Portrait of Korhan Basaran

Artist / Choreographer / Director

words, human-made; dance, nature-made!

Korhan Basaran creates performance work across dance, theater, video and live image.

ChoreographyDirectionPerformanceDance TheaterMulti DisciplinaryCompany RAu

Selected works

Works built for stage, screen and the fluid space between them.

Nico Dorigatti in BROKE'N; an odd Messiah, photographed by Saygin Mavinil

2026 / Physical Theater / International

BROKE'N; an odd Messiah

Korhan Basaran's new physical theater work with Nico Dorigatti for Wortwiege Festival 2026, merging dance, music, video art and visual design around the image of a fallen angel.

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Stage image for Bir Troya Hikayesi

2026 / Theater / Movement

Bir Troya Hikayesi

A theater work for Etimesgut Kent Tiyatrosu tracing violence, silence and the long echo of Troy through Korhan Basaran's choreographic direction.

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Renfield Drakula stage image

2025 / Theater

Renfield - Drakula

A stage work drawn from Bram Stoker's Renfield character, reimagined through body, appetite, loyalty and theatrical transformation.

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DIDO at Catania Off Festival

2024 / Solo Performance

DIDO / Catania Off Festival

Company RAu's DIDO toured to Catania Off Festival with Korhan Basaran's solo performance of emotion, movement and narrative.

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About

A choreographic voice shaped between Istanbul and New York, now resonating on international stages.

Korhan Basaran holds a BA from Bilkent University's Theater Department and an MBA in art management from Yeditepe University. He is the Artistic Director of Company RAu. His work has been commissioned by BAM's DanceMotion USA, Nimbus Dance Works, Mari Meade DC, Project 44, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, MDT, Akbank Sanat and Tatbikat Sahnesi.

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Artistic Director, Company RAu