration of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca with "Patrias" on the 80th anniversary of his death, on Dec. 15. This month's guests at Shining Stars organized by İş Sanat are İdil Bursa on the cello and Asaf Öksüz on the violin, will welcome you to an exclusive night of music.

Patrias, who will put on a namesake show, has enriched flamenco with his new and innovative ideas and won world recognition, is now back on stage focusing on the Spanish Civil War and Lorca, who lost his life during that war. With his troupe of dancers, guitarists and singers, this special project will rock your world this December.

İş Sanat, which has deemed raising tomorrow's art lovers as one of its missions, will win the heart of youngsters with its new play. Written and directed by Yıldıray Şahinler, "Musical Poems for Kids" with the narration of Hande Doğandemir will be performed at 3 p.m. on Dec. 11.