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AYSUN ASLAN, STUDIED CLASSICAL BALLET AND CECCHETTI TECHNIQUE IN ANKARA NATIONAL CONSERVATOIRE FROM 1963 TO 1974. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL WITH UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND JOINED THE ANKARA NATIONAL BALLET THE SAME YEAR. |
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She continued her dance shows for Turkish Radio Television -TRT- from 1978 until 1985. She joined İstanbul State (National) Ballet in 1979 and in 1980 she choreographed her first stage performance “The Variations”.
Her last piece for Istanbul National (State) Ballet was two acts Dance Drama, Agir Roman / East Side Story. It was in the repertory from 2002 to 2007. East Side Story was the only Turkish Production which got a Grant and performed in United States in 2006. She retired from İstanbul National Ballet in 2007.
In 1989 she formed Turkey’s first professional private dance company “Turkuaz Modern Dance Company” which performed all it’s performances to a full house in Turkey and abroad.
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| Since 2010 she is living in London and teaching modern dance to the young dancers. She has been the board member as the Artistic Consultant at Women's Platform UK and she has also been the Artistic consultant of Shining Ballet, Dance & Performance since 2012 .
Aslan who feated lots of choreographies in her career, was a Pioneer for modern dance to spread in Turkey. During her long career she also choreographed for numerous operas, dramas, musicals, concerts, films, tv series, fashion shows, advertisements, concerts and multi dimentional shows. Some of them she also directed and produced. She worked in nearly every field that music and dance is in. Aslan is also writing lyrics.
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| Education |
| 1986-1975 |
CONTEMPORARY, JAZZ, J. LIMON AND IMPROVISATION COURSES, LONDON |
| 1975-1980 |
CONTEMPORARY / GEYVAN MCMILLEN |
| 1974-1963 |
ANKARA NATIONAL CONSERVATOIRE
CECCHETTI TECHNIQUE, CLASSICAL BALLET / MOLLY LAKE, TRAVIS KEMP, ANGELA BAYLEY, BEATRICE FENMEN
PIANO / TULIN IKTU, AYSE EKSI
DALCROZE EURYTMYCS / GRETA GILMARTIN
SOLFEGE, MUZAFFER ARKAN
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| Work History |
| 2012 |
Artistic Consultant / Women's Platform Uk
/ Shining Ballet, Dance & Performance
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| 2010 July |
MOVE BY AYSUN ASLAN / LONDON |
| 2010-2006 |
CHOREOGRAPHER / FREE LANCE ISTANBUL |
| 2006-1979 |
CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER / ISTANBUL NATIONAL (STATE) BALLET |
| 1994-2000 |
CHOREOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR / TURKUAZ ARTISTIC ORGANISATION |
| 1989-1993 |
FOUNDER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER / TURKUAZ MODERN DANCE COMPANY |
| 1979-1974 |
DANCER / ANKARA NATIONAL (STATE) OPERA AND BALLET |
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Istanbul National (State) Opera And Ballet
Ataturk Cultural Centre, Istanbul |
| 2011 |
Choreographer
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| 2008 |
Choreographer , Music, Costume
Choreographer
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| 2007 |
RETIRED FOM ISTANBUL BALLET
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| 2006 |
Choreographer, Adapter, Director
- EAST SIDE STORY, HOLLYWOOD J. A. FORD AMPHITHEATRE INVITED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
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| 2007-2002 |
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| 1998-1980 |
Choreographer
- FAIT ACCOMPLI
- 3 COLOURS, 3 DANCES
- RAVEL
- THE MEDIUM, MODERN OPERA, Director Onder Gokseven
- A SOLDIER'S TALE, THEATRICAL MODERN OPERA, Director Onder Gokseven
- REQUIEM
- 1986 DISPATCHED TO LONDON ON SCHOLARSHIP
- HOFFMANN'S TALES, OPERA, Director Gurcil Celiktas
- THE MIRROR
- ATTILA, OPERA, Director Josef Zehetgruber
- REQUIEM
- BALANCE
- VARIATIONS
Assistant Choreographer
- DELIDOLU, MUSICAL, Director Todd Bolender
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Turkuaz Modern Dance Company
National Theatre Taksim Venue
Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul |
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- TURKEY'S FIRST PRIVATE DANCE COMPANY TURKUAZ MDC, WHICH HAS BEEN HIGHLY AACCLAIMED SINCE IT'S DEBUT IN 1990.
- THE COMPANY HAS PERFORMED SEVENTEEN CHOREOGRAPHIES IN SIX DIFFERENT REPERTOIRES.
- THE GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS WERE, ASHLEY PAGE, DUYGU AYKAL, AYDIN TEKER, DILEK EVGIN AND SELCUK BORAK.
- IN ADDITION TO REGULAR ISTANBUL PERFORMANCES AND NATIONAL TOURS, THE COMPANY APPEARED TWICE AT THE ISTANBUL FESTIVAL, AT THE SOPOT FESTIVAL IN POLAND, AT THE BOAT SHOW IN DUSSELDORF GERMANY, THE ANKARA MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE CESME, TARSUS AND ADANA FESTIVALS.
- THE COMPANY PERFORMED "I DREAMED A DREAM" BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF 20,000 AT THE MEDITERRANEAN OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY IN NIMES, FRANCE, WHICH WAS BROADCASTED IN TWENTY COUNTRIES.
- AFTER THIS LAST PERFORMANCE TURKUAZ CLOSED DOWN DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS
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Choreographer, Music, Costume
- I DREAMED A DREAM
- DEJA VU
- REQUIEM
- P.3, COL.8
- VARIATIONS "91
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| Other Activities |
| 2012 onwards |
Choreographer, Dance Teacher
- SHAMAN DANCE THEATRE / DANCE WHAT WE NEED
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS / ISTANBUL
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| 2011 onwards |
- WPUK / MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS & TALKS, FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS & NO VIOLENCE TO WOMAN / LONDON
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| 2011 |
Lyricist
- VE MFO ALBUM / SENSIZ OLAMAM
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| 2010 onwards |
- MODERN DANCE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ISTANBUL, LONDON
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| 2010-2006 |
Choreographer, Music, Costumes
- ISTANBUL 2010 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, OPENING CEREMONY, I DREAMED A DREAM, EAST SIDE STORY COMPILATION, NIHAVENT LONGA HALIC CONVENTION HALL, ISTANBUL
- I DREAMED A DREAM, EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR EXPO 2010, PARIS
- I DREAMED A DREAM / SABANCI COLLEGE, ISTANBUL
Choreographer, Costumes
- TO YILDIZ / YILDIZ ALPAR BALLET SCHOOL, CKM ISTANBUL
Choreographer
Director
- DOGA SCHOOLS GRADUATION PERFORMANCE, LUTFU KIRDAR CONVENTION HALL ISTANBUL
Lyricist
- I COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN/ MFO ALBUM/AGU, G.O.R.A. SOUND TRACK
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| 2000-1999 |
Choreographer
- MILLIYET DAILY 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE, DOLMABAHCE PALACE ISTANBUL
- I DREAMED A DREAM / EPHESUS ANTIQUE THEATRE, EXPO 2000 HAMBURG
- I DREAMED A DREAM, EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR A TRUCK COMPANY, YESILKOY EXHIBITION CENTRE ISTANBUL
Choreographer, Director
- TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT SAPARMURAT TURKMENBASI'S BIRTHDAY AND NATIONAL FEAST CEREMONY / ASHKABAD
Choreographer
- I DREAMED A DREAM AGIT INAUGURATION CEREMONY / LUTFU KIRDAR CONVENTION HALL, ISTANBUL
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| 1998-1996 |
Director, Producer FAHIR ATAKOGLU CONCERTS AND ALBUMS
- 75TH YEAR, LIVE ALBUM RELEASED
- 75TH YEAR, MULTI DIMENSIONAL EXCLUSIVE SYMPHONIC CONCERTS, DOLMABAHCE PALACE ISTANBUL, ASPENDOS ANTIQUE THEATRE ANTALYA
- ISTANBUL SYMPHONIC CONCERT, LIVE ALBUM RELEASED
- SYMPHONIC CONCERTS / CEMIL TOPUZLU AMPHITHEATRE ISTANBUL, ÇESME AMPHITHEATRE IZMIR, BODRUM FORTRESS, ODTU STADIUM ANKARA
- BOSPHORUS UNIVERSITY FESTIVAL ISTANBUL
- FOUR LIGHTS FOR TOMORROW, ALBUM AND CONCERTS / LUTFU KIRDAR
- CONVENTION HALL, ISTANBUL
- CONCERTS / CEMİL TOPUZLU AMPHITHEATRE, LUTFU KIRDAR CONVENTION HALL, CIRAGAN PALACE, HARBİYE CULTURAL CENTRE ISTANBUL
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| 1996-1995 |
Choreographer, Director, Adapter
- WORLD GOLD COUNCIL SECOND AND FIRST ISTANBUL JEWELLERY AND DESIGN COMPETITION HILTON HOTEL ISTANBUL
- A TURKISH DANCE, BEYLERBEYI PALACE ISTANBUL
- FOUR SEASONS, ISTANBUL, CAPPADOCIA
- I DREAMED A DREAM, HABITAT INAUGURATION CEREMONY / CEMIL TOPUZLU AMPHITHEATRE / ISTANBUL
- PRESENTATION SHOW FOR BMW, YESILKOY EXHIBITION CENTRE ISTANBUL
- İŞ BANK 70TH ANNIVERSARY EXCLUSIVE SHOW / DOLMABAHCE PALACE ISTANBUL
- EXCLUSIVE SHOW / CIRAGAN PALACE, ISTANBUL
- İŞ BANK 69TH ANNIVERSARY EXCLUSIVE SHOW / ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM ISTANBUL
Choreographer
- I DREAMED A DREAM HABITAT INAUGURATION CEREMONY / CEMIL TOPUZLU AMPHITHEATRE, ISTANBUL
Choreographer, Costume
- NONAME, YILDIZ ALPAR BALLET SCHOOL, M. ERTUGRUL VENUE ISTANBUL
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| 1989-1986 |
Choreographer
- FROM KANTO TO TANGO, TV SERIES, TURKISH RADIO TELEVISION1
- THE ISTANBUL GENTLEMAN, TV SERIES, TRT 1
- GREETINGS TO FRIENDS, TV SERIES, TRT 1
- DEER, MY MOTHER, GERMANY, TV FILM, TRT 1
Translator
- HISTORY OF BALLET, FIRST BOOK IN IT'S FIELD PUBLISHED IN TURKEY
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| 1986-1975 |
Choreographer
- THE OBSCENE MUSICAL, FERHAN SENSOY THEATRE
- INDIANS, DRAMA, PETER SHAFFER ISTANBUL STATE THEATRE
- LYSISTRATA, DRAMA, ARESTOPHANES ISTANBUL STATE THEATRE
- THE ISTANBUL GENTLEMAN, MUSICAL, ISTANBUL STATE THEATRE
- SEVEN DEADLY SINS, MUSICAL, BERTOLT BRECHT FERHAN SENSOY THEATRE
- THE ZOO, DRAMA, ALI POYRAZOGLU THEATRE
- TEF CABARET, MUSICAL, HALDUN TANER
- NUMEROUS DANCE SHOWS FOR TURKISH RADIO TELEVISION 1
- NUMEROUS TV COMMERCIALS AND FASHION SHOWS
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