General Information

KeKeÇa Body Percussion Ensemble; founded by Tugay Başar and Timuçin Gürer, have been working since 2002; doing performances, trainings and workshops, working for international and local projects for culture, arts and education through body percussion and body music. They have established an approach based on ‘’the movement that creates sound’’ and found a unique place in the field of body music. The group has performances, workshops with various diverse groups and ages, as well as inclusive, disabled, and disadvantaged groups. They have collaborative projects with Anadolu University on hearing-impaired youngsters, with Mosaic Center and Cantalaloun Community Choir in Greece involving migrants and disadvantaged, Turkish Ministry of Education on VET for young women teachers in Turkey, Caixa Forum in Spain, Oxford University and Liverpool Biennial in UK, Dortmund Technical University in Germany as to name a few. They involve the audience in their performances and emphasize interactivity in all events. They have been official artists of the IBMF (International Body Music Festival) since 2008 and have become one of the coordinating partners in such an exclusive international cooperation of artists in this area. They hosted the 5th IBMF in Istanbul between 9-14 October 2012 and they continue collaborating with many artists and institutions from around the world and continue being an official partner of the coordination team. The members are Tugay Basar, Timucin Gurer, Gokce Gurcay, Ayse Akarsu Gurcay, Ozgu Bulut, all of the members are performing, teaching, working and leading projects as well as managing events. The group continue to work with universities, Ministry of Education and many non-profit organizations in Turkey and abroad as well as artists, performing art organizations, museums and corporates from business and industry.