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In this series of interviews we try to get to know the artists who were the artists of İstanbul Fringe Festival 2021 - Hybrid. Our first guests are Pierre Larauza & Emmanuelle Vincent from t.r.a.n.s.i.t.s.c.a.p.e.  Ayse Draz, Art Unlimited Performing Arts Editor & Mehmet Kerem Ozel, Writer  [The Turkish translation of this interview is published on art.unlimited ] What is the essence of performance in your opinion? The living, the live, the relationship of a body with an audience. Do you believe in the transformative power of art? How? Art does not transform reality, it helps to see it differently. In this sense, yes, art transforms the public's point of view. How do you think that this pandemic which humanity is facing at a global scale today will transform performing arts in the future? The pandemic has already transformed our relationship with space and with each other. Living art is affected by this and will undoubtedly become more and more valuable in an increasin...

In this interview we try to get to know Dávid Somló who is one of the international guests of the "From the world" section of the 2nd Bergama Theatre Festival in August 2021.  Ayşe Draz & Mehmet Kerem Özel  [The Turkish translation of this interview is published on unlimited ] What is the essence of performance in your opinion? People are paying attention together in a space.  Do you believe in the transformative power of art? How? It is quite tricky. Most of the time I think it does very little transformation, rather just creating comfort and entertainment, but sometimes it can be very cathartic and inspirational. But I guess it also depends on the willingness of the individual to be transformed. The ‘how’ depends on the form of the art as well, but in performative genres for me it is working as a pointing finger, that says: you can do that, you can be like that as well, there is something over there, etc.  How do you think that this pandemic which humanity is...