Mustafa Karadag Projects

"Dust Inside" 2019

Concept, Choreography: Julio César Iglesias Ungo

Dance Artists: Belja Namoari Clara S Muegge, Francesco D'Amelio, Cara Wittenhaus, Marlyse Muller, Beom Jeong, Ken Konishi, Vincent Wodrich, Mustafa Karadağ

Performed in IMPACTZONE 19

Photography: Paul Leclaire
"Public Collection of Modern Art" 2016

Choreography, Concept: Alexandra Pirici and Manuel Pelmuş

Performance Artists: Mustafa Karadağ, Buyan Yağmur Memişoğulları and Müge Olacak

Photo: Mustafa Hazneci

Performed in Salt Galata Istanbul (Ottoman Bank)

“Manuel Pelmuş and Alexandra Pirici’s performative work proposes an overview of modern art by creating a dialogue between the history of discourses and important moments of modernity, via the enactment and combined choreography of three actors: Mustafa Karadağ, Buyan Yağmur Memişoğulları and Müge Olacak.

While the work may be performed in different spaces throughout SALT Galata, as an ongoing action-exhibition, it relies on the same convention as any display of material objects and will be cited as such. It thus reflects on questions of immaterial production and its economy in museum and gallery space, as well as on the very notion of what it means to hold, or — specifically in SALT’s case — to not hold, a permanent material collection that is traditionally seen as the cornerstone of the museum as a legacy-building institution.

Public Collection of Modern Art (2014) is loaned within the scope of SALT’s current exhibition One and the Many as part of the L’Internationale museum confederation’s reciprocal loan agreement from the Van Abbemuseum where it was initially commissioned for the exhibition Confessions of the Imperfect, 1848 – 1989 – Today.
Three Atmospheric Studies (von William Forsythe)

Der vierte Jahrgang Zeitgenössischer und Klassischer Tanz präsentiert eine ausführliche Studie über die bedeutsame, hintergründige und faszinierende Arbeit Three Atmospheric Studies von William Forsythe. Die Studierenden zeigen einen Ausschnitt aus Composition I: dieser bezieht sich auf Geschehnisse innerhalb eines Zeitraums von 24 Stunden nach ei- nem Anschlag auf einen Marktplatz im Nahen Osten, welche die TänzerInnen vorwärts und rückwärts in unterschiedlichen Variationen aufeinander folgend performativ umsetzen.

“They look up at something falling from the sky, contort like figures in a Breugel vision of hell, rush across the stage, accompanied only by the sounds of their own breathing, or slaps they make on the floor. It looks abstract like frozen music. Suddenly you realise that they are telling a story, in different versions, wound backwards and forwards, of the moment a rocket fell in a crowded place and a man was taken prisoner.” (Review excerpt by Sarah Crompton, The Daily Telegraph, 2006)

TänzerInnen: Carlos Diaz, Helena Estermann, Mustafa Karadag*, Paul Kofler, Sujin Lee, Christina Osternig, Zoé Strasser, Vito Vidovic Bintchende, Susana Soares Vilar*, Julia Wang, Shirui Wu, Yi Yukyung Marie Schmitz als Mutter

Directed by Esther Balfe

Performed in SHARE Festival in Skopje, Muth Vienna

Die TänzerInnen werden diese Arbeit im April 2018 beim SHARE Festival in Skopje (Maze- donien) zeigen. Besonderer Dank gilt William Forsythe für das Einverständnis, seine Arbeit einzustudieren und aufführen zu dürfen. * Erasmus-Studierende

Esther Balfe
"Puzzle Work" 2020

Concept, Choreography: Anton Lachky

Dance Artists: Mustafa Karadag, Buyan Yağmur Memişoğulları, Jimin Seo, Dimitrios Vasilakis, Anne Heydecke, Darya Myaniskova, Josefine Simonsen, Anna Roßmuller, Francesco D’Amelio Margherita Dello Sbarba, Almuth schmiedbauer, Hrista Panayotava, Birgitte Huezo

Photogpaphy: Paul Leclaire

Performed in Unfolded, ZZT Cologne
"The Eternal Return" 2016

Choreography: Clement Layes

Choreography Assistant: Aslı Bostancı

Performance: Ezgi Çanaklı, Uğur Can Arıkan, Deniz Ertaş, Ekin Tunçeli, Ozan Akgün, Rüçhan Eylül Ercan, Gülnara Golovina, Burcu Sütçü, Hür Diren Bankoğlu, Gamze Buğdacı, Mustafa Karadağ, Işık Gür, Esin Çamsun, Ece Korucuoğlu

"Your whole life, like a sandglass, will always be reversed and will ever run out again, - a long minute of time will elapse until all those conditions out of which you were evolved return in the wheel of the cosmic process." (F. Nietzsche)

Inspired by the short film 'Tango' by the Polish director Zbigniew Rybszynski, "The Eternal Return" features 15 performers in a small room - where all actions culminate in one moment and take place in an eternal return. The choreography, based on the repetition of short quotidian sequences, juxtaposes itself in the gradual accumulation of performers who, from 1 to 15, add up in this reduced space and form a multitude of unexpected ties as their numbers increase. In each loop, the individual actions combine to form a new ensemble. A complex mechanism unfolds that opens the space for new references and narratives. A kaleidoscope of everyday life, humorous and yet serious, develops on stage, gaining something new through each repetition.

Performed in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Istanbul

Photography: Murat Durum
"Unfolded I" 2015

Choreographer: Korhan Basaran

Performers: Evrim Akyay, Alper Marangoz, Mustafa Karadag, Elena Vals,

Performed in Zorlu PSM
"Things fall apart" 2018

(von Esther Balfe und den Studierenden des Abschlussjahrgangs Zeitgenössischer und Klassischer Tanz 2017/18) Anschließend zeigen wir ein Stück, welches aus dem ursprünglichen Bewegungsvokabular von Clouds after Cranach – der Vorlage für die bereits studierte Forsythe-Arbeit – entwickelt wurde, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf eine präzise Übersetzung innerhalb der vorgegebenen Strukturen in Solo- und Duettarbeiten.

TänzerInnen: Carlos Diaz, Helena Estermann, Mustafa Karadag*, Paul Kofler, Sujin Lee, Christina Osternig, Zoé Strasser, Vito Vidovic Bintchende, Susana Soares Vilar*, Julia Wang, Shirui Wu, Yi Yukyung Marie Schmitz

Musik: Arvo Pärt, Fratres für Violoncello und Klavier

Die TänzerInnen werden diese Arbeit im April 2018 beim SHARE Festival in Skopje (Maze- donien) zeigen. * Erasmus-Studierende

Esther Balfe
"Me are The World" 2017

Opernspektakel über das Ende aller Vielfalt von und mit Schorsch Kamerun, MusikantInnen, DichterInnen, SchauspielerInnen, TänzerInnen und weiteren erfahrenen Laien und Profis Inszenierung: Schorsch Kamerun

Raum und Kostüm: Katja Eichbaum

Musik: Schorsch Kamerun/PC Nackt

Dramaturgie: Hannah Lioba Egenolf

Mit: Hanna Binder, Lisa Weidenmüller, Schorsch Kamerun, Dieter Kschwendt-Michel, PC Nackt, eine Klasse der schule für dichtung u.v.a.

TänzerInnen: Buyan Yagmur Memisogullari, Mustafa Karadag, Laura Melero Ricke, Nina Sandino, Amina Claudine

Diese Welt macht sich freiwillig auf zum Totschlag gegen die eigenen Vorsätze. Jene hießen mal Gleichberechtigung, Freiheit und unantastbare Menschenwürde für alle. Tötet das Leben! Tötet es! Oder was ist gemeint, wenn sich die Einen vor den Anderen schützen sollten, weil sonst irgendwelche „Fässer überlaufen“ und dann „Lebensräume“, ganze „Kulturen“ zu ersaufen drohen? Wie kann es sein, dass Schlagbäume, Stacheldrähte und „Heimatschutz“-Dekrete ein heißes Comeback erleben, giftige Angstpropheten mit extra einfachen Lösungsmittelchen zu gelobten Regenten aufsteigen?

Sänger und Regisseur Schorsch Kamerun und sein unerschrockenes Team wollen sich trauen, einen letzten Gegenentwurf zum alles einfrierenden Protektionismus des „ME first“ zu riskieren. Mit einem superheißen Aufgebot aus irritierendem Sound, entlarvendem Text und riesigen Wiener Öfen könnte die aktuelle Normiertheit der starren Bollwerker doch noch ihrer kalten Isolierung beraubt werden.

Werk-X Wien
"Space" 2017-2018

Choreographer: Mustafa Karadag

Graphic Design: Hilal Beder

Special Thanks To: Semih Firincioglu, Asli Ozturk, Hirant Dink Foundadion, Hilal Beder

Performed in Young Choreographers Festival Istanbul, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Sebnem Selisik Aksan Stage, Middle East Tchnical University Dance Days Ankara, Museum of Modern Art Yerevan (Supported by Hirant Dink Found.)
"The Fly" 2013-2014

Director, Choreographer, Producer: Mustafa Karadag

Performers: Sude Meric Kolozina, Ruchan Eylul Ercan, Hur Diren Bankoglu, Sedef Gokce, Mustafa Karadag

Editor: Irem Gungez

Music: Sir

Some of Offical Selections: Dance Film Festival London (UK), Akbank Short Film Festival Istanbul (TR), eMotion Film Festival Romania (ROU), Exground Film Festival Wiesbaden (DE), International Film Festival Chennai India (IN), Cinedans Film Festival Amsterdam(NL) "One of best student projects in the world", EnCore: Atlanta (USA), Shock Academia Festival Vilnius (LTU), Istanbul Dance Film Festival(TR), Ankara Dance Film Festival(TR)

Special event screenings: Theater Akzent Vienna (AT), Museum of Modern Art Armenia(ARM), Cannes Film Festival France (FR) - Supported by Turkish Ministiy of Art
"Gunesin Biyiklari" 2015

for the memoriam of Didem Madak

Concept & Choreography: Aslı Bostancı

Performers: Ozan Akgün, Ezgi Çanaklı, Rüçhan Eylül Ercan, Sude Meriç Kolozina, Mustafa Karadağ, Ekin Tunçeli

Light Design: Utku Kara

Performed in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Sebnem Selisik Aksan Stage, MSGSU Design Week

Photography: Murat Durum
"......alti" 2014-2015

Choreography: Tugce Tuna

Performers: Ozan Akgün, Ezgi Çanaklı, Rüçhan Eylül Ercan, Sude Meriç Kolozina, Mustafa Karadağ, Ekin Tunçeli

Music:

Performed in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Sebnem Selisik Aksan Stage, Moda Kadikoy Stage

Photography: Murat Durum
"Bistro in the Brink" 2016

Writter and Directer: Semih Fırıncıoğlu

Performers: Nezaket Erden, Sedef Gökçe, Mustafa Karadağ, Bihter Karaköse, Hazal Kızıltoprak, Suat Koyun

Sound Technician: Cevdet Başaçık

Accessory: Levent Başaçık

Visual Consultant: Peri Sharpe

Performed in Salt Galata (Ottoman Bank)

https://vimeo.com/167863726
"Zurafa Yer Mi Ki Bizi" 2014

Concept: Pinar Balaban

Creative Performers: Sedef Gokce, Demet Aksular, Mustafa Karadag

Performed in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Sebnem Selisik Aksan Stage, Sanatta Gorunurluk Festivali

Photography: Murat Durum
"Die Fliege" 2017

Choreographer: Mustafa Karadag

Performed in Musik and Art University City of Vienna, Theater Akzent Vienna

The project awerded special price from Fidelio Cration Vienna