Performance:
Fokurtu [Burbling]
Salt Galata
March 6 – March 7, 2026
Güneş Terkol, 2026
Mastercard Exhibition Hall
Choreographer Filiz Sızanlı and musician Berke Can Özcan join forces for a performance at Salt Galata. Inspired by Güneş Terkol’s exhibition Epipe, Fokurtu [Burbling] interweaves stories and sounds rooted in Tatar culture with objects carried in chests along the migration routes of the Kazan Tatars—from Russia to China and then to Turkey. Activating the space through language, resonance, and gesture, the performance invites participants on a collective journey through a topography formed by the traces of Terkol’s stitching.
Performance Sessions
Friday, March 6, 18.30 / 19.00 / 19.30
Saturday, March 7, 18.30 / 19.00 / 19.30
The program is open to all. Participation is limited to 15 people per session. Click here to register.
Open rehearsals will take place in the exhibition space at Salt Galata on March 3 and March 5, from 15.00 to 18.00.
Filiz Sızanlı is a choreographer, dancer, and educator working in the field of contemporary dance. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University and completed her graduate studies in Contemporary Dance at the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. One of the co-founders of ÇATI Contemporary Dance Artists Association, Sızanlı has participated in various projects at the Theater Research Laboratory (TAL) of Istanbul City Theaters. Between 2001 and 2005, she worked with Mathilde Monnier at the Centre chorégraphique national de Montpellier (CCN) and collaborated on different projects with Emmanuelle Huynh, Mustafa Kaplan, Yann Marussich, and Julie Nioche. In 2002, she co-founded Taldans with Mustafa Kaplan. Her work reflects an interdisciplinary approach that explores the relationships the body establishes with public space, architecture, and performance through perception, rhythm, and ritual.
Berke Can Özcan is a musician, composer, and producer. A multi-instrumentalist playing drums, percussion, vibraphone, gong, sampler, and piano, his music spans from jazz and Turkish psychedelic rock to ambient, electroacoustic, and experimental forms. He has collaborated with artists such as Arve Henriksen, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, and Kenny Wollesen, and released the albums Twin Rocks (2023) and Mountains Are Mountains (2020). He develops projects ranging from dance theater to sound installations, composes for film and exhibitions, and tours internationally.
Choreographer Filiz Sızanlı and musician Berke Can Özcan join forces for a performance at Salt Galata. Inspired by Güneş Terkol’s exhibition Epipe, Fokurtu [Burbling] interweaves stories and sounds rooted in Tatar culture with objects carried in chests along the migration routes of the Kazan Tatars—from Russia to China and then to Turkey. Activating the space through language, resonance, and gesture, the performance invites participants on a collective journey through a topography formed by the traces of Terkol’s stitching.
Performance Sessions
Friday, March 6, 18.30 / 19.00 / 19.30
Saturday, March 7, 18.30 / 19.00 / 19.30
The program is open to all. Participation is limited to 15 people per session. Click here to register.
Open rehearsals will take place in the exhibition space at Salt Galata on March 3 and March 5, from 15.00 to 18.00.
Filiz Sızanlı is a choreographer, dancer, and educator working in the field of contemporary dance. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University and completed her graduate studies in Contemporary Dance at the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. One of the co-founders of ÇATI Contemporary Dance Artists Association, Sızanlı has participated in various projects at the Theater Research Laboratory (TAL) of Istanbul City Theaters. Between 2001 and 2005, she worked with Mathilde Monnier at the Centre chorégraphique national de Montpellier (CCN) and collaborated on different projects with Emmanuelle Huynh, Mustafa Kaplan, Yann Marussich, and Julie Nioche. In 2002, she co-founded Taldans with Mustafa Kaplan. Her work reflects an interdisciplinary approach that explores the relationships the body establishes with public space, architecture, and performance through perception, rhythm, and ritual.
Berke Can Özcan is a musician, composer, and producer. A multi-instrumentalist playing drums, percussion, vibraphone, gong, sampler, and piano, his music spans from jazz and Turkish psychedelic rock to ambient, electroacoustic, and experimental forms. He has collaborated with artists such as Arve Henriksen, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, and Kenny Wollesen, and released the albums Twin Rocks (2023) and Mountains Are Mountains (2020). He develops projects ranging from dance theater to sound installations, composes for film and exhibitions, and tours internationally.
