This is a performance that responds to the fishermen on the Galata Bridge – people of all ages who there at practically every hour of the day. Fishing News is performed by two people, ‘commentators’ conducting play-by-play reports of the fishermen’s actions, engaging tourists and local residents alike.
Fatih Gençkal is a performer who also conceives performance and theater works. Born in Istanbul, he spent three years studying and working in New York City. He is a co-founder of Studio 4 Istanbul, an independent group of artists who produce theatrical and cinematic work and tour internationally. He currently lives and works in Istanbul.
Şafak Ersözlü was born in Istanbul and currently a Performing Arts student at Bilgi Üniversitesi. Theater credits include Studio4İstanbul’s Atış Serbest and Külhanbeyi Müzikali at the Bakırköy Municipal Theater. Performance works include Willi Dorner’s Bodies In Urban Spaces as part of İdans04. Film works include Ali Özgentürk’s Yengeç Oyunu and Görünmeyen. Currently works with the Bakırköy Municipal Theater as actor.