Celebrating 15 years as a solo artist, Nejla Y. Yatkin presents world premiere of What Dreams May Come at Links Hall.

Chicago, IL - In 2015, Berlin-born Turkish choreographer Nejla Y. Yatkin celebrates both her 5th year in Chicago and her 15th anniversary as a solo artist with a new solo world premiere at Links Hall entitled What Dreams May Come.

What Dreams May Come is an evening length multi media dance theatre piece choreographed and danced by Nejla Y. Yatkin. The solo explores the intersection and connections between the personal and the public, between how we perceive ourselves and how we are perceived. After exploring large-scale group projects for the last 8 years, Nejla is going back to creating an intimate solo dance inspired by Turkish composers Ahmet Saygun and Kamran Ince, sound design by Craig Lee as well as Video Design by interactive multi media artist Enki Andrews. In this new solo Nejla Yatkin and Enki Andrews are experimenting with incorporating real-time and prerecorded video, projection body mapping designed by video artist Enki that will respond to the body on stage to create a narrative exploring the spaces between oppression, freedom, identity and anonymity through movement. Similar to Nejla's choreography which shows mastery of Western Contemporary practices while incorporating traditional Turkish dance elements Saygun's and Ince'A€A™s works show a mastery of Western musical practice, while also incorporating traditional Turkish musical elements.

What: Nejla Y. Yatkin/NY2Dance

When: April 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2015 at 7pm

Where: Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618 Phone: 773.281.0824

Tickets: $25- $20 - To purchase tickets visit:

http://linkshall.ticketfly.com/search/?q=what+dreams+may+come

A€AœMs. Yatkin is a magician, telling tales and creating worlds with understated images. She is behind more than choreography. - New York Times

The solo was made possible in part through support from the Turkish Cultural Foundation (www.TCF.org) in Washington, D.C., The Between the Seas Festival in New York, Old Town School of Folk Music residency in Chicago, 3Arts (www.3Arts.org). What Dreams May Come was developed in part during a residency at the Baryshnikov Art Center , New York, NY and awarded through the Princess Grace Foundation-USA Works in Progress residency program

About NY2Dance

NY2Dance was formed in 2000 by dancer and choreographer Nejla Y. Yatkin in Washington, DC. NY2Dance is the vehicle for Ms. Yatkins vision to use dance in exploration of the human experience through movement. The companys mission is to: 1) create works that reflect the complexity of human existence, that tap the essence of what is common within all humanity and to embrace spirituality as a guiding force, a point of communication as well as reflection; 2) to collaborate with other artists from various disciplines from around the world; and 3) to preserve the works of master choreographers. For more information please visit www.ny2dance.com

About Nejla Y. Yatkin

Nejla Y. Yatkin is a 2012 3Arts Awardee, a 2011 National Performance Network Creation Fund recipient, a 2008 Princess Grace Choreography Fellow. After dancing with several companies in Germany and the USA for over 10 years, Ms. Yatkin began choreographing solo works for herself and other dancers inspired by early works of great female solo choreographers. After 10 years of solo dance and choreography, she then moved to create larger works on other bodies and companies. To date, she has performed in 25 countries and 80 cities around the world and has choreographed on the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the Washington Ballet and The Maryland Dance Ensemble, River North Chicago, Modern American Dance Company as well as the Baltimore Ballet. A recipient of many awards and honors, Ms. Yatkin has received the DC Mayors Arts Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist, 6 Metro DC Dance Awards, a 2009 Princess Grace Special Project Award, 4 Artist Fellowship Awards from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities for her excellence in Dance and Choreography. In 2005 she was selected as one of Dance MagazineâA€A™s âA€AœTop 25 To Watch.âA€A This year she is the recipient of the Princess Grace Works in Process Award to be in residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. For more information on her work visit www.ny2dance.com

About Enki Andrews

Enki is a Multimedia Interactive artist experimenting with physical phenomena to discover how humanity views itself in light of our finite human perceptions and how expanding those reflections enhances our self awareness. An interdisciplinarian since college he studied Physics and Philosophy at Boston University while pursuing his art . Initially inspired by âA€AœtechnologyâA€A artists such as Eadweard Muybridge, Alfred Stieglitz, Chuck Close, and United Visual Artists; Enki began working as a photographer in 2000 then in 2010 started exploring video, time based photographic progressions and interactive media arts. His art pieces have been exhibited at New York Figment, Nuit Blanche New York (NBNY) and showcased in collaborative interactive works with Chris Jordan for the Flint Public Art Project (FPAP) and at Monitor Digital Festival. His photography has appeared in the Huffington Post and the Washington City Paper. His art can be viewed at Syncord.com.

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