Born in Istanbul, Ayşe Draz studied Theatre, Comparative Literature and International Studies at Northwestern University, US, spent a year at Bard College Berlin, and holds an MA in Performing Arts from Middlesex University, UK and a Ph.D. in Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy from Istanbul University.

She has been making and directing performance across Turkey and Germany for over two decades, working with choreographers, sound artists, and theatre-makers, creating commissions for institutions including Sakıp Sabancı Museum, and developing an ongoing creative partnership with Marlin de Haan (panorama radio, and in this very moment). She has also directed a Turkish adaptations of Forced Entertainment’s Tomorrow’s Parties. A member of IETM, she is based between Berlin and Istanbul.

Instagram: @aysedraz
Mail: ayse.draz@gmail.com
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