ABOUT

Performistanbul is an international performance art platform founded in 2016 with an initial aim to unite performance artists under one roof.

Based in Istanbul, the platform continues to embrace its “spaceless” identity by carrying out a flexible work model which consists of collaborating and developing projects with various art institutions, digital platforms and artists in the world. Performistanbul has completed almost 200 performances in various locations, collaborating mostly with museums, galleries, public spaces and international organizations including Pera Museum, Pi Artworks, Elgiz Museum, IMC 5533, Istanbul Biennial (2017, 2019), Tarabya Cultural Academy – Goethe Institut, V&A Museum (London), Tate (London), Caroline Garden’s Chapel (London), International Venice Performance Art Week (2017, 2019, 2020) and Live Art Development Agency (LADA).

Performistanbul established Turkey’s first Live Art Research Space (PCSAA), in the purpose of making a significant impact on the education and development of performance art by housing essential resources on live art. Together with PCSAA, Performistanbul Publications was founded to translate foreign sources into Turkish in order to publish them on digital platforms in Turkey and to provide further resources in the field. Performistanbul launched its first performance art focused artist residency programme in 2020 along with the founding of the first “Performance Art Practices” course in the Performing Arts Department of Istanbul Bilgi University.