Prof. Sebnem Selışık Aksan

Prof. Sebnem Selışık Aksan was born in Ankara in 1943. She started her ballet training with Beatrice Appelyard Fenmen. Aksan continued her training at the Arts Educational School in London and the Julliard School in New York. She is the founder of the Ballet Department in the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, where she has served as the Head of the Modern Dance Branch. Aksan has given Dance Art classes not only at Mimar Sinan University but also Boğaziçi and Koç Universities. She has been committed to developing modern dance in Turkey. In addition to being a teacher and choreographer, Prof. Aksan is a director and has written articles and critiques, organized workshops and contributed to foreign relations.

Referans: Yirminci Yüzyıl′da Dans Sanatı (Istanbul 2007)