Omar Karabulut

by @marceljasinska

Hey, I’m a dancer, choreographer and dance educator working across different international contexts. If you want to know more about me visit:

Incredible soul, friend, artist, past student took a photos of me. I’m so proud of her and thankful that we can work together. ✨ @marceljasinska

[sic!] saute the improvised dance scene soon in @pawilontanca 28.03 19:00 Trybuła/Bożek-Muszyńska/Grala/Dąbrowska/Karabulut/Gorczyński/Kurek come and join us! two shots from the last [sic!] saute by N. Osiatynska

from saturday’s event soft soft softer soft soft softer explores pleasure and joy as relational and contextual phenomena - emerging between bodies, gazes, and social norms. The project is grounded in the question of how pleasure becomes visible, negotiated, or contested depending on configurations of bodies, social roles, and cultural expectations. The work also reflects on mechanisms of visibility: who has the right to look, who is allowed to be seen, and how the act of observing itself shapes relations of power and exposure. Istanbul - the city where the project is being developed - provides a natural context for examining how relationships between bodies, attention, and presence are organized. We invite audiences to join the event as active participants - co-creators of the dynamics of looking, being seen, and collectively negotiating pleasure. soft soft softer choreography: Omar Karabulut performance: Aslı Bostancı, Melih Kıraç, Omar Karabulut  photos: Ayten Çelik  thanks to: Mimar Sinan Fine Art University Modern Dance Department, Çıplak Ayaklar Studio, Tugçe Ulugün Tuna, Aslı Ozturk 28-02-2026, 17:00 and 20:00 Çıplak Ayaklar Stüdyosu The project is co-financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NextGenerationEU). #NextGenerationEU #NationalRecoveryPlan #KPO

today soft soft softer 17:00 and 20:00 Çıplak Ayaklar Studio choreography: Omar Karabulut performance: Aslı Bostancı, Melih Kıraç, Omar Karabulut  photos: Ayten Çelik  thanks to: Mimar Sinan Fine Art University Modern Dance Department, Çıplak Ayaklar Studio, Tugçe Ulugün Tuna, Aslı Ozturk The project is co-financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NextGenerationEU). #NextGenerationEU #NationalRecoveryPlan #KPO

rehearsal • soft soft softer “soft soft softer” explores pleasure and joy as relational and contextual phenomena - emerging between bodies, gazes, and social norms. The project is grounded in the question of how pleasure becomes visible, negotiated, or contested depending on configurations of bodies, social roles, and cultural expectations. The work also reflects on mechanisms of visibility: who has the right to look, who is allowed to be seen, and how the act of observing itself shapes relations of power and exposure. Istanbul - the city where the project is being developed - provides a natural context for examining how relationships between bodies, attention, and presence are organized. We invite audiences to join the event as active participants - co-creators of the dynamics of looking, being seen, and collectively negotiating pleasure. soft soft softer choreography: Omar Karabulut performance: Aslı Bostancı, Melih Kıraç, Omar Karabulut  photos: Ayten Çelik  thanks to: Mimar Sinan Fine Art University Modern Dance Department, Çıplak Ayaklar Studio, Tugçe Ulugün Tuna, Aslı Ozturk 28.02.2026, 17:00 and 20:00 Çıplak Ayaklar Studio The project is co-financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NextGenerationEU). #NextGenerationEU #NationalRecoveryPlan #KPO

soft soft softer tr soft soft softer, hazzı ve neşeyi ilişkisel ve bağlamsalolgular olarak ele alır ve bedenler, bakışlar, toplumsal normlar arasında beliren bir alan olarak araştırır. Proje, hazzın hangi koşullarda görünür hale geldiği, nasıl müzakere edildiği ya da hangi durumlarda tartışmalı bir zemine dönüştüğü sorusundan yola çıkar; bedenlerin, toplumsal rollerin ve kültürel beklentilerin farklı düzenlenişlerine odaklanır. Çalışma aynı zamanda görünürlük mekanizmaları üzerine düşünür: Kimin bakma hakkına sahip olduğu, kimin görülmesine izin verildiği ve bakma eyleminin bizzat kendisinin güç, kırılganlık ve maruziyet ilişkilerini nasıl şekillendirdiği üzerine yoğunlaşır. Projenin geliştirildiği şehir olan İstanbul, bedenler arasındaki ilişkilerin, dikkatin ve mevcudiyetin nasıl örgütlendiğini, düzenlendiğini ve hissedildiğini incelemek için güçlü bir bağlam sunar. İzleyiciler etkinliğe bakmanın, görülmenin ve hazzın kolektif olarak müzakere edildiği bu ortak alanın aktif katılımcıları, eş-yaratıcıları olarak davet edilir. eng “soft soft softer” explores pleasure and joy as relational and contextual phenomena - emerging between bodies, gazes, and social norms. The project is grounded in the question of how pleasure becomes visible, negotiated, or contested depending on configurations of bodies, social roles, and cultural expectations. The work also reflects on mechanisms of visibility: who has the right to look, who is allowed to be seen, and how the act of observing itself shapes relations of power and exposure. Istanbul - the city where the project is being developed - provides a natural context for examining how relationships between bodies, attention, and presence are organized. We invite audiences to join the event as active participants - co-creators of the dynamics of looking, being seen, and collectively negotiating pleasure. choreography: Omar Karabulut performance: Aslı Bostancı, Melih Kıraç, Omar Karabulut  photos: Ayten Çelik  thanks to: MSGSU Modern Dance Department, Çıplak Ayaklar Studio, Tugçe Ulugün Tuna, Aslı Ozturk 28-02-2026, 17:00 ve 20:00 Çıplak Ayaklar Stüdyosu Etkinlik başına 30 koltuk. Bilet gerekmemektedir.

PLAY period with @wardward.annvandenbroek ♠️

For the second time, I am a recipient of the National Recovery Plan scholarship, which allows me to continue my choreographic research in Istanbul. “Istanbul: a choreographic project” is a natural continuation of my collaboration with Aslı Bostancı and Melih Kıraç, initiated in 2024. We are currently working on a choreographic form that will premiere in Istanbul at the end of February. If you’re interested in the process, I will be sharing fragments of rehearsals and research along the way. More information about the project will be shared gradually. The scholarship supports not only the artistic work, but also professional development: workshops, a rehearsal process leading to the premiere, a specialized Turkish language course, and training in social media communication. Funded by the European Union under NextGenerationEU. It feels right. #KPOdlakultury #KPO #StypendiumKPO #KrajowyPlanOdbudowy

Once upon a time, there was my dark summer. Today, autumn feels lighter, the darkness has passed. And though I know it might come again, I want to leave a note here for my future self: this passes. :) Photo by angel @beste1gram