««ContemporaryKorhan Basaran
CURRENT CLASSES
Intermediate Contemporary
Sundays
2:30-4:00

Korhan Basaran, a native of Turkey, began dancing professionally with Binnaz Dorkip and the State Ballet in 1999. Korhan holds a BA from Bilkent University's Theater Department (2001) and an MBA in art management from Yeditepe University. He received rave reviews and critical acclaim for his performance as the lead in the State Opera's Ballet's "Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project," and Hurrem's "Sultan Dance Night" of the Sultans Project, which toured Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, and Bulgaria.
For over a year, he has been dancing, teaching, choreographing, breathing, loving and living in NY. He has performed/staged his choreographic works "Seeking Beauty", "Elegy", "Nonetheless", "A Dialogue for One" in prestigious venues in NY such as the Cunningham Studio, Baryshnikov Center, Beacon Theater, Julliard School, STEPS, DNA. He choreographed the first ever produced Turkish Musical in NY premiered in June 2009. He is working to establish his company, Korhan Basaran Projects, a NY based modern dance company.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlvdtM3TZhk