Lubunya: Ekstravaganza, a performative evening, hosted by curator Aylime Aslı Demir, activist and performer Metin Uzun, artist Must Kika, columnist Tanju Tariz and journalist and writer Yıldız Tar, invites to join a raki table with linguistic delights, traditional turkish belly dance and fortune - telling, dedicated to lubunca - a secret language of LGBTQI+ community in Turkey.
Blending terms from multiple languages such as Romani, Greek, Arabic, Armenian and French, lubunca is an argot of approximately four hundred words, spoken by the köçeks and tellaks between the 17th and 18th centuries in Turkey and later adopted and developed by trans people. Throughout the evening raki and turkish snacks will be served while the guests are invited to join conversation and dance for the liberation potentials of lubunya culture.
The language of the event: Lubunca, Turkish and English.
Blending terms from multiple languages such as Romani, Greek, Arabic, Armenian and French, lubunca is an argot of approximately four hundred words, spoken by the köçeks and tellaks between the 17th and 18th centuries in Turkey and later adopted and developed by trans people. Throughout the evening raki and turkish snacks will be served while the guests are invited to join conversation and dance for the liberation potentials of lubunya culture.
The language of the event: Lubunca, Turkish and English.