acornerintheworld

A CORNER IN THE WORLD X bomontiada ALT

resident curator of bomontiada ALT
May 2017 to December 2019

A Corner in the World was the resident curator of bomontiada ALT from May 2017 to December 2019 where we ran a year-round multi-disciplinary artistic program and contributed to the artistic and cultural life of bomontiada, an industrial site converted into a creative hub.

Our programs at bomontiada included artist residency programs, festivals, contermporary dance and theater performances, films, music, lounge encounters, visual arts and other events which spread around the bomontiada campus and beyond.

Programs:

Guest Artist Programs: ALT+ and ALT 001: Semih Fırıncıoğlu, Onur Karaoğlu, Zinnure Türe, Gizem Aksu, Ufuk Şenel, Can Bora, Nursev Irmak Demirbaş

Performances Program: productions, co-productions, guest performances

Music Sessions: Performative Concerts curated by a different musician each month

Contemporary Dance in Turkey talks with Tuğçe Tuna
Contemporary Music in Turkey talks with Şevket Akıncı
Archive of Feelings with Gizem Aksu
ALT Shorts: Short Films Selection curated by Dilek Aydın

ALT 29’59’’ Short Performances Selection
Walk Around the Corner: performance walk
Pop Around the Corner: pop up interactive performances
New Texts and Other Things: Play Reading Series in cooperation with Galata Perform
Plak & Play: Open Turntable Night
Ask the Musician: Acoustic Concerts
Film Screenings in cooperation with Başka Cinema
Exhibitions
Creative Workshops for Kids and Adults

Project Collaborations:

!f İstanbul, IKSV Theater Festival, Sharjah Bienal – Bahar, İstanbul Silent Film Days, Festival 408, Moving Visegrad Choreographic Residency, At Home: Turkey – Holland co-production, Once I Set Foot Outside Turkey – Germany co-production, Baska Sinema, Soundports Festival, Tarabya Academy, Institut Français de Turquie, Goethe Institute, Pozitif

Some posters from the A Corner in the World X bomontiada ALT Program: