ŞAHİKA TEKAND

Şahika Tekand founded her own acting studio under the name of STUDIO in 1988 and her own theatre company/ensemble STUDIO PLAYERS in 1990.

She developed her own method “PERFORMATIVE STAGING AND ACTING METHOD”. Tekand, applying this method on the stage has been invited to and has participated in many international festivals with the plays she has written and directed, performed by her company/ensemble.

She has received numerous awards with her productions as both a performer and a director. She currently lives and works artistically in Istanbul, Turkey.

SOME OF THE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS THAT SHE TOOK PART IN

  • GALILEO GALILEI (played) / Written by Bertolt Brecht / Directed by Genco Erkal / DOSTLAR THEATRE [1984-85]
  • HAPPY DAYS (played and directed) / Written by S. Beckett / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [1992]
  • FIVE SHORT PLAYS (played and directed) / Written by S. Beckett / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [1993]
  • BECOMING A RHINOCEROS (wrote, played and directed) / Written by Sahika Tekand / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [1994]
  • ENDGAME (directed) / Written by S. Beckett / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [1998]
  • THE DUMB WAITER (directed) / Written by H. Pinter / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [1998]
  • PLAY(ER) (wrote, directed and played) / Written by Sahika Tekand / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2000]
  • THE DAYS BEFORE (played) / Directed by Robert Wilson [2001]
  • WHERE IS OEDIPUS? (wrote, directed and played) / (based on the tragedy by Sophocles “Oedipus Rex”) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2002]
  • OEDIPUS IN EXILE (wrote and directed) / (based on the tragedy by Sophocles “Oedipus at Colonos”) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2004]
  • EURIDICE’S CRY (wrote, directed and played) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2006]
  • FEAR OF DARKNESS (wrote, directed and played) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2008]
  • HOW TO FORGET IN 10 STEPS (ANTI-PROMETHEUS) (wrote, directed) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2010]
  • PLAY (directed) / Written by Samuel Beckett / ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL THEATRE [2012]
  • BECOMING A RHINOCEROS 2.014 (played, directed and wrote) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2014]
  • WAITING FOR GODOT (directed) / Written by Samuel Beckett / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2016]
  • PLAY (directed) / Written by Samuel Beckett / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2017]
  • IO (played, directed and wrote) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2019]
  • CORROSION (wrote and directed) / STUDIO OYUNCULARI [2021]

FILMOGRAPHY

  • Akrebin Yolculuğu (Journey on The Hour Hand) / Director: Ömer Kavur [1997]
  • Yengeç Sepeti (Lobster Pot) / Director: Yavuz Özkan [1994]
  • Batık Aşklar Müzesi (Museum of the Sunken Loves) / Director: Adnan Azar [1994]
  • Sarı Tebessüm (Yellow Smile) / Director: Seçkin Yaşar [1992]
    “The Best Actress Award – Special Award of the Jury” Ankara Film Festival
  • Kurt Kanunu (The Law of the Wolf) / Director: Ersin Pertan [1991]
  • Yıldızlar Gece Büyür (Stars Come Out In The Night) / Director: Okan Uysaler [1991]
  • Ekran Aşıkları (Screen Lovers) / Director: Ömer Uğur [1989]
  • Ahi Evran / Director: Aytekin Çakmakçı [1989]
  • Sessiz Fırtına (The Silent Storm) / Director: Oğuz Yalçın [1989]
  • Yedi Uyuyanlar – Ashab-ı Kehf (Friends in The Cave) / Director: Zafer Par [1988]
  • Gece Yolculuğu (Overnight Journey) / Director: Ömer Kavur [1987]
  • Kara Sevdalı Bulut (Cloud in the Blind Love) / Director: Muammer Özer [1987]
  • Afife Jale / Director: Şahin Kaygun [1987]
  • Bir Avuç Gökyüzü (A Handful Sky) / Director: Ümit Elçi [1987]
  • Su da Yanar (Water Also Burns) / Director: Ali Özgentürk [1987]
  • Anayurt Oteli (Motherland Hotel) / Director: Ömer Kavur [1987]
  • Kadının Adı Yok (Woman Has No Name) / Director: Atıf Yılmaz [1987]
  • Adı Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye) / Director: Atıf Yılmaz [1985]
  • Dost Eller (Friendly Hands) / Director: Faruk Kalkan [1982]
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