"Ve Diğer Şeyler Topluluğu" VDST Theatre Group is an ensemble concentrated on new text, new technologies and interdisciplinarity. The group was formed in 2001 by writer/director Yeşim Özsoy Gülan. Yeşim Özsoy Gülan has been staging her own texts as the primary repertuar of the group. (2001), Year 2084 (2002), House-A Cacophonic Play (2003), Limping Tales from İstanbul (2004), Playback (2006), LAST WORLD (2006-2007)
In 2003 the group founded their theatre space, galataPerform, a contemporary space for the performing arts in the Galata district of İstanbul. In GalataPerform there are workshops, performances, talks, and open mic performances along with rehearsals and performances of the group itself.
FESTIVALS Attended:
* NOTARY - Istanbul International Theatre Festival 2008, 25th Duisburger Akzente Festival (Duisburg, Germany)
* LAST WORLD - 4th World Theatre Olympics / Istanbul International Theatre Festival 2006
* PLAYBACK - 0090 Kunsten Festival, February 2006
* THEATRE DER WELT - Last Call for Scheherazade Workshop and Symposium for Women theatre artists working in Islamic based countries, Stuttgart, July 2005
* LIMPING TALES FROM ISTANBUL -Turkish-German Theatre Festival, Köln Universtadt, Studio Bühne, Köln, Germany, March 2005
* HOUSE - Şimdi-Now Festival, Hebbel Theatre, Berlin, Germany, September 2004
* HOUSE - New Plays from Europe Theatre Festival, Wiesbaden Germany, June 2004
* LIMPING TALES FROM ISTANBUL - Istanbul International Theatre Festival, Istanbul, June 2004
* PLAY ALLA TURCA, New York International Fringe Festival, New York, August 2000
AWARDS :
2005 Naşit Özcan Public Jury Award for Most Contemporary Theatre Group for "Limping Tales from İstanbul"
2006 Afife Jale Theatre Awards for best playwright for "Limping Tales from İstanbul"
2007 Naşit Özcan Public Jury Award for Most Contemporary Theatre Group for "Last World"
