PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Expressive Arts Institute Istanbul, Turkey 2020- Present
Faculty
Teaching the Expressive Arts Oriented Dance/Movement Section of Module K.
Limpid Works, Prague 2020- Present
Faculty
Co-teaching at the Somatic Dialogue Facilitator’s Program
Jessica Kingsley Publishing House, 2019
Author
Wrote the book: ’Improvisation in the Expressive and Performing Arts: The Relationship of Shaping and Letting go’
Private Practice, Istanbul, 2018-Present
Somatic Dialogue and Expressive Arts
Working with individuals and groups
Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul, Turkey 2007- Present
Faculty at Performing Arts Department
Teaching Movement Techniques & Improvisation, Creative Process, Composition and
Bodies & Technologies classes at the Performing Arts Department
boDig Istanbul, Turkey 2007- 2018
Co-founder
Co-founded boDig with Aylin Kalem which is an an Istanbul based arts initiative
focusing mainly on the issues of the body in contemporary and digital culture
boDig organized many festivals in Turkey and in France which showcased works of
more than 70 different artists’ coming from 14 different countries
Choreographer/Performer– Europe & New York & Istanbul 2000- to the present
Modern Dance
Performing in Prague and Istanbul, choreographer Berrak Yedek’s solo
“Let me be…” (www.let-me-be.me)
Movement direction of director Ipek Tasdan’s stage adaptation of Stephen Zweig’s
“The Royal Game”
Choreographed “Sahibinin Acisi” (written by Ipek Tasdan and directed by
Turgay Dogan)
Choreographed Turgay Dogan’s version of Falk Richter’s “Rausch”
Created “Bir” a performance piece for Neighbours Exibition at Istanbul Modern
Museum
Co-created “Merdiven” a street performance as a parallel event for the 13th İstanbul
Biennial (with Aylin Kalem)
Co-created “Uykudan…” a performance piece for Istanbul Modern
Museum’s 2013 YAP Exhibition (with Aylin Kalem)
Created a performance piece for Elgiz Collection Opening at Çıragan Palace
Co-created three original performance pieces for La la la Human Steps exhibition of
Istanbul Modern Museum (with Aylin Kalem)
“The Knot Theory” performed in boDig festival in Garajistanbul, Rencontres
Chorégraphiques de Carthage (Tunis), Centre des Arts (Enghien Les Bains-
Paris)
Created parts of her latest work “The Knot Theory” at L’animal a Lesquena in
Barcelona/Spain and performed the work in Barcelona
Showcased her installation work at the Bjcem Biennial in Bari Italy
Attended the Absent Interfaces lab in Vienna as a representative artist of Turkey
Showcased her installation work at Tedance Festival in Lisbon/ Portugal
Co-created “Vantage Point” performance piece commissioned by Mikhail Baryshnikov
(with Jamie Allen)
Created two pieces for an off-Broadway dance festival and danced as a principal
Co-created “Vapor”, a multimedia dance performance -funded by NYU and Koc
Foundation (with Ron Goldin)
Performed for Irina Poulos for the Onasis Foundation Dance Awards
Choreographed pieces for Tisch Dance Department, 37th St. Dance Lab and
Chasama Theater at Times Square
Performed in Nacho Duato’s “Jardi Tancat”
Performed with choreographers like Linda Tarnay, James Sutton, Nicolo Fonte,
Candas Bas, Berrak Yedek, Djamel Fellouche, Lindsay Smith
Codice- Idee per la Cultura (Sponsored by TELECOM Italia) – Pisa, Italy 2006
Commissioned Multimedia Choreographer
Co-arranged the performance section of the Festival
Created two new Interactive performance pieces for the Technology Festival in collaboration with
Luke R. Dubois and Jamie Allen
United Nations – New York, NY 2005
Interactive Installation Artist
Created the “first” interactive video installation piece to be exhibited at the
United Nations Headquarters
Baryshnikov Art Center – New York, NY 2005
Interactive Media Artist and Choreographer
Commissioned by Mikhail Baryshnikov to create a dance piece using interactive
Technologies in collaboration with Jamie Allen
Dance Insider Magazine – New York, NY 2003-2005
New York Reviewer
Reviewing classical and modern ballet performances for the Paris based magazine
EDUCATION
European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland, 2011-2016
Arts, Health & Society Division, PhD Program, (received Summa Cum Lade)
European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland 2010-2011
Arts, Health & Society Division, CAGS Program
New York University- New York, NY 2003-2005
Tisch School of the Arts, MPS Masters in Interactive Telecommunications (3.9 GPA)
New York University- New York, NY 2000-2003
Tisch School of the Arts, BFA in Dance with a minor in Economics (Honors Scholar)
AWARDS RECEIVED
2011: TUBITAK International Scientific Meeting Grant Programme Scholarship
2006: “Buyers Choice Award” for and interactive installation at the EXHIBITOR 2006
2005: Baryshnikov Art Center Fellowship
2004: Convivio Scholarship for the Interaction Design Summer Program
2004: Re-award of Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program Scholarship
2004: Rudin Interactive Telecommunications Award
2003: Awarded the Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program Scholarship
1991: Royal Academy of Ballet (London) Scholarship winner