A CORNER IN THE WORLD
A Corner in the World is an organization working at the intersection of arts, culture, and social sciences, creating diverse and thought-provoking curatorial content that explores timely issues through the lens of performance and its interaction with other disciplines. We are based in İstanbul and İzmir but our practice expands to various cities nationally and internationally.
Curations
Our curatorial approach is rooted in the intersection of performing arts, cultural studies, and social sciences. We create diverse, socially engaged curatorial content that explores timely issues through the possibilities of performance and its dialogue with other disciplines. Driven by impact and community engagement, our work fosters critical conversations and meaningful connections across artistic and social spheres.
Innovative Interaction
We think outside of the box and look for new ways to put things together. We create new propositions beyond the conventional by synthesizing creative ideas in interaction with various disciplines and practices.
Dynamic Plurality
With a strong belief in the exchange and interaction of disciplines, backgrounds and practices, we aim to facilitate creations in various forms, promote new voices and contribute to the cultural and artistic landscape of cities and communities.
Decentralized Internationalization
We work towards decentralizing artistic production and point to opportunities beyond conventional approaches, spaces and audiences. Our international focus is on fostering exchange, mobility and collaborations between Turkey and its surrounding regions, with which we have very few platforms to come together despite our geographical proximity.
Performances
A Reason to Talk, Sachli Gholamalizad (İran)
Train Him Up for Me, Nancy Naous (Lebanon)
Jogging, Hanane Hajj Ali (Lebanon)
HA!, Bouchra Ouizguen (Morocco)
Sur Le Fil, Nacera Belaza (Algeria)
UNIKAT, Astrit İsmaili (Kosovo)
Video Call 2, Pantea Armanfar (Iran)
Farcie, Sorour Darabi (Iran)
Once Again, Lena Schmit (Syria)
Rendez Vous, Hala Sayasneh, Jawad Alhabbal (Syria)
Handmade, Movement Atelier
Punishment, Leman Sevda Darıcığlu
In a Room of One’s Own, Nihal Koldaş
Light Theory, Onur Karaoğlu
Yellow Journey, Zinnure Türe
(Ellipsis), Fatih Gençkal
Walk Around the Corner short performances (Canan Yücel Pekiçten, Metehan Kayan-Umut Sevgül, Fırat Kuşçu, Cemal Acet,
Ezgi Bilgin, Dilek Üstünalan, Volkan Ergen, Nursev Irmak Demirbaş),
29’59’’ short performances (Ekin Tunçeli, Ufuk Şenel, Hilal Polat, Talin Büyükkürkçiyan Demirci, Can Bora, Idil Kemer)
Encounters and Talks
Nihal Koldaş, Tuğçe Tuna, New Text New Theater, Nihan Vural, Berna Gençalp, Corner Pro
Music
BabaZula, DJ Ahmet Uluğ B2B Undomondo, Tatavla Keyfi, Cümbüş Cemaat
Visual Arts
The Flaneuse, Aslı Özgen Tuncer, Gözde Onaran
Festival Team
A Corner in the World Curators: Burcu Yılmaz, Claire Zerhouni, Fatih Gençkal
Technical Coordination: Kutay Tuğan, Utku Kara
Operation Coordination: Ceren Kalay
Interns: Polen Çokçok, Alara Guntav
Design: Quiet
Poster image: Nilbar Güreş
Festival trailer: Didem Diblen
Festival trailer music composition: Eda Er
Booklet Translations: İlknur Urkun Kelso
Surtitle Translations: İbrahim Halaçoğlu
Festival Photographer: Murat Dürüm
bomontiada administration team: Emrah Yamaç, Pınar Atasoy
Partners and Supporters
bomontiada, Institute Français, Embassy of the Netherlands, Babylon, Leica Gallery, Hilton Bomonti, SALT Galata, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Department of Contemporary Dance.
A Corner in the World Festival 3 was presented in the framework of A Corner in the World X bomontiada ALT program.
Performances
These Shoes Are Made for Walking, Nancy Naous (Lebanon-France)
Working Method, Enkidu Khaled (Iraq)
Under the Flesh, Bassam Abou Diab (Lebanon)
Bodiless Heads #1 Simulacrum, Setareh Fatehi (Iran)
Deplacement, Mithkal Alzghair (Syria)
Skin Color, DramAcum (Romanya)
Heimat…los!, Ceren Oran ( Turkey- Germany)
Body Revolution, Mokhallad Rasem (Iraq-Belgium)
Tu Meur(s) De Terre & How to Start and How to End?, Hamdi Dridi (Tunisia) One for the Road, Ilyas Odman (Turkey)
YU, Gizem Aksu (Turkey)
İnvasion Laboratory Presentation, Selim Yalçın (Turkey)
A Trial on S.C.U.M., Derya Bayraktaroglu-Gökçe Yigitel (Turkey)
The Wind Take Us Home, Mohammad Al Attar-Fatih Gençkal (Syria- Turkey)
Walk Around the Corner short performances (Ozan Tekin, Safak Ersözlü, Can Güvenç, Lara Aysal, Nadir Sönmez, Dadans, Deniz Atlı, Pırıltı Onukar)
Music
Bandista (Turkey)
Miqayel Voskanyan&Friends (Armenia)
Country for Syria (Syria- Turkey -ABD)Tahribat-ı Isyan (Turkey)
Visual Arts
Unauthorized (in cooperation with arthereistanbul)
Workshops & Encounters
Dance and Performance Writing Workshop ( Dans Yazım) , Corner Pro
Festival Team
Artistic Director: Fatih Gençkal
Festival Executive Team: Burcu Yılmaz, Claire Zerhouni, Nil Delahaye, Marta Montevecchi, Utku Kara
Design: Demet Özge Aykan (Brandmood)
Publicity Videos: Tunay Sevinç
Poster Photo: Deniz Buga
Printed Materials: Hilal Polat
PR and Media Manager: Tuğçe Yapıcı
Contributors: Zeyneb Gültekin, Deniz Buga, Onur Karaoğlu, Serden Salman, Matias Daporta Gonzalez, Kathryn Hamilton, Gözde Koyuncu ve Engin Gerçek Volunteers Berat Gültekin, Başak Gürer, Duygu Yıldırım, Selin Çakaloğlu, Gamze Tever, Ayşecan Özen, Dila Kavasoğlu, Ece Zeynep Taşkın, Berna Birtan, Hatice Delen, Defne Ar, Tuğçe Uçar, Erdal Işıkdemir, Enise Uzanır, Burak Gündüz, Beste Burcu Bayhan, Özgen Kaybaki, Merve Ceyhan, Nazlı Durak, Dilan Yoğun
Partners and Supporters
Arab Fund For Arts and Culture, Mophradat, Kadıköy Belediyesi, Institute Français, Embassy of the Netherlands, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Department of Contemporary Dance, Yücel Cultural Foundation, Hrant Dink Foundation, Brandmood, Anadolu Kültür (Depo), Kargart, PAKT, SKYGD, arthereistanbul, Club Quartier
Performances
Blade Bones, Zinnure Türe/Lidia Cangiano (Turkey-Italy)
Room, Maqamat Dance Theater (Lebanon)
The Maids, Vahid Evazzadeh (Iran)
A Boy and His Dog, Kostis Kallivretakis (Greece)
4 Doors, 40 Planes, Mezopotamya Dans (Turkey)
Di Tuwalete De, Destar Tiyatro (Turkey)
Images: Containers as Social Landscapes, Aylwyn Walsh (S. Africa)
SAR, Mihran Tomasyan-Saro Usta (Turkey)
Music
Collectif Medz Bazar (France-Armenia)
No Border (Iran-Syria- Turkey)
Saba Barada (Syria)
Şop – Serhat Kural/Ruken Yılmaz, Vomank (Turkey)
Visual Arts
Camera Here: Shorts from Syria
Festival Team
Artistic Director: Fatih Gençkal
Program Coordinator: Zinnure Türe
Operations Coordinator: Onur Karaoğlu
Technical Manager: Utku Kara
Logistics Coordinator: Nil Delahaye
Design Director: Sarp Sözdinler
Design Application: Erge Yeksan
Residency Coordinator: Claire Zerhouni
Publicity Videos: Tunay Sevinç
Printed Materials: Hilal Polat
Event Coordinator: Benjamin Van Burren
International Press Coordinator: Kathryn Hamilton
Volunteer Team: Marta Montevecchi, Ezgi Mutluer, Özgül Akıncı, Hatice Delen, Derya Günaydın, Deniz Güzelmeriç, Sema Öztekin, Başak Gürer, Derya İnce, Ahu Özden, Berat Gültekin, Deniz Fidan, İrem Tellioğlu, İpek Süer
Partners and Supporters
Kadıköy Municipality, Institute Français, Norwegian Embassy, Çatı Contemporary Dance Association, Bidayyat (Lebanon), Kargart, Kadıköy Terminal Stage, Club Quartier, Aramyan Uncuyan Association.
Event and Program Design
Inspired by the transformative power of interdisciplinary creativity, cultural practices, and collaboration, we design bespoke events and programs that respond to the needs of our audiences and the unique cultural contexts we work within. By actively listening and engaging with our partners and participants, we co-create meaningful experiences that foster innovation, empowerment, and impact. Our approach emphasizes shared responsibility, where ideas and expertise flow freely, ensuring every voice is heard. We aim to craft stories that spark change, build connections, and leave a lasting legacy, while fostering sustainable, transformative cultural exchange.
She is a curator, performer, and cultural manager, and the founding partner and co-director of A Corner in the World. She holds expertise in performing arts, arts management, and cultural heritage, with education in both Turkey and France. Throughout her career, Burcu has collaborated with a wide range of national and international organizations, including ATÖLYE, bomontiada, Anadolu Kültür, Friche Laiterie, Global Heritage Fund, and Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory. She also contributes as an independent expert for the European Commission’s Creative Europe Program.
As an interdisciplinary artist, she has worked with Villa Theatre (FR), Altenburg State Theatre (DE), and ATTA Festival (TR), touring across Turkey, France, Greece, Germany, and Italy. In recent years, her focus has been on creating performances for young audiences. Burcu leads workshops on creative dance, improvisation, and soundpainting, working with diverse groups—including women, children, and marginalized communities—creating collaborative and multidisciplinary performances that emphasize inclusivity and creative expression.
He is a performing artist and curator. He is the co-director of A Corner in the World and tibia x fibula 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 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), an advisory committee member for Komünitas İzmir, a Mophradat grants selection committee member in 2020.
He has a bachelor degree in Management of Performing Arts from Istanbul Bilgi University. Since 2015, he took many roles and positions such as booking agent, manager, tour manager, festival promoter and director and label director. He worked at XJAZZ Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Berlin, and was a part of the founding team of Bozcaada Jazz Festival and Bergama Theatre Festival. Since 2021, he coordinates operations and research at A Corner in the World. He is also taking programming/coding classes in order to bring his experience and observations gained through his art and culture background together with innovation and technology.
Research and Consultancy
We offer research and consultancy services for organizations and institutions, focusing on key issues within the broader creative industries ecosystem, including cultural policy, the creative economy, and impact. Our consultancy services range from providing training in program and event design, curatorial and cultural management to co-designing curatorial approaches and strategic frameworks that enhance organizational vision and engagement.
