You cross the water’s path, put sandbags or set a wall before it, but whatever you do, water finds a crack, and keeps flowing freely of course, in the journey, it faces many obstacles, maybe even gets all muddy this is always the case, however, in this country, “water killings” constantly take place.

This piece is the story of those who make the journey of water their own journey and wander along all kinds of water.

A suitcase is opened, things come out and surely find their own cracks.

The Company

A dream country, Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası was founded in 2003 in Istanbul’s vibrant neighbourhood Beyoğlu. Made up mostly of dancers with contemporary backgrounds, the Company started with the first independent shows Why, İnçu, Çima, Neden... It has come a long way until today with shows such as Mehmet Barış’ı Seviyor (Mehmet Loves Barış), Engin-ar, Şehirde (In the City), Ters Okyanus (Reverse Ocean), Kontrol (Control), Sen Balık Değilsin Ki (You’re Not a Fish), Kız Doğdu (A Girl is Born), Tüh!, Hayat Ağacı (Tree of Life), Gomidas’la Yolculuk (Journey with Gomidas), Hiçbir Şey Yerinde Değil (Nothing is in Place), Gölge Veri (Data Shadow) and Taşıdıklarımız (The Things We Carry).

Since its founding, Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası valued production through sharing and achieved forming its own language. Over time, this production expanded through forms of body, movement, shows and workshops, earning the Company not only its own audience but also helping enlist new amateur and professional dancers into the field.

Today, the Company continues its dances in pursuit of its dream utopia.