Anthony Hüseyin

Somewhere between concert and theater, Hüseyin's "O-Shaped Songs" are a poignant reflection on longing, home, freedom and belonging. The old suitcases on stage conceal the secrets of this musical journey carried by experimental electronic beats and nostalgic Turkish pop. A by no means humorless hymn to the displaced who cross inner and outer landscapes in search of a place called home. The personal perspective that Anthony Hüseyin opens up as a non-binary musician and performance artist of Kurdish-Turkish and Arab origin makes the performance an event.
Anthony Hüseyin works with voice, text, film, dance and installation. Anthony grew up in Urfa in south-eastern Turkey, where he learned traditional local music and then studied both classical and jazz singing in Istanbul and Rotterdam.