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Excited for Edinburgh Fringe 2026

  https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/la-musicca-von-scene-sonata I can`t wait to share La Musicca von Scene / Sonata at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026. I have made a work in progress show in May 2022 at Vestkanten Kultursalen. I have received very positive and constructive critism. There has been a long pause with this project. I did not want to continue with next projects before I show this to broader audience.  It is a solo theatre performance written and acted by me where a former actress creates a theatre play through improvisation, using objects found on stage to reflect on love, home, and music, as emotions awaken through sounds and theatrical remnants. :) Fringe for me is diversity and creativity. It will be the third fringe festival I join. But the first in Edinburgh.  I will perform on 17 - 22 August 2026 at TheSpaceUK Surgeons´ Hall.  Edinburgh is a beautiful town with streets that looks like a movie scene <3 I walked and walked for hours only loo...
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La Musicca von Scene / Sonata at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026

La Musicca von Scene /  Sonata to the Edinburgh Fringe Turkish-Norwegian theatre-maker Guliz Portakaloglu travels from Bergen, Norway to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her new solo theatre performance La Musicca von Scene / Sonata . The performance follows a former actress who creates a theatre play through improvisation, using objects found on stage to reflect on love, home and music, as emotions awaken through sounds and theatrical remnants. A warm solo performance celebrating love for theatre and the performing arts. Written and performed by Portakaloglu, the piece explores memory, imagination and the emotional traces left behind in theatrical spaces. The work is developed through Thor Theatre, an independent theatre company based in Bergen. Portakaloglu studied acting and theatre in Istanbul and has continued her artistic practice in Norway through original performances, interdisciplinary collaborations and solo theatre works. LISTINGS INFORMATION Show: La Musicca von Sce...

Toscana at Bergen Fringe Festival 2020

  One-Act Comedy Written by Guliz Portakaloglu Cast: Guliz Portakaloglu Gunnar Bjercke Premiere: Bergen Fringe Festival 2020, Cornerteatret Review: “I komediens tegn” – Scenekunst.no                                                

Prøverorommet at Åsane kulturhus 07.10.24

I performed Forest at Åsane Kultursenter on 7 October 2024 at Prøverommet . I am deeply grateful to Prøverommet and BIT – Teatergarasjen for their wonderful hospitality at Åsane Kulturhus . I also sincerely appreciate the artist residency from BEK , which provided me with the valuable opportunity to further develop my work. Click here to listen to the music of the play "Forest" on Spotify. Photographer: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll

Artist residency at BEK - Bergen senter for elektronisk kunst

I received an artist residency at BEK – Bergen senter for elektronisk kunst for my project Forest , held from August 26 to September 10, 2024. Huge thanks to BEK for this opportunity to dive into my practice and explore new ideas. 

Performance and Procedure

15 Juni 2024 -  den uferdige institusjonen   I have joined the performance "exploring procedural and collective systems" with Mark Fell and Rian Treanor. The workshop and event was organised by BEK - Bergen senter for elektronisk kunst.  Participating artists: August Ramstad, Alexis Stokke, Sabine Popp, Ronja Michelsen, Sean Chua, Guliz Portakaloglu, Michalis Lavdas, Moana Le Meur. Photo credit : Sasha Azanova  

La Musicca von Scene / Sonata

  May 28, 2022 — Work-in-progress show of La Musicca von Scene / Sonata  at Vannkanten Kultursalen A solo theatre performance where a former actress creates a theatre play through improvisation, using objects found on stage to reflect on love, home, and music, as emotions awaken through sounds and theatrical remnants. Written and performed by Guliz Portakaloglu