Balim Kar

Director Dramaturg Translator

(She/her)
I am a dramaturg and director born and raised in Turkey. I am interested in work that resonates with now and playful narratives. Other areas of interest include new writing (plays around teenagers in specific), adaptations, and bilingual theatre.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Dönerdi Dünya Bizsiz / Zorlu Performing Arts Center, Turkey (Zorlu Youth Festival), 2022.
DRAMATURG, Carcass Stars / The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (New Writing Night), 1 day, 2020.
DRAMATURG, Articulate Brothers / The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (New Writing Night), 1 day, 2020.

Training

MA Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, 2020
BA Translation and Interpreting, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, 2018

Workshops: Core Making Skills led by Katie Mitchell, Young Vic, 2022
Introduction to Directing, Young Vic, 2021
Directing Workshop with Robert Icke and Lyndsey Turner, 2020

Location

London

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - feature
  • Gaming and interactivity
  • Streaming
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages

Additional Languages

Turkish (native), Spanish

Social

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