It’s just a period.
Temporary period.
Don’t take it personal.
Don’t protest.
Keep it up.
Perform.
Produce.
Provide.
Procreate… Proceed.
What inspires you as an artist?
Işıl: Philosophy, all forms of works of art and science.
How has your artistic trajectory gone so far?
Işıl: Full of curiosity, research, pain, joy, masses of work & hope.
What prompted you to CAGE-FREE create?
Işıl: Pressure.
What sets you apart from other artists?
Işıl: I believe that all artists have a unique way of expressing themselves and telling stories based on their experiences in their lives. In this sense, authenticity is what distinguishes an artist/myself from others while binding them together.
What is your favorite part of the performance?
Işıl: The moment I step on the eggs.
If the sky was the limit, who would be on your dream team?
Işıl: Aliens
CAGE FREE is neither a vegetarian manifesto nor a plea for the consumption of poultry.
Inspired by the life of a chicken, Işıl Bıçakçı finds some striking similarities between humanity and its feathered friends.
Işıl Bıçakçı (b. 1986, İstanbul) majored in Computer Science but her interest soon shifted. After training in Contemporary Dance at the Conservatory of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, she trained in acting at the Theatre Academy in Istanbul. Işıl interned with Ann Van den Broek and after graduation she joined the Istanbul State Opera and the Ballet-Modern Dance Ensemble (MDTİst). She moved to Belgium in 2021 and works here as a freelance choreographer, performer and instructor.
Concept, Choreography, Performance/Text Işıl Bıçakçı Light Design Luc Schaltin Music Cajmere – Percolator Reworked Soundscape and technical assistance Gert Beazar Outside eye Mesut Arslan With the support of Wisper Vzw, MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM / WIPCOOP, NTGent, Viernulvier, De Centrale, Stad Gent, Bij de VIEZE GASTEN.