Human Landscapes from My Country, a performance/play in three acts, is an homage to the famous Turkish poet, Nazim Hikmet Ran, whose epic poetry of the same title narrated the nation’s long process of recovery after numerous wars.

Play written by Vuslat Demirkoparan Katsanis and Ilknur Demirkoparan.

Performed by Imge Akcakaya, Senem Aktuccar, Ilknur Demirkoparan, Vuslat Demirkoparan.

Live piano improvisation and computer-mixed music written and performed by Renee T. Coulombe.

The images are scenes from Acts 1 and 2, performed at the Highways Performance Space and Gallery in Los Angeles, California, on September 14, 2013.