Sahneleme

Sahneleme is the Turkish term for the staging of a dramatic or performative work, referring to the planning and realization of how a story is presented to an audience. It encompasses choices about the physical space, the arrangement of scenery and props, the movement and positioning of actors (blocking), lighting, sound, costume, and other design elements, as well as the coordination of these elements by the director and stage management team. In practice, sahneleme aims to translate a script into a coherent visual and auditory experience that supports the narrative, mood, and pacing of a performance.

In theatre, sahneleme centers on the interplay between space, performers, and time on stage. Design decisions—set pieces, textures, colors, lighting cues, and sound effects—shape how scenes read and how characters are perceived. In film and television, the concept overlaps with mise-en-scène, including camera placement, movement, and production design, alongside lighting and sound to craft the implied world of the story.

In literary and dramatic analysis, sahneleme can describe how a scene is staged within a script or narrative, focusing on the implied or described visual presentation. Historically, the modern Turkish understanding of sahneleme developed with Western theatre practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and has since evolved with advances in stage technology and cinematic production.