born 1963 in Malatya, Turkey. Living in Germany since 1980. Studied social sciences at the Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany and in Warwick, Great Britain. Further education as culture manager at the SK-Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. Additional qualifications in digital video cut, camera work, and lights obtained at the Medienzentrum Ruhr, Essen, Germany. Worked at the sociology department of the RUB 1987-1989, as a media teacher at the Medienzentrum Ruhr 1992-1994, as a journalist at education department of the Gesamthochschule Essen 1995-1996, as culture manager for the IFAK e.V. Bochum 1998-200 and 2002-2003 for the cultural bureau of the city of Bochum. Artistic director of the Kemnade International festival 2003 / 2005. Artistic director of the MELEZ Festival 2005. Artistic director of the TURKIS Projekt -turkish-jazz-made in germany. Member of the cultural advisory committee of the city of Essen. Manager and Artistic director of Katakomben Theater in Essen, Germany.
working with: transorientorchestra, andreas heuser/kazim calisgan dou, nefes in motion, maqam, rembetioko-band, kulak
15. Oktober 2009, 20:00 @ Katakombentheater, Girardetstr.
2-38, 45131 Essen:
Das TRANSORIENT ORCHESTRA, "die" Weltmusik Bigband
aus dem Ruhrgebiet, präsentiert die neue Live-DVD/CD, mitgeschnitten im letzten
Jahr anlässlich des 5. Geburtstages des TRANSORIENT ORCHESTRA.
Welcome to the throng, Kazim, very good to see you here! Hope to hear you here, too! You have to put some music up! Greetings from the voice of Moondog. / stefan
