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==Irem Bekter== {{#widget:YouTube|id=4-g__BYLe2E}} Multidisciplinary artist Irem Bekter was born in Istanbul, grew up in England and graduated from Elmhurst Ballet School in Camberley, perfected at the Royal Academy of Dance and obtained a Masters degree in theatre from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. In 1984, she moved to Argentina, where she began a prolific career. While pursuing a career in theatre, on television and in film, she discovered and studied the Argentine music and ‘zapateo’. She perfected her vocal technique in traditional song and soon was merging voice and dance into her own uniquely personal vision. She preformed as a guest artist in Mercedes Sosa’s concerts En Familia and Al despertar. She toured Argentina presenting her own creations. The journalist Pablo Gorlero, mentions Irem Bekter as one of the artists that has influenced the landscape of musical theater in Argentina. In 2008, arrival in Quebec, she founded the Irem Bekter Quintet which was programmed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2010, followed by a first album Primero. The group multiplied its stage presence with a tour of over 35 concerts. A grant from CALQ in 2013, allowed her to perfect in Turkish music with Ismail Fencioglu and percussion with Ziya Tabassian (Constantinople).Irem is in the second phase of creation of the show VERTIGE EN 4 TEMPS on tour as of October 9, 2015. Artiste multidisciplinaire, Irem Bekter est née à Istanbul, a grandi en Angleterre, puis obtient un diplôme de l’École de ballet Elmhurst à Camberley, se perfectionne à l’Académie Royale de danse et obtient une maitrise en Arts dramatiques du W.Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts à Londres. En 1984, elle s’installe en Argentine, où elle découvre la musique argentine et le zapateo, qu’elle étudie. Elle perfectionne sa technique vocale en chant traditionnel et juxtapose voix et danse vers la création. Elle est artiste invitée aux concerts En Familia et Al despertar de Mercedes Sosa. Elle présente son propre spectacle en tournée argentine. Le journaliste Pablo Gorlero, mentionne Irem Bekter comme l’une des artistes ayant influencé le paysage du théâtre musical en Argentine. En 2008, arrivée au Québec, elle fonde le Irem Bekter Quintette qui est de la programmation du Festival de jazz de Montréal 2010, suit un premier album Primero. L’ensemble multiplie ses présences scéniques avec une tournée de plus de 35 concerts. Boursière du CALQ, en 2013, elle perfectionne les musiques turques auprès d’Ismail Fencioğlu et les percussions avec Ziya Tabassian (Constantinople). Elle est en phase de création du spectacle VERTIGE EN 4 TEMPS présenté en tournée à compter du 9 octobre 2015. http://www.irembekter.com/
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