About

After completing his B.A. in Acting in 2012 Burak Safa Calis started his career in the GalataPerform Theatre – the alternative space for contemporary playwriting and performing arts. At GalataPerform he gained experience in acting, playwriting and theatre directing. After starting a Master degree in Radio, TV and Cinema at Istanbul University in 2015, he moved to Berlin in 2017.

In Berlin, Calis has been organizing theatre workshops with youngsters of émigré background, which cover in their scope issues of migration and youth in the cityscapes characterized by socio-cultural variety. By introducing the young individuals to the art of theatre and preparing performances at the end of each workshop, local communities have an opportunity to witness the outcomes of the common efforts.

Apart from organizing theatre workshops aimed at the amateur youth, Calis cooperates with institutions that focus on new theatre texts from Europe and develops projects in this field.