Tamer Levent


Tamer Levent is a Turkish actor, director, art director and writer. In 1971, he joined the Ankara State Conservatory and entered the Department of Theater. He graduated from the conservatory's Department of theater in 1977. He first worked as an actor and then as a director in State Theaters. He later served as general director of State Theaters and deputy general director. Through the plays that he directed, he received invitations to festivals in Russia, Canada, South Korea, Iran and North Cyprus. He is currently the director of the State Theaters and is the founder and first President of TOMEB, the Association of Theater Actors Professional Association.

Early life and family

Levent was born on 13 October 1950 in Karşıyaka, İzmir as the son of judge Zeki Levent and his wife, designer Meral Levent. He attended high school at İzmir Turkish College. In 1982, he was married to Seynan Sezgin, the producer and presenter of TRT 2's popular program Aksama Dogu. In 1984, their son Efe and in 1985 their daughter Hazel were born. On 25 March 1994, he was elected as the General Director of State Theaters. During his duty, which he carried out until 10 August 1994, he initiated the Yes to Art project, which made a great impression in Turkey. He made theoretical and practical studies in order to define and expand the theater culture. In 2003, Çorlu Municipality opened a new stage in his anme after which Levent began promoting drama education in Turkey and launched creative drama activities. He performed on the first Russian tour of the State Theaters with Ülkü Ayvaz's play Yeniden Yaratma.

Career

He has taught Creative Acting at the Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Anadolu University, New York University's Department of Theater, the Berlin High School of Art's Theater Department, Bretton Hall College, and the University of Warwick. In Belgium, Luxembourg and Hungary, he participated in the committees and organizations where the principles of theater gatherings were organized together with the European Parliament and conducted a series of workshops. Levent made long-term workshops in France and Tunisia and turned the results into performances. He also performed a series of programs and dramas on radio and television. He made a live communication program with the audience at TRT Radyo-1 called Gecenin İçinden. He made documentaries in China and India. He has directed drama workshops in many countries around the world. In the adaptation of the play Bernarda Alba'nın Evi to the ballet, he was in charge of the direction. Levent is also the Representative of Turkey at the International Federation of Actors. He was a member of the board of IATA. His articles were published in local and foreign journals. In addition to acting and directing, Tamer Levent is the President of the TOBAV.

Theater and opera

As actor