Charles Cré-Ange, one of France’s leading choreographers, came to Istanbul for a short time to prepare a work for the Çıplak Ayaklar Company. The work premiered at the 14th Istanbul International Theatre Festival and was met with great enthusiasm.

Charles Cré-Ange describes “The Invitation” as follows:

“For me, asking the question of ‘identity in Istanbul’ is not accidental; the geographical, ethnic, and historical characteristics of this city gave me the desire to make Istanbul the main subject of this creation. The dancers’ responses – of course, partial and temporary – were surprising. Moving ‘between two worlds,’ the departures and exits were skillfully combined with wedding photographs from the 1970s. The running that traverses the entire dramaturgy, if not an indication of a quite understandable unease, can be considered a ‘tribute to escape,’ or simply an immeasurable love for movement, life, and, in a way, dance…”