EKİN AKBAŞ ARPACI

Ekin Akbaş Arpacı, who focuses on the body-space-motion relationship, researches gendered space perceptions and spatial behavioral codes through the female body in her projects. It examines the behaviors depending on gender in the space and looks at how these behaviors are affected by social, cultural, economic and political changes. It examines the space and movement formations depending on the space from the fictionalized roles.
In addition to her project work, she has been giving classical ballet, adult ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance and creative dance lessons since 2007 in Istanbul, the city where she was born. She establishes the Adult Ballet program named Yetişkin Bale | Balefit® in Turkey, which she created exclusively for adults.
She realizes her dream of having a healthy dance studio in Turkey, as in the schools he works at abroad, she founded Üretim Atölyesi studio in 2017. In 2019, she opens the second branch of the Üretim Atölyesi and continues her work in these studios.
She performs adult ballet and dance lessons, site-specific works, stage performances, competitions and performance events with his professional team in her studios Üretim Atölyesi and in different venues.
Besides her projects, she continues to give lectures in her studios and at the Istanbul University State Conservatory. She is the President of the Adult Ballet, Dance and Sports Club.