ZEYNEP KEPEKLI
Zeynep Kepekli is a London-based lighting designer who presents work in the UK and around the world in genres including dance, theater, opera, and ballet, as well as site specific projects and installations. Her work is influenced by nature, architecture and bodies in spaces. Zeynep continuously questions geography and belonging in her professional work. In her personal works, she researches the natural light and its transformative effects on the landscape, documenting through the use of film and photography.
Some of her recent credits include California Connections (Yorke Dance Project, Royal Opera House), Festival of New Choreography (Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House), How Did We Get Here (Julie Cunningham Co + Mel C, Sadler’s Wells Theatre), The Meaning of Zong (Tom Morris/Giles Terera, Bristol Old Vic), Neighbors (Brigel Gjoka/Rauf ‘Rubberlegs’ Yasid, Sadler’s Wells), common ground[s] (Pina Bausch Foundation/École des Sables, Sadler’s Wells), Afternoon Conversations With Dancers (Robert Cohan/Yolande Yorke – Edgell, Royal Opera House), and Within Without with Limbic Cinema.
She was Technical Manager of Sadler’s Wells Theatre and Head of Production and Technical at Battersea Arts Centre. Zeynep is Technical Director of Akram Khan Dance Company and a member of MENA Arts UK.