Gizem Topal
About Gizem Topal
Gizem Topal started her dance career with modern dance 16 years ago.
During this process, she discovered the healing and transformative power of movement and received training in various disciplines to improve her body awareness and technique.
She continues to improve herself with new trainings, perform and give workshops in the fields of tribal fusion, modern whirling, improvisation, somatic movement and fire dance.
Gizem took part as an actress or performance artist in various theater plays.
PROJECTS
Projects Participated
- Skrillex ' Xena' video clip/ Dancer/ Choreographer : Damien Jalet
- 'The Throat' / Dancer/ Choreographer: Patrick De Bana
- 'Galata' / Dancer/ Choreographer: Selçuk Borak
- 'Seagulls' / Dancer/ Choreographer: Çiğdem Tezcür
- 'Dervish in Progress' / Assistant and Performer / Ziya Azazi
- 'Solo Dance Ankara'/ Dance Performance
- 'Nilüfer Poetry Festival Opening' / Solo Dance Performance
- 'ADOB Selva Erdener Concert' / Solo Dance Performance
- 'Karsu Concert Zorlu PSM' / DerviShe Solo Performance
- 'Mersin Music Festival ' Ahmet Baran' Concert/ Dancer
- 'OryantalIST Festival' / Solo Dance Performance
- SineDans Ankara Festival / Solo Opening Performance (DerviShe)
Artistic Projects
- 'How are you today?' /Dance movie/ Performer (2016)
- 'derviShe' / Concept and solo performance (2017)
Theater Plays
- 'The Amazing Story of The Fabulous Dalton and Young Arthur/ Acting Dancer (2019)
- 'Console'/ Acting Dancer (2020)
- 'Escobar's Funeral' / Acting Dancer (2022)
- 'None'/ Acting Dancer (2022)
About derviShe
derviShe; It is a 40-minute stage performance that Gizem Topal created by melting many dance disciplines in a single pot and put on stage with her unique dance styles.
Inspired from Anatolian Folk Dances, Tribal Fusion, Sufi Samah and Contemporary Dance motives; derviShe is an impressive choreography in which the dancer's style transforming in each part of the performance represents the four seasons of human life. The story is enriched with descriptive texts and symbolic images.
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