Cansu Ezgi Ince

About me:

My personal story has been shaped by varied cosmopolitan influences even before I was born. I’m coming from a family with Kurdish, Turkish, Alewi, Armenian, Iranian background. They came to Istanbul as immigrants and have worked tirelessly in low paid jobs to provide for my education. As such, I grew up in an atmosphere where eastern and western cultures intermingled. Even now my mind is preoccupied with having a better understanding of who I am, what life is all about and improving my horizon. Sometimes with amazement and admiration, sometimes with confusion.

I have always been very interested in stories and other creative forms of expression in this process. Literature, music and the dramatic arts have been driving passions for me. My goal is to use all my education and knowledge to give back to the community and people whose access to quality and uninterrupted opportunities is at risk.

To be able to open space and be resourceful for people I’d like to extend my skills by developing myself as a collaborative theatre-maker and performance artist while experimenting with a range of practices (such as producing, director assistant and developing new work) that will allow me to play a role in today's theatre-making landscape. By broadening my ways of practice, I am willing to bring out the richness and diversity of the culture I grew up in because I believe there is so much potential. I trust we can reach universal bonding by intertwining different cultures and practices all around the world. I have many experiences in various areas of theatre and performing arts. I also have professional experience in TV and film. I’m an theatre-maker, deviser and actor yet has expressed interest in aspects of directing, producing, volunteering. I have international experiences in Germany, Australia, Greece and Argentina.

Overall, all these experiences gave me cross cultural experience, improvisation and performing skills. And now as an early stage career actor, I’m looking for new opportunities to follow my passion for creating and participating in better things, personal growth and develop my skills.

Credits

Director, Nymphomaniac Anonymous, Etcetera Theatre, London, January-February 2024
The Hen & Chickens Theatre-Camden Fringe 2024

Artistic Performer, Marina Abramović Takeover, Southbank Centre, London, 4th-8th oct 2023

Director, The Garden of Fairytale, Koruncuk Foundation,
Istanbul, 2023

Electra, Dinner, devised by the Company, 5 days, RADA Studios, 2022

One woman show, created, adapted and performed by me from Berkun Oya’s Ethos, Ashot, Coronet Theatre, 1 day

Ensemble, Goodbye, Online Verbatim Theatre, dirs. Kristine Landon-Smith and Neela Doležalová, 2020, 1 day

Polly Peachum, The Threepenny Opera, RADA, 2020, 3 days

Drag Queen-Call me by your name, Drag Race Cabaret, Juju Bar, 2019, 1 day

Hedda, Hedda Gabler, RADA, 2019, 2 days

Faust, Faust, Vielleicht?, Akademietheater Munich, 2018, 3 days

Performer and Choreographer, Site Specific, Water of Life, Melbourne Abbotsford Convent and Sydney, 2018, 2 days

Actor, Director, Dramaturg - I, Ulrike, Grido, Ulrike, UWE Festival Munich, 2017, 1 day

Chicken, Animal Farm, Mimar Sinan State Conservatory, 2016, 1 week

Short Film:
Tine, Little Girl in the Mirror, Rabauke Filmproduktion, 2019

Television:
Fi, Dance Student, Netflix, 2018

Podcast
Julia, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Sisli Municipality, 2021

Commercial
Mother, Europap Tezol Tissue Paper, Alaaddin-TR, 2021

Training

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts MA Theatre Lab, 2019-2022
Istanbul Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, State Conservatory, BA Acting, 2013-2019