ABOUT / CV

ıpek ozgen

Contemporary Dance Artist & Emerging Choreographer
Based in Istanbul, Turkey
ipekozgen.art@gmail.com

Profile

Contemporary dancer and emerging choreographer working with improvisation, somatic and physical research, and collaborative creation. My practice investigates embodied memory, spatial relationships, and color-driven movement across performance, choreography, and video.

Education

BFA in Contemporary Dance (2021–2025)
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University — Modern Dance Department
Training: Cunningham, Release, Laban/Bartenieff, improvisation, choreography, partnering, somatics, repertory.

Choreography

mEAT (2023–2025) — Choreography & Performance
Performance/video work exploring consumption, resistance, desire, and materiality.

Over the Rainbow (2024–ongoing) — Choreography
Color, memory, improvisation, and movement research developed through collective processes.

Experience

Backstage Production Assistant — “Görme Tutkusundan Kör Olabilir İnsan”
Independent Production, Istanbul (2025– )
Dramaturgical support, outside-eye feedback, scene evaluation, and rehearsal process assistance.

Communication & Organization Assistant — Classical Ballet Camp (2022–2024)
Coordination, communication, and planning across rehearsals, workshops, and showcases.

Skills

Improvisation • Somatic Research • Floorwork • Composition • Movement Direction
Partnering • Creative Process • Video-based Performance • Laban/Bartenieff
Vocal Training • (Beginner) Piano & Flute

Languages

Turkish — Native
English — Intermediate

Performances

What Is Silence Nowadays — Malta Dance Festival (2025)
Palma — Serhat Kural / Akbank Sanat (2024)
A Distant Future — Aslı Bostancı (2024)
Open Stage #2 — Sasha Waltz & Guests, Berlin (2024)
Confessions of a Fall — Tijen Lawton (2024)
I’ve Been Thinking About the Moon — Umut Özdaloğlu (2023)
Clouds Could Not Simply Be Taken Indoors for Study — Melih Kıraç (2022)
Stand Me Down — Gordon Hall (2019)

training & Workshops

GagaLab Berlin — Gaga/Dancers (2023 & 2024)
Fabian Thomé — Flowing Connection, Tic Tac (2024)
David Zambrano — Flying Low & Passing Through (2024)
Kalamata Dance Festival Workshops (2024)
Malta Dance Festival Contemporary Intensive (2025)

  • PALMA 2025, Akbank Sanat

  • hıve fılm days 2024, BERLIN

  • I've been thınkıng about the moon, 2023 msgsu

  • SASHA WALTZ OPEN STAGE #2, BERLIN

  • what ıs sılence nowadays, malta 2025