photos by Ilke Kodal…

portraits by Yagmur Kizilok

Consept & direction: Candas Bas

Co-creator performers:Burak Yamanturk,Canberk Yildiz,Harun Kocabicak,Melih Kirac,Samil Taskin,Umut Surel

Theatrical direction:Serkan Keskin

Light Designer:Cem Yilmazer

Music:Baris K

Costumes:Timucin Coskun,Halis Giray Sepin

Production:Bimeras,IDANS

An arabesque performance on the cliche of being a man in the slums…A work in progress…

Orta Anadolu has produced 6 short movies for it’s new campaign.The films are directed by Cynthia Madensky and choreographied by Candas Bas and Ciplak Ayaklar Kumpanyasi.It was a great opportunity to work in amazing place such as Kasimpasa Shipyard which has been evacuated back in the 1980’s.Here are some photos of Ozgur Baykal from the shootings…

Ciplak Ayaklar Kumpanyasi has a new studio in Bogazkesen which has been renovated by the company dancers since august.The place is going to serve as rehearsal studio,performance center and residency for the artists in collaboration.This dream come true , still needs to have a dance floor,mirrors and air conditions for being in use.The company is already rehearsing it’s new piece and still searching for sponsorship and funds.We thank all our supporters who were there for us,who took us here to create our dream…

Choreography for Puma’s boogie night @ discorium…Puma’s new collection was presented on stage,fashion show with dancers…Music journey by Baris K…We danced all night…

solo

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Solo

Sound composition:Cosmicloud Formation

Movement:Candas Bas

Premiere 26th of June @ C.K.M

What if the soul pain turns into physical pain…Is the body weight also the measure of the feelings that we carry?How much we can carry?

“Broken” is an experimentation about the injured body,limitations created by a broken foot…Work in progress…

Concept and installation by Mihran Tomasyan

Performed by Ciplak Ayaklar Kumpanyasi…

How did we get to that point of no return…How did we get used to people getting lost, getting killed everyday…How did we accept it…Where were we..Where are they…..Where were we…Where are they…..

“Istanbul Dance Festival 2007″
10 days of Turkish contemporary dance,technical classes,workshops,meetings,improvisation sessions and guests..A chance to feed your soul with movement…Mihran’s dream came true thanks to “garajistanbul”, “Dans Bulusma”, “Cati”, “Institut Francais d’Istanbul”
..When the body starts to remember….

8 march M.E.T.U festival contemporary dance days
28 march kenter tiyatrosu

Choreography by Charles Cre-Ange

Ciplak Ayaklar Kumpanyasi

Ciplak ayaklar improvised with Gevende against gentrification…
24 march 13.00 sulukule

absolut party and fashion show choreography…

absolute party!

a few shots from the night. photographer t.b.a.

“Mirror”
Dance | Movement | Theatre
Ciplakayaklar Kumpanyasi
Choreography by Candas Bas

Premiered in
Cultuur Centrum Berchem (Belgium)
Staged at
14.International Theater Festival Istanbul
O.D.T.U. Contemporary Dance Days

Dancers:Asli Ozturk,Emre Olcay,Istemihan Tuna,Jhonny Correa,Melis Tuzcuoglu,Candas Bas

Butterfly:Beyti Engin,Jennie Gerdes,Serkan Keskin

Music:Baris K

Light design:Cem Yilmazer

Costumes:Timucin Coskun

“You search for yourself where the mirror says that you are. Here you are that’s what you are , says the mirror. You look for yourself and just find the emptiness in that place,a black hole. You try to see ,can’t see, get lost. The mirrors play with you. You go back to see yourself, then change place, loose yourself . You loose all your identitity, you doubt about where you are, who you are…

Foulcoult’s pendulum- Umberto Eco

“The concept of “Mirror” was originated when three dancers in Belgium began questioning body, movement, space and time. In Istanbul it is growing and developing by the participation of artists (performance artists, dancers, actor, video-music producer) from different countries, origins and backgrounds.

“Mirror” potraits the lives of five ordinary people who are in ever lasting and ever repeating loops and their relations and their searches. It is the story of the people who are unable to see themselves, who are lost in reflections and illusions.
It’s about falling, stumbling, cutting of in order to begin again; as well as the awareness of the body, the alienation of oneself and the sexual identities.
In other words “Mirror” is the story of the people who are dragging along in life.
Once there was a butterfly who forgot to fly.
Who simply forgot to fly. Just forgot to fly.
This butterfly is dead now..
“Mirror” is a small cross-section of our eternal journey in this world where we have forgotten that we have wings and are able to fly…