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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 in 2022. Our fourth guest is Eva Schumacher from  Théâtre Sauve Qui Peut .   Ayse Draz, Art Unlimited Performing Arts Editor & Mehmet Kerem Ozel, Writer  © Louis De Ducla What is the essence of performance in your opinion? I think that performance is the result of two forces: time and the human. It is choosing a given moment, which is not going to last, and putting two people face to face, a performer and a spectator, one who makes a proposition and the other who receives and reacts to it. I like to think that performance is just about this meeting : two people who look at each other and give each other something, a piece of their story. Then it stops. Do you believe in the transformative power of art? How? Of course, I believe that art is a vector of change, because it transforms the way we look at things. It opens us to other stories, other points of view on what we thi

In this series of interviews we try to get to know the artists who were the artists of İstanbul Fringe Festival in 2022. Our third guest is Rita Góbi from Góbi Dance.   Ayse Draz, Art Unlimited Performing Arts Editor & Mehmet Kerem Ozel, Writer © Marcell Piti What is the essence of performance in your opinion? For me, the essence of my performance is the condensed energy, the presence which attracts the gaze, as well as sharing different elements of life with each other. Do you believe in the transformative power of art? How? I believe that art can chill you out and turn you on at the same time, it can make you think, add something to everyday life - like a meditation. It allows your thoughts fly freely and see the piece through your own life. If you let art open you, you will be able to embrace it. When you are working on a piece, what sources inspire you? Do dreams play a role in your works?   I always have plenty of ideas, visions, they come very easily. I let myself be immersed