Elvan Tekin (she/her, Izmir 1994) is a dancer, choreographer and community organiser based in Berlin. In her practice, she navigates the nuances of identity and the body, reclaiming spaces and cultivating a deeper understanding of collective struggles. In 2023, her solo performance “to be a fish in a raki bottle” was presented at Tanztage Festival in Sophiensaele, Berlin. Moreover, Elvan is the founder and co-curator of the curatorial project emergent spaces that is centralising queer and trans* feminist perspectives in diaspora. In 2024, she completed a master in Choreography at the HZT – Berlin. @badelv1