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Türkmut Dere

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.
