A person with short dark curly hair, wearing a white turtleneck and pants, smiling outdoors on a cloudy day with green grass and trees in the background. House dancer, Hip Hop dancer, contemporary dancer. Practicing awareness and community.

Hi, my name is Ebru and I am an artist.

I express as a dancer and choreographer,
and work at the intersection of dance and awareness.

I am deeply inspired by afro-diasporic dance culture such as Hip Hop, House Dance and Club Culture, as well as by my upbringing in a Muslim Turkish community in which my body movement roots in the first place.

My artistic practice centers care, collective responsibility, and researching decolonial and decentralised ways of relating.

I dream of a world that embraces awareness and offer spaces in which we can practice that together.

And in the practice of awareness, I experience dance as an expression that is informing us of the sensitivities of our bodies and their deepest longings.

How can we hold space for more softness and acknowledge that our bodies are containers for social experience and change?

A reoccurring and guiding question in my research is:

Person running through a grassy field toward a tree with a forest background. House dancer, Hip Hop dancer, contemporary dancer,
A young man with curly dark hair and a nose piercing lies on his side on a large tree trunk, resting his head on his arm and looking at the camera. He is wearing a white long-sleeve shirt against a white background. House and hip hop dancer.

the emergence of my work

I grew up in a suburb near Munich, Germany, and started dancing Hip Hop in my youth 10 years ago.
My studies in Cultural and Gender Studies brought me to Berlin, where I began working in political education and anti-discrimination, continuously learning and expanding my practice. I stand upon shoulders of the work by queer Black FLINTA* and - of Color..

My dance journey has not followed a formal institutional path. Instead, I have learned through community-led mentorship and guidance from elders within Black dance culture. One of which happened during my educational house dance year at Åsa folkhögskola in Sweden. The more time I spent moving as a guest within afro-diasporic dance cultures, the clearer it became how deeply dance is connected to political, social, and historical contexts, and how essential it is to honor those roots.

Today, my artistic and facilitation work weaves together movement, empowerment, and socio-political reflection.

My practice involves:

  • creating performances and choreograph at the intersection of dance, theatre, and community practice from House Dance, Hip Hop and movement research perspectives

  • teaching classes

  • working with young people and adults through dance and political education

  • supporting groups as an awareness practitioner

  • facilitating political education workshops