Gonca GÜMÜŞAYAK

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Her dance dreams have started since age of 4. Being as former gymnast, she finally started ballet education at age of 13 high school period ( Karsıyaka Anatolian High School)  in Ulis Ballet School with Güniz Tanker, Diler Ünal, in Izmir. She has graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Science and Arts, Sociology Department as an honour Student in 2005, alongside 4 years of dancing and creating with METU Contemporary Dance Group in Ankara. She had active part in the organization of METU International Contemporary Dance Festival in years of 2002-2005. Her artistic background is related to dance as a member of [laboratuar] performance arts research and project laboratory since September 2003 in Turkey. She participated in “Arts Management” certificate programs of Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU) in 2005. She had an apprenticeship in European Cultural Association (Avrupa Kültür Derneği) in Istanbul and Felix Meritis AMSU, Amsterdam. In 2006 winter period, she took part in “School for Development New Dance,”(SNDO) in Amsterdam de Theatreschool. She was accepted for 2006-2008 as a 3rd year degree for the Dancemaker/Choreography department in ArtEZ Dansacademie in Arnhem, ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. She was  graduated with Bachelors of Arts in Choreography specialization from Artez Dance Academy in June 2008. She did internship with Magpie Umbrella Dance and Music Company in Amsterdam. 2009 June-August.