A CORNER IN THE WORLD

ABOUT

A Corner in the World is an independent collective for curatorial practice focusing on performing arts and related fields in Turkey. With a strong belief in the exchange and interaction of disciplines, backgrounds and cultures, we aim to facilitate creations in various forms, give visibility to new voices and contribute to the cultural and artistic landscape of cities and communities. Our work takes place in various spaces, takes in various actors and new interdisciplinary practices in performing arts. We also aim to decentralize artistic production and point to opportunities beyond conventional spaces and audiences. Our international work focuses on exchange, mobility and collaborations between Turkey and its surrounding regions, with which we have little opportunities to come together despite our geographical proximity.

WHAT WE DO?

✓Experiences:

We design and promote events that are in the intersection of performing arts & related fields: festivals, curations of events and venues, workshops, trainings and special gatherings in collaboration with other organisations. Our works prioritises diversity, inclusion and giving space to less-heard voices.

✓ Creations:

We encourage new creations through our productions or co-productions and support independent artists during the process of creation, from the beginning to the end.

✓ Touring Management & Consultancy:

We support and promote international circulation of artists from Turkey and represent them in the international arena.

TEAM

Burcu Yılmaz

^{She is a curator, performer and cultural manager. She is the co-director of A Corner in the World. She had a background on cultural heritage and arts management and performing arts and got her education in Turkey and France. She worked with national and international organisations including Anadolu Kültür (TR), Friche Laiterie (FR), Global Heritage Fund (USA) and as a consultant for Creative Europe. She performed for Villa Theatre (FR) and Altenburg State Theatre (GR) among others and toured in France, Greece, Germany and Italy. As a trainer on creative dance,improvisation and soundpainting, she works with different groups including mostly children.}

Fatih Gençkal

^{He is a performing artist and curator. He is the founding artistic director of A Corner in the World Festival and Studio 4 Istanbul company. With a background in Political Science, Acting and Contemporary Dance, he has been involved in performing, directing, teaching, cultural management and curating nationally and internationally. His performance and directing work has been seen in Theater Freiburg, TheaterFormen (GER), Julidans (NL), PS122 (USA) and İstanbul Theater Festival among others. Fatih is a nominee for New Theater Magazine Beklan Algan Actor Award (2014) and recipient of Direklerarası New Space Manager Award (2015)}

Claire Zerhouni

^{She is the co-director of A Corner in the World. With a background in Political Sciences, she has been working with various international initiatives as a cultural management, teacher, writer, or curator. She worked with Epic Theater Ensemble (USA), the Arab World Institute (FR), the French Institute (SY/TR), Siwa Plateforme (FR/TU), arthereistanbul (TR). Her articles appear in print and online publications as Time Out Istanbul, Artradar, or Curiosity Magazine. She also works as a Reshaper for the Euro-Mediterranean program Reshape on the Fair Governance Trajectory.}

^{photo credit: Murat Dürüm}

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