Amfidromo Chorotheotro

Aydin Teker

Dalika Dance Company

Ilyas Odman

InterAct

Ivo Dimchev

Marco Goecke

Martine Pisani

Taldans

Talin Buyukkurciyan

Tugce Tuna

Xurban
Tugce Ulugun Tuna
Turkey
F
20 min. excerpt from work-in-progress

Concept & Choreography: Tugçe U. Tuna
Dancers: Çigdem Agas, Erdinç Anaz, Eren Bakici, Asli
Bostanci, Yoseb Kim, Melis Tuzcuoglu
Music: Erdem Helvacioglu

The work focuses on “the movement establishing
its own existence in the body and space”.At the
same time, Tuna considers the body as a limited
space and inquires into the existence and
metamorphosis in this limited space.

*to be premiered in the 15th Istanbul International
Theater Festival 27- 28 May 2006
Based in Istanbul, Tugce Tuna has been working as a
choreographer, performer. She completed her doctorate
degree at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of
Performing Arts, Istanbul, with a thesis entitled
"Relationship of Body and Space" (2003) along with the
accompanying project “Vertigo” (2002). She teaches
dance composition, improvisation, repertoire,
contemporary technique at the same institution since
1996. She also teaches as guest lecturer at“International
Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance” since 2003. Her
projects involve; "Curve" Aga Turkish Bath 2005 Istanbul -
“I saw in my dream” Turkish-French Modern Dance
Festival 2004- “Vertigo/o.4” 14. International Istanbul
Theatre Festival 2004 - “Solitude” 7. Int. Solo Dance-
Theatre Festival Stuttgart - “Dance with Different Bodies”
2001-2003 Istanbul. Tugce has participated several
prominent international festivals. Currently she is
researching the “relationship of body between brain and
gravity”
Ce travail se concentre sur “ le mouvement
développant sa propre existence dans le corps et
l’espace”. Tuna, en même temps, appréhende le
corps comme un espace limité et enquête sur
l'existence et la métamorphose dans cet espace
limité.
Basée en Istanbul, Tugce Tuna travaille comme
chorégraphe et interprète. Elle a complété son doctorat à
L’Université des Beaux Arts Mimar Sinan à Istanbul, au
département des arts de la performance, avec un
mémoire intitulé “La Relation du corps et de l’espace”
(2003) en lien avec le projet “Vertigo” (2002). Elle enseigne
la composition en danse, l’improvisation, le répertoire, la
technique contemporaine dans la même institution
depuis 1996. Elle enseigne, en plus, comme conférencière
invitée au “International Salzburg Experimental Academy
of Dance” depuis 2003. Ses projets comprennent : "Curve"
Aga Turkish Bath 2005 Istanbul  - "I saw in my dream"
Turkish-French Modern Dance Festival 2004 – "Vertigo/o.4"
14eme Festival International de Theatre Istanbul –
“Solitude” 7. Int. Solo Dance-Theatre Festival Stuttgart –
“Dance with Different Bodies” 2001-2003 Istanbul. Tugce a
participé à plusieurs festivaux internationaux importants.
Actuellement, elle poursuit une recherche sur la relation
du corps avec le cerveau et la gravité.


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