danzon

7 Eylül 2026 Pazartesi

2025 - 2026 gösteri sanatları sezonu

tiyatro

.taverna miresia - mario, bella, anastasia mario banushi / mario banushi toofareast ****.5 (12-13mrt, cenevre)

.satıcının ölümü arthur miller / rufus norris zorlu psm ****.5 (16hzr)

.güne bakan cam kırıkları memet baydur / almıla uluer atabeyoğlu – kerem atabeyoğlu mecburi istikamet ****.5 (31mrt)

.palamut zamanı çağan ırmak / çağan ırmak most production ****.5 (22ara)

.die seherin milo rau – ursina lardi / milo rau schaubühne ****.5 (21eyl, berlin)

.ayak bacak fabrikası sermet çağan / muhammet uzuner cihangir atölye sahnesi ****.5 (14ara)

.zai zai zai zai fabrice caro / nicolas charlet & bruno lavaine forum des images ****.5 (14hzr)

.katib bartleby herman melville – muhammet uzuner / muhammet uzuner cihangir atölye sahnesi **** (01mrt)

.filler ve karıncalar yaşar kemal - arzu gamze kılınç / arzu gamze kılınç cihangir atölye sahnesi **** (21ara)

.bir kadının kavgaları ve dönüşümleri edouard louis / kemal aydoğan moda sahnesi **** (02ksm)

.gonzago’nun öldürülüşü nedyalko yordanov / kemal aydoğan moda sahnesi **** (04mrt)

.all my sons arthur miller / ivo van hove wessex grove - gavin kalin productions - playful productions **** (22nsn, sinema-kayıt)

.joko’nun doğum günü roland topor / muhammet uzuner cihangir atölye sahnesi **** (02mys)

.o magemenos voskos spyridon peresiadis / yannis skourletis bijoux de kant ***.5 (30ock, atina)

.gergedanlar eugene ionesco / güray dinçol istanbul devlet tiyatrosu ***.5 (13ock)

.sesler kerem kurdoğlu / mehmet birkiye ***.5 (22ock)

.gaybubet şehri burak çöllü / sanem öge kumbaracı50 ***.5 (10ock)

.la musica – zwischen ihr und ihm marguertie duras – silvia costa / silvia costa residenztheater ***.5 (13tem, münih)

.ölü canlar nikolay gogol / vladlen alexandrov istanbul devlet tiyatrosu ***.5 (23ara)

.büyük romulus friedrich dürrenmatt / barış erdenk istanbul devlet tiyatrosu ***.5 (25ksm)

.birbirimizi hiç göremeyecekmişiz tom lycos & stefo nantsou / taner güngör tiyatro kintsugi ***.5 (09mys)

.babamı kim öldürdü edouard louis / kemal aydoğan moda sahnesi ***.5 (18şbt)

.taksim’e kadar bengü üçüncü, deniz dursun, hazal selenga erbayram, pınar göktaş, yağmur ruken kahraman, zelal buldan, ipek turgay tan / zelal buldan epizodik yapım ***.5 (12ara)

.lysistrata aristophanes / barış erdenk istanbul devlet tiyatrosu ***.5 (06ock)

.çok küçük bir ihtimalin hikayesi eboni booth / yelda baskın tiyatro b23 ***.5 (07mys)

.macbeth william shakespeare / david gauchard cie l’unijambiste ***.5 (17mys, condette)

.çirkin marius von mayenburg / yelda baskın bakırköy belediye tiyatrosu *** (14şbt)

.kendini köpek sanan adam soren ovesen / tülin sağlam tiyatro bereze *** (26mrt)

.die wildente henrik ibsen / thomas ostermeier schaubühne *** (21eyl, berlin)

.the dogs anestis azas – michalis pitidis – gerasimos bekas / anestis azas athens-epidaurus festival *** (16eyl)

.macbeth william shakepeare / marius von mayenburg national teatret *** (25ekm, oslo)

.en sevdiğinden başla nezaket erden – hakan emre ünal – selen örcan / hakan emre ünal tiyatro hemhal *** (30nsn)

.devlerin savaşı peter danish / nihal usanmaz kabare dada *** (25hzr)

.elma labrador çimen matthew seager / onur ünsal tiyatro in *** (03mys)

.televizyonun karşısında özel mülkiyetin kökeni üzerine düşünürken uyuyakalmışım, babamın sesine uyandım ferdi çetin / görkem şarkan istinaf protokolü **.5 (27ock)

.loop ebru nihan celkan / nagihan gürkan h6 act & horizon yapım **.5 (21ksm)

.yıldız deniz dursun / anıl can beydilli artalan kolektif **.5 (08ksm)

.vanya dayı anton çehov / mehmet birkiye istanbul devlet tiyatrosu ** (08mrt)

.gurur ve önyargı* (*gibi bir şey) isobel mcarthur / murat daltaban dot & bkm *.5 (09ara)

.bir ziyaret friedrich dürrenmatt / yıldırım fikret urağ istanbul büyükşehir belediyesi şehir tiyatroları * (26ksm)

dans

.requiem for the end of love giorgos koumendakis / dimitris papaioannou yunanistan ulusal operası ***** (29-30ock, atina)

.triptych gabriela carrizo & franck chartier peeping tom ****.5 (20-21ock)

.kontakthof pina bausch yunanistan ulusal tiyatrosu ****.5 (31ock, atina)

.romeo ve jüliet sergey prokofiev / leonid lavrovsky bolşoy tiyatrosu balesi ****.5 (27eyl)

.frontier – sway – bolero x crystal pite – medhi walerski – shahar binyamini ballet BC vancouver ****.5 (05şbt, bonn)

.chroniques gabriela carrizo peeping tom **** (15-16ksm, antibes)

.nurejew kirill serebrennikov – yuri possokhov staatsballet berlin **** (26nsn, berlin)

.kuğu gölü piotr ilyiç çaykovski / yuri grigoroviç bolşoy tiyatrosu balesi **** (30eyl)

.into the hairy sharon eyal ndt 1 & s.e.d. **** (17nsn, web-kyt)

.now jasmin vardimon jasmin vardimon company **** (28mrt)

.oskar – l’oiseau de feu – bolero riva & repele – maurice bejart bejart ballet lausanne **** (22şbt)

.CANCEL BERTHA jan martens carte blanche norway **** (26ekm, oslo)

.eski tören için yeni cilt melih kıraç **** (07ara)

.görme tutkusundan kör olabilir insan yunus emre şahin ***.5 (14ock)

.pode ser leila ka cie leila ka ***.5 (28eyl)

.giselle adolphe adam / jean coralli & jules perrot den norske opera og ballett ***.5 (27ekm, oslo)

.el cxuce tango show vanessa villalba & facundo pinero el cxuce tango – el ballet *** (14ara)

.coppelia leo delibes – mikel karlsson – micheal p. atkinson / morgann runacre-temple & jessica wright scottish ballet ** (07ksm)

.die schwaene piotr ilyiç çaykovski / lilian stillwell theater münster tanz ** (07şbt, münster)

.chopin & carmen mikhail fokine – alberto alonso the imperial russian ballet company ** (24ock)

.momentum (interwoven – unison – kurgu – köçekçe) deniz özaydın – ebru cansız – çiğdem erkaya öztürk – alper marangoz istanbul devlet balesi ** (19nsn)

.human was ekin bernay ** (15mys)

.autopsy güneş bozkır – ozan ömer akgül – gizem seçkin – ufuk fakıoğlu – gökçe uygun echoes sahne *.5 (02ara)

.orpheus und euydike christopher willabald gluck / giuseppe spota MiR dance company *.5 (06şbt, gelsenkirchen)

.delirium canberk yıldız mdt istanbul * (14ekm)

.carmina burana carl orff / volkan ersoy - ayşem sunal savaşkurt - deniz özaydın - berk sarıbay - özgür adam inanç - alper marangoz - ferhat güneş istanbul devlet opera ve balesi & mdt istanbul * (21nsn)

müzikal

.grease jim jacobs & warren casey people entertainment group ***.5 (15nsn)

.beyoğlu’nda gizli kanto adem yılmaz / zeynep sevi yılmaz map production ***.5 (29nsn)

.don quixote dale wasserman - mitch leigh - joe darion / ışıl kasapoğlu çolpan ilhan & sadri aışık tiyatrosu * (20nsn)

opera

.don giovanni / requiem wolfgang amadeus mozart / kirill serebrennikov komische oper berlin ***** (18ock, berlin)

.en vertu de… - l’emperuer d’atlantis eugene birman - viktor ullmann / stephane ghislain roussel grand theatre de geneve *** (14mrt, cenevre)

.aida giuseppe verdi / mario pontiggia teatro massimo ** (30mys, palermo)

yeni sirk

.l’absolu boris gibé cie les choses de rien ****.5 (16mys, amiens)

.wolf yaron lifschitz circa **** (17ock, berlin)

.OVO cirque du soleil **** (21mys)

kukla

.opera dei pupi siciliani *** (28mys, palermo)

.35 mayıs berkun oya / berkun oya krek VR **** (30mrt, 15:00)

performans

.the fortress dries verhoeven venedik bienali hollanda pavyonu ***** (07hzr, 15:00)

.seaworld venice florentina holzinger ****.5 venedik bienali avusturya pavyonu (07hzr, 13:00)

.sessiz sorular ayşe draz – meliz ergin / ayşe draz sabancı müzesi **** (25ksm, 15:00)

.ne demeli? rıza efe reis – ıraz akçam ***.5 (18ara, 14:30)

okul gösterileri

.resif - how now becomes then | 16 - ripples / hareler - siyah eser tuğçe ulugün tuna – şiva canbazoğlu- aslı bostancı - melih kıraç mimar sinan güzel sanatlar üniversitesi modern dans ana sanat dalı 1., 2., 3., 4. sınıf öğrencileri ***.5 (08nsn)

.convergence into the center: sonance - call for :/ call 4 - we were light – shedding - the rate at which i am – focus – aura - cadavre exquis seda aybey - sophie berls - annelise evans - ashley lindsey - joshua manchulich - monique mernier - meredith ventura university of california, santa barbara dance company **.5 (15nsn)

festivaller

müzede sahne 2026 (27 - 30 ağustos)

.attika'dan mektuplar begüm erciyas ***** (29ağs,17:00)

.yakın zamanın kaybı melih kıraç **** (29ağs)

.mitolojik hikayeler ani haddeler anuşka’nın atölyesi *** (29ağs)

ruhrtriennale 2026 (20 ağustos - 20 eylül, bochum-duisburg-essen)

.RI TE israel galvan - marlene freitas monterio P.OR.K. & IGALVAN company ****.5 (25ağs, essen)

.OPUS / landless christos papadopoulos - georgios kotsifakis opera ballet vlaanderen & leon and the wolf **** (05eyl, essen)

.balkan erotic epic marina abramovic ***.5 (06eyl, duisburg)

.rebel rebel ivo an hove – sidi larbi cherkaoui - henry hey - jan versweyveld ruhrtriennale *** (26ağs, bochum)

.back to kidal serge aimé coulibaly faso dance theatre ** (06 eyl, duisburg)

internationales sommerfestival - kampnagel (09 - 25 ağustos, hamburg)

.erste letzte sekunde - eine gala christoph marthaler kampnagel ****.5 (22ağs)

.monsters of circumstances xavier le roy **** (22ağs)

.FUTURE TONGUEXXX ania nowak nowy teatr & kampnagel ***.5 (23ağs)

.RED eszter salamon *** (23ağs)

tiroler festspiele erl 2026 (09 - 25 temmuz, erl)

.urlicht gustav mahler - franui / yaron lifschitz circa - franui ***** (12tem)

.der fliegende hollaender richard wagner / josef e. kööplinger tiroler festspiele erl ***** (11tem)

.cleopatra/suor angelica hector berlioz - giacomo puccini / deborah warner tiroler festspiele erl ****.5 (10tem)

71. athens epidaurus festival (29 mayıs - 29 ağustos, atina – epidaurus)

.medea luigi cherubini / alexis minotis yunanistan ulusal operası ***** (20hzr, epidaurus)

54. istanbul müzik festivali (11 - 25 haziran)

.rhapsody in bleu - reconciliatio - solo echo iratxe ansa & igor bacovich - angelin preljocaj - crystal pite cnn/aterballetto *** (13hzr, akm tiyatro s.)

biennale teatro 2026 – 54th international theatre festival (07 - 21 haziran, venedik)

.goodbye lindita mario banushi / mario banushi toofareast ****.5 (08hzr)

.ragada mario banushi / mario banushi toofareast ****.5 (07hzr)

.mugen noh othello william shakespeare / satoshi miyagi shizuo performing arts center **** (07hzr)

.promemoria davide iodice / davide iodice biennale teatro **** (09hzr)

.cries christos stergioglou – alex drakos ktistakis athens & epidaurus festival ***.5 (09hzr)

festival di circo – teatro e arti performativ (23 mayıs - 07 haziran, katanya)

.hang up les diptik ****.5 (23mys)

.very little circus wakouwa teatro **** (24mys)

61. stagione - teatro greco di siracusa (08 mayıs - 28 haziran, siraküza)

.antigone sofokles / robert carsen INDA (istituto nazionale del dramma antico) **** (26mys)

26. festival internationale neue dramatik FIND (16 - 26 nisan, berlin)

.orlando virginia woolf – alice birch / katie mitchell schaubühne ***** (25nsn)

.needles and opium robert lepage / robert lepage ex machina **** (25nsn)

.cow I deer katie mitchell – nina segal – melanie wilson yunanistan ulusal tiyatrosu – royal court theatre *** (25nsn)

20. steps! contemporary dance festival (05 - 29 mart, isviçre)

.spirit walking – ima tiffany tregarthen & david raymond – sharon eyal göteborgsoperans danskompani **** (19mrt, baden)

.play dead people watching ***.5 (21mrt, st.gallen)

9. atta festival – bebekler ve çocuklar için uluslararası sanat festivali (20 - 30 kasım)

.atlas ilona jantti - tuula jeker ilmatila ***.5 (22ksm, 13:00)

29. istanbul tiyatro festivali (20 ekim - 22 kasım)

.hamlet william shakespeare - chela de ferrari / chela de ferrari teatro la plaza ***** (24ekm)

.cathedral, an evening with arvo paert marcos morau scapino ballet rotterdam **** (20-21ekm)

.qui som? camille decourtye & blai materu trias baro d’evel **** (23ekm)

.bovary gustave flaubert – michael decock / carme portaceli kvs **.5 (08ksm)

.une trilogie new-yorkaise paul auster – igor mendijsky / igor mendisky moya krysa *.5 (22ksm)

7. istanbul fringe festival (19 - 27 eylül)

.valse valse valse johanna sofia heusser ***.5 (24eyl)

.last things remaining mirjam barakar *** (23eyl)

.masonn max diakok cie boukousou *.5 (25eyl)

müzede sahne 2025 (04 - 07 eylül)

.l’addition tim etchells – bert and nasi / tim etchells festival d’avignon ***** (07eyl)

.yarın, belki de tim etchells - the forced entertainment / ayşe draz beykoz kundura - lita house of production - the forced entertainment ****.5 (04eyl)

.bir gün buradan boğaz’ı izledim murat mahmutyazıcıoğlu / murat mahmutyazıcıoğlu – gizem bilgen sakıp sabancı müzesi **** (07eyl, 18:30)

.hayvanat mahkemesi ara duruşma iris ergül ***.5 (04eyl)

.clownlar bahçede merve tokgöz – sezen çetiner ***.5 (04eyl)

.basit makineler rıza efe reis / görkem örskıran *** (04eyl)

ruhrtriennale 2025 (21 ağustos - 21 eylül)

.guernica guernica fc bergman / fc bergman tonnelhuis antwerpen ***** (20eyl)

.genZ don’t cry mehdi moradpour & sounddramaturgien-kollektiv ruhrtriennale *.5 (20eyl)

1 Eylül 2026 Salı

2025 - 2026 müzik sezonu

.mahler 8. senfoni: jacquelyn wagner - golda schultz - jasmin delfs - beth taylor - fleur barron - benjamin bruns - gihoon kim - le bu - rundfunkchor berlin - bachchor salzburg - boys of the berlin state and cathedral choir - kirill petrenko - berliner philharmoniker ***** (17ock, philharmonie - berlin)

.ansis bētiņš & artūrs čukurs ***** (11nsn, hara)

.aci, galatea e polifemo: bruno de sa – elizabeth deshong – nicolas brooymans – philippe jaroussky – orchestra ka scintilla ***** (20mrt, zürih operası - zürih)

.klanghaus: last haus on earth ***** (30mrt 21:30, paribuart)

.lars danielsson & liberetto ***** (11mrt, paribuart)

.100 years of mikis theodorakis “zorba the greek”: thanos matzilis – evi mazi – andreas katsigiannis – estoudiantina neas ionias ***** (03nsn, zorlu psm büyük s.)

.nicolas bringuier – lionel bringuier – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***** (13şbt, akm büyük s.)

.pekinel uluslararası masterclass konseri: naz irem türkmen - arseniy gusev – alpay jan inkılap – eda seviniş – liang dai (A Bu) – umut sağlam – elvin hoxha ganiyev – taissia lavrova – can saraç – markus becker – veriko tchumburidze – jamal aliyev – güher & süher pekinel ***** (12eyl, akm tiyatro s.)

.kayhan kalhor & erdal erzincan ***** (08ara, bostancı gösteri merkezi)

.sezon açılış konseri: nikolai lugansky – antonio pirolli – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ****.5 (10ekm, akm büyük s.)

.sezon açılış konseri: ilya maximov – carlo tenan – borusan istanbul filarmoni orkestrası ****.5 (09ekm, lütfi kırdar k.m.)

.sezon açılış konseri: pablo ferrandez – aziz shokhakimov – tekfen filarmoni orkestrası ****.5 (04ksm, işsanat)

.deniz uzun – sascha goetzel – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ****.5 (28ksm, akm büyük s.)

.cumhuriyet’in tangosu: ezgi köker – tevfik rodos – toros can – ortaç aydınoğlu – rüstem mustafa – hakan şensoy – milli reasürans oda orkestrası ****.5 (31ekm, akm büyük s.)

.barbara hannigan – borusan istanbul filarmoni orkestrası ****.5 (11ara, lütfi kırdar k.m.)

.lucas debargue – kremerata baltica ****.5 (19şbt, işsanat)

.daishin kashimoto – andreas ottensamer – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ****.5 (19ara, akm büyük s.)

.beethoven 9. senfoni: enkeleda kamani – deniz uzun – ilker arcayürek – li huanghong – transilvanya devlet filarmoni korosu – cornel groza – carlo tenan – borusan istanbul filarmoni orkestrası **** (14mys, lütfi kırdar k.m.)

.sdarko brlek – alfonso scarano - istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası **** (10nsn, akm büyük s.)

.jan lisiecki – carlo tenan – borusan istanbul filarmoni orkestrası **** (15ock, lütfi kırdar k.m.)

.konstantinos argiros **** (09tem, açıkhava tiyatrosu)

.deniz yakın – denzisu polat – ari rasilainen – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası **** (23ock, akm büyük s.)

.david cohen – nicolo umberto foron – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası **** (06mrt, akm büyük s.)

.arseniya sibilyova – nazlı erdoğan – tatyana boyarina – andrey pisarev **** (23nsn, deniz müzesi)

.claire levacher – orchestra sinfonica siciliana **** (29mys, teatro politeama garibaldi - palermo)

.anne-sophie bertrand – alessandro cedrone – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (27şbt, akm büyük s.)

.timothy ridout – raoul grüneis - istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (16ock, akm büyük s.)

.maria bayankina – gamid abdulov – vladislav kupriyanov – jamal aliyev – devlet çoksesli çocuk korosu – trt istanbul çocuk korosu – cami’i can deliorman – cumhurbaşkanlığı senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (28ara, akm büyük s.)

.diana krall – sebastian steinberg – matt chamberlain ***.5 (01ksm, volkswagen arena)

.zarina altynbayeva – hasan niyazi tura – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (03ekm, akm büyük s.)

.robert lakatos – alfonso scarano - istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (05ara, akm büyük s.)

.evelyne berezovsky – ryan macadams – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (27mrt, akm büyük s.)

.alena baeva – gilbert varga – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası ***.5 (17nsn, akm büyük s.)

.françois-frederic guy – carlo tenan – borusan istanbul filarmoni orkestrası *** (26şbt, lütfi kırdar k.m.)

.murat karahan – alessandra di giorgio – tamara radjenovic – pietro mazzetti – limak filarmoni orkestrası **.5 (06ksm, volkswagen arena)

.gilles apap – camerata zürich **.5 (02nsn, işsanat)

.anthony gabriele - istanbul film orkestrası: national geographic – symphony for our world **.5 (04nsn, volkswagen arena)

.le div4s – hasan niyazi tura – istanbul devlet senfoni orkestrası **.5 (26ara, akm büyük s.)

festivaller

v. uluslararası istanbul oda müziği festivali (5 - 18 eylül)

.saxback ensemble ****.5 (05eyl, süreyya operası)

.stockholm syndrome ensemble & jay gilligan ****.5 (14eyl, süreyya operası)

.andrey baranov – veriko tchumburidze – nora schwarzberg – orhan çelebi – nil kocamangil – gary hoffman **** (11eyl, süreyya operası)

35. akbank caz festivali (27 eylül – 12 ekim)

.joel lyssarides & georgios prokopiou ****.5 (01ekm, arter)

.rymden (bugge wesseltoft, dan berglund, magnus öström) ****.5 (08ekm, zorlu psm küçük s.)

.bohren und der club of gore **** (11ekm, borusan müzikevi)

17. venedik caz festivali (31 mayıs - 02 ağustos)

.bugge wesseltoft – solo ***** (06hzr, la fenice operası konser salonu - venedik)

54. istanbul müzik festivali (11 - 25 haziran)

.kian soltani – petr popelka – viyana senfoni orkestrası ***** (24hzr, akm büyük s.)

.behzod abduraimov – aziz shokhakimov – tekfen filarmoni orkestrası ****.5 (11hzr, akm büyük s.)

.bruce liu – petr popelka – viyana senfoni orkestrası **** (23hzr, akm büyük s.)

.iestyn davies – noah bendix-balgley – hande küden – diyang mei – knut weber **** (14hzr, süreyya operası)

37. musikfest bremen (14 ağustos - 04 eylül)

.brahms’ requiem: iveta simonyan – matthias winckhler – teodor currentzis – utopia orchestra & choir ***** (24ağs, st.petri katedrali - bremen)

29 Ağustos 2026 Cumartesi

Strange Pictures'dan...

The professor, Dr Tomiko Hagio, stuck a sheet of paper onto the university classroom blackboard.

She pointed at the drawing on it as she spoke.

'As you can all see, I now focus on teaching, but before I started lecturing young people like yourselves, I was a practising psychologist. I offered therapy to quite a lot of patients during my career. This picture is a copy of a drawing done by a patient I treated early on. A young girl. Let's call her "Little A" for now. When Little A was eleven years old, she was arrested for the murder of her mother.'

Those words, 'the murder of her mother', sent a ripple of shock through the students.

'I decided to use a drawing test when undertaking her analysis. A drawing test is where we ask the patient to draw a specific kind of picture and use the results to analyse the patient's mental state. Like they say, "Painting is a mirror of the soul", and a drawing can often offer insight into the inner mind of the artist. In particular, drawings of houses, trees and people can be remarkably revealing. Now, does anyone find anything about this picture strange?'

Dr Hagio looked around the classroom.

The students only stared intently at the picture on the blackboard, wearing puzzled expressions.

'Does nothing stand out? At first glance, it probably seems rather ordinary. But here and there are some very unusual points indeed. First, look closely at the girl in the centre of the drawing. Her mouth, in particular.'

Dr Hagio pointed at it. 'It's somewhat messy and smudged. Little A had difficulty getting the mouth right and had to erase and redraw it over and over. She managed to draw the other parts smoothly in a single try, so why did she keep making mistakes at the mouth? This offers us a clue to understanding her state of mind.

'Little A was abused by her mother,' Dr Hagio explained. 'It seems that whenever she was at home, she always had to force herself to smile and act happy, so as not to anger her mother. Inside she was frightened, but her face always had to be smiling. Even if it was a lie. She would think, "If I don't smile right, she'll beat me." While drawing the mouth, she remembered that feeling, and it made her nervous. Her hands shook, and she couldn't draw well. The pain in her heart is also revealed in the drawing of the house next to the girl' Again, she pointed at the picture.

'The house has no door. Without a door, you can't get inside, right? This house is a direct reflection of the girl's heart. "No one is allowed inside." "I want to be alone in here." We can see her desire for a refuge from the outside world.

'Now, finally, I'd like you all to look at the drawing of the tree.

'The ends of the branches are sharp and pointed, like thorns. We sometimes see this kind of shape in drawings done by criminals. It seems to express a defiant, aggressive heart. It says, "I will hurt you," or "I will prick you." Now, as a psychologist, I had to consider all this information together to diagnose the subject.'

Dr Hagio looked into the eyes of her students as she spoke, slowly and carefully.

'After looking at this picture, I concluded that Little A had a strong chance at rehabilitation. Can you see why? Look again at the tree. This time, look past the branches, and focus on the trunk. There is a little bird living in a hollow there. People who draw pictures like this display a desire to protect, and a tendency towards strong maternal love. It expresses the desire to defend the weak, and to create a safe place for them to live.

'Deep inside Little A's thorny, aggressive spirit hid a kind heart. If we gave her a chance to interact with animals or small children, we could foster that kindness and possibly calm her aggressive spirit. That is what I thought then, and I am still confident in that diagnosis. I understand that Little A is now living happily as a mother.'

- Uketsu

(Çeviri: Jim Rion)

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