Başak Merev

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Such special memories from my house concert last week in St. Gilles, part one🙃✨ thanks all for being there🤍 📷: @grausnatalia @jana.falger @pietro_che @mia.performingartist

What a journey we had this year to create our performance piece "FremdFreund" and to perform it in various occasions. Here are some beautiful moments captured by ©Mary-Nell Hertel @marynhertel from our preview performance at Tanz im Laden last month @tanz_im_laden 🌱 FremdFreund is a piece by BirteBaşak Kollektiv Dramaturgy by Frederico Mendes Teixeira We are looking forward to the new year and new performances to come✨

We warmly invite you to the last “Soundscapes” event in 2025! This time with the wonderful musicians Başak Merev, AmirReza and Duo Dafne. Entry: 18:00 AmirReza: 19:00-19:30 Başak Merev: 19:45-20:45 Duo Dafne: 21:00-22:00 Free entry! Duo Dafne: Duo Dafne, founded by Emma Campàs and Gemma Vigo, is an emerging ensemble from the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf. The duo was formed in March 2024 under the artistic direction of Eduardo Inestal and Mark Hampson. The two musicians, both born in Catalonia in 2001, have known each other since their joint training at the Institut Escola Artístic Oriol Martorell in Barcelona. They later continued their studies at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and are currently completing their master’s degree at the Robert Schumann University of Music. The duo is distinguished by its stylistic versatility and performs music from various eras and genres, including works by J. S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Astor Piazzolla, Enric Granados, and Paco de Lucía. Başak Merev: Başak Merev is a Turkish pianist, singer, and performer. She grew up with traditional folk music and started from the age of 5 with a classical piano education. She came to Germany for her bachelor’s degree and studied at Folkwang University, where she later on completed her master’s degree in professional piano performance.   She likes to go back to her roots through her projects, like with Uykusuz Anılar (Sleepless Memories), a conceptual concert project with Turkish love songs. Other recent projects include FremdFreund, a multidisciplinary piece with voice and movement, and Von einer Küste zu Anderen, focusing on folk songs in the Turkish and Greek language.   AmirReza: AmirReza is a sound artist and composer based in Cologne. His work explores the boundaries between sound, atmosphere, and emotion. blending elements of ambient, electronic, and experimental music. His compositions invite listeners into an immersive soundscape.

Cheers for Fears Showcase bei West Off 2025 12.12.2025, 20:30 Uhr @fftduesseldorf mit dabei: das Kollektiv BirteBaşak mit ihrer Arbeit „FremdFreund“. „FremdFreund“verbindet Tanz und Stimme, Sprache und Bewegung. Aus der emotionalen Wahrnehmung einer fremden Sprache entsteht ein körperlicher Ausdruck, der das Spannungsfeld zwischen Fremdheit und Vertrautheit erforscht. Das Stück lädt ein, Empathie für das Unbekannte zu erleben und gesellschaftliche sowie kulturelle Begegnungen neu zu betrachten.  ✨ Das Kollektiv BirteBaşak setzt sich mit der deutsch-türkischen Kultur auseinander und erforscht die Begegnung von Sprache, Bewegung und Identität. Sie kommen aus den Bereichen zeitgenössischer Tanz und klassischem Klavier, teilen jedoch eine gemeinsame Faszination sowohl für folkloristische Musik und traditionelle Tanzformen, als auch für interdisziplinäre Performance-Kunst. Mit einem Interesse an psychologischen Zusammenhängen beobachten sie, wie Emotionen und gesellschaftliche Kommunikation unser Gefühl von Zugehörigkeit prägen. ✨ Konzept, Choreographie, Musik, Performance: Başak Merev, Birte Lüderitz Dramaturgie: Frederico Mendes Teixeira Bilder: Arnaud Dubois ✨ Cheers for Fears wird gefördert vom Kulturamt der Stadt Düsseldorf und der GVL.

Premiere of FremdFreund DE and TR below 👇 12th December, 2025, from 8:30 pm at Cheers for Fears X westoff 2025 @cheersforfearsnrw FFT, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, Düsseldorf We, the BirteBaşak Collective, invite you to the premiere of our piece "FremdFreund" :) “FremdFreund” is a multidisciplinary performance that explores the tension between foreignness and familiarity. Wir, BirteBaşak Kollektiv, laden euch herzlich ein, zur Premiere von unserem Stück "FremdFreund":) "FremdFreund" ist eine multidisziplinäre Performance, die das Spannungsfeld zwischen Fremdheit und Vertrautheit erforscht. Biz, BirteBaşak Kolektifi, sizi “FremdFreund” adlı eserimizin prömiyerine davet ediyoruz :) “FremdFreund”, yabancılık ve yakınlık gibi konuları araştıran çok disiplinli bir performanstır. Photos: @arnaud_ditch Dramaturgy: @fredmendest Link to the tickets can be found on our profiles:)

Tomorrow, Saturday 30th August at 8 pm we are playing a beautiful set of Turkish/Greek songs ✨ Come join us at @rakita_cgn at Kulturbunker Toré Café @tore.cologne There will be great food and drinks and music/DJ performances😊 The program starts at 6 pm and goes until 3 am!🕺 Looking forward to see you there🍸

Tomorrow 8th July at Erlöserkirche Essen at 20.00. Two pianos, percussion and choir Come join us!

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My first CD✨ Soon also in digital platforms🌱 Masken und Gesichter dahinter (Masks and Faces behind) is finally in my hands! Photography: @muratakbyrak Graphic design: @luzifever Sound engineer: Arthur Jogerst So happy to share these news with you💫