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Along the Way...

My professional creative journey began in 1999 with dance, where I first learned to attune to the body, breath, and movement. Along the way, I trained in dramatic writing and dramaturgy, with a particular focus on identity as a lens for storytelling, and worked as a teaching artist exploring the intersections of movement, neuroscience, and performance. These multidisciplinary experiences naturally led me to Intimacy Coordination, where I bring structure, consent, and clarity to the art of physical storytelling on screen.

Creative Timeline

Teaching Artist

Dramatic Writing & Dramaturgy

Dance & Movement

Interpretations & Publications 

2013 - Present | Teaching Artist, Trauma Informed Movement & Performance in High Contact Disciplines

2013 – 2019 | Teaching Artist, Movement, Playwright & Dramaturg, Tiyatrohane Art School 

2016 | Teaching Artist, YogART & YogACT, 34th Izmir International Theatre Festival 

2010 -2013 | Teaching Artist & Director of Education, Akkademi Theatre

2011 | Jury for Acting Talent Show, TIMS Production Istanbul.

2008 - 2010 | Teaching Artist & School Manager, MSM Art School Izmir 

2010 | Cast Director & Acting Coach , Sihirli Anahtar Istanbul & Izmir

2008 | Guest artist, Stage West Theatre Company, Des Moines (Rabbit Hole 2008/ Little Dog Laughed 2008/Reefer Madness The Musical 2008/ Angels In America – Millennium Approaches, Intern Dramaturg)

2005 | Guest Artist, Valerie Williams Dance Theatre Co’motion, (Intern Assistant Director – Choreographer) 

 2002 - 2005 | Dokuz Eylul University, Performing Arts Experimental Theatre Group, Izmir

2001 - 2002 |  IKSEV International Izmir Festival 

Staged Plays

2015 | Veresiye Teklif Etmeyin Lütfen! (Do not ask for a loan please!) 

2015 | Balım (Bal – Sugar‘dan müzik uyarlaması) (Honey – musical adaptation from Sugar) 

2016| Yeni Bir Masal (Brand New Fairy Tale) 

2016 | Bir Kurt Hikayesi (A Wolf Story) 

2016 | Küçük Yalan Büyük Dolan (Tiny Lie A Huge Mess) 

2014 | Basu ve Sihirli Heykel (Basu and Magic Statue) 

2014 | Ezi’nin Pasta Savaşı (Ezi’s Cake Fight) 

 

Opera Dramaturgy Repertoire

 

Medea – Maria Luigi Cherubini & Hoffmann

Le Nozze di Figaro – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ponte

Machbeth – Guiseppe Verdi & Piave

Othello – Guiseppe Verdi & Boito

Faust – Charles Francois Gounod, Carre & Barbier

Romeo and Juliet – Gounod

Tosca – Giacomo Puccinni & Giacosa

Electra – Richard Strauss & Hoffmannstall

2013 - present | Senior Trauma Informed Movement & Yoga Instructor

Leading 200 HR YA Teachers Training 

2012 - present | Accredited Instructor

Certified in Contrology and Yoga (Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 & YACEP). Specialized on Trauma Informed Practices. 

2009 - present | Dance & Movement Instructor 

Teaching dance and movement for performing arts; since 2013 focusing on movement and neuroscience in performance, leading workshops and educational programs.​

2007 - 2008 | Kinesthetic Studies

Collaborated with Dr. Chell Garcia on kinesthetic research; received advanced training in movement across performance arts.

2006 | Writer, Sempatik Dance Magazine

Contributed monthly articles on dance culture and body arts for a cultural dance magazine.​

1999 - 2006 | Professional Dancer & Choreographer 

Specialized in Social Latin Dances, and Argentine Tango. Performed and taught at professional level.​

1999 - 2008 | Training with Renowned Masters

Studied with Dmitry Lopatkin, Juan Matos, Pablo Pouchot & Silvina Larrea, Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes, Nancy & Damian Essel, Marcela Guevara & Stefano Guidice, Carlos Paz, Esteban Moreno & Claudia Codega, Alejandra Gutty, Geraldine Rojas, among others.

Member, International Dance Council – CID UNESCO

2022 | Translator, The Pocket Guide To Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges.

2022 | Co-author, a chapter on mindfulness, yoga, and movement, EMDR Therapy for People.

2019 | Translator, Trauma Sensitive Yoga In Therapy by David Emerson. 

2018 | Co-author, a chapter on meditation and body awareness, Island of Reil (Insula) in the Human Brain: Anatomical, Functional, Clinical and Surgical Aspects.

Consecutive Interpretation In Trainings

2017 | Mastery Certificate in Manuel Therapy (MCMT). Lectures by Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos, DPT, MD, PHD, DSc, ECS and Dr. Rizopoulos PT, a DPT, MCMT, RMSK

2014 - 2016 | Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association (NDTA) / Bobath Certificate Course in the Management and Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Neuromotor Disorders. Lectures by Joan Day Mohr, PT, C/NDT , Pamela L. Ward, PT, C/NDT Therese McDermott, MHS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT

2015 - 2016 | Organic Intelligence ( Beyond-Trauma) Training, Lecture by Cynthia Merchant.

2015 - 2017 | Family Constellations Therapy Training, Lecture by Rumen Yankulov.

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