Garine Maral Çizmeciyan
Garine is graduated from Istanbul University, School of Physical Education and Sports and Sadri Alışık Academy, Department of Acting. Completed in Drama Program. Presenter and Diction at the Media Education Center; Garine, who attended the On-Camera Acting workshops at the Sadri Alışık Academy; Kadir Has University Summer Camp.
She trained in Natsuko Ohama’s Acting, Marcello Magni’s Physical Theater, and Susain Main’s Sound Space at Camp. Finally, she is one of the participants of the 2023 Demo Reel workshop of director Can Kılcıoğlu.
At the same time, Garine, who works as a Swimming Coach at IBB Spor İstanbul, takes part in the following plays:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Actress)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Coordinator)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk (Actress)
Lara Narin
Lara Narin, who continues her acting and directing education at Kadir Has University Film and Drama Graduate Institute, she graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Part-Time Musical Theatre and Yıldız Technical University Environmental Engineering departments.
Lara, who has taken the stage in many international organizations with the alternative music group Vomank, where she has been working as a soloist and songwriter since 2012;
She took part in the documentary Voices of Mardin, produced by the Mardin Museum Directorate.
She became Sibel Köse’s vocal student at BAU Jazz Academy. As part of the “Little Prince in Anatolian Languages” project, she vocalized the novel in Western Armenian.
By being entitled to participate in the Talent Lab, which was created within the scope of the International Golden Apricot Film Festival (GAIFF) in 2019; She trained in the acting class of Cathleen Leslie and Armine Anda.
Then, she attended Güray Dinçol’s periodic workshops titled “Poetic Comedy – A Clown Research” and “The Physical in Narrative”.
Completed 3 modules at Çetin Sarıkartal’s Advanced Acting Studio.
Currently, she is one of the 2023 participants of the Chubbuck Method acting class, which is taught by casting director Harika Uygur.
As one of the founding members and coordinators of “hangardz”, Lara’s works as an actress:
• My Heart’s in the Highlands (play) – Grandmother – (Written by: William Saroyan, Directors: Tara Demircioğlu – Yeğya Akgün, Production: hangardz)
• Gonca Apartment (short movie) – Nurcan – (Writer-Director: Ceylan Tuzcu)
• “Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk” (play) – ensemble – (Dramatizated from poet Heranush Arshagyan: Lara Narin, Director: Yeğya Akgün, Production: hangardz)
• RENT (musical) – Alexi Darling – (Independent)
• Lüküs Hayat (musical) – Nüveyre – (Production: İÜDK)
• Anuş Olmak (dance theatre) – Kahin – (Project Design and Choreography: Levon Taberyan, Production: PLYD) Hamile (play) – Franca – (Written by: Dario Fo, Adapted and Directed by: Lara Narin, Production: PLYD)
• Hamile (play) – Franca – (Written by: Dario Fo, Adapted and Directed by: Lara Narin, Production: PLYD)
• Tanrı (play) – Bursitis – (Written by: Woody Allen, Director: Nişan Şirinyan – Murat Sarıçoban, Production: PLYD)
Tara Demircioğlu
Tara Demircioğlu, who completed her Theater Education at Beykent University Fine Arts Faculty, Akademi Kenter and Pera Fine Arts School; She worked as a Drama Teacher, Theater Club and Photography Club trainer at various schools.
She attended the Storytelling workshop at the Theater Bereze. After participating in the “Poetic Comedy; A Clown Research” workshop under the instructor of Güray Dinçol, she took on the assistantship and photography of the workshop. By the IBB Culture Department, She performed for two seasons in the “Oynaya Oynaya” project organized for children in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Works that Tara took part in:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Director)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Cinematographer)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze Irarmov Kidnenk (Actress)
• “Faust, Vielleicht?” August Everding – Gründer Der Theaterakademie – (Role: Witch)
• Gnom Theatre – Homecoming (Role: Zeynep)
• Cazu Theatre – Witches (Role: Elder Witch)
• Maçka Akif Tuncel Endüstri Highschool – Horse (Director)
• Kenter Theatre – L’Avare (Choir)
Yeğya Akgün
Yeğya is born in 1989. After completing his undergraduate education in Sociology, he received his acting education in the Advanced Acting master’s program at Bahçeşehir University. He also attended Eric Morris and Jerzy Grotowski’s workshops. Film and theater plays in which Yeğya took part:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Director/Actor)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Director/Actor)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk (Director/Actor)
• İstanbul State Theatre – Coriolanus (Role: Titus Lartius)
• Ritim Tiyatro Company – Lorca, Bloody Wedding (Role: Leonardo)
• Timag Tiyatro Company – Anton Çehov – The Festivities & The Bear (Director)
• TANIEL (Movie) – (Scenario: Ben Hodgson/Garo Berberian Director: Garo Berberian)
Antranik Bakırcıoğlu
Antranik, who continues his undergraduate education in the Department of New Media at Istanbul Kultur University, started to take his first steps in acting at the “Patil Children’s Theater”.
Plays and movies featuring Antranik, who is also one of hangardz’s social media editors:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Actor)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Actor, Director Assistant)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk (Assistant)
• Esayan School Theatre Club – Cimri – Role: Harpagon
• Tecrit – Role: Hüseyin
• Yitik Kuşlar – Role: Kid in Orphanage
Diana Chilingaryan
After receiving acting training from TIDA, Diana graduated from Pera Fine Arts High School Theater Department and continues her undergraduate education at Kadir Has University Theater Department.
She gave poetry performances at many literary events, especially “Gomidas Vartabed: The Bell Tower That Doesn’t Quiet” directed by artist Aram Gosdanyan. Some theater plays and movies featuring Diana, who also plays an active role in Hangardz’s social media team:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Actress)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Production Assistant)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk (Assisstant)
• İKSV Theatre Festival – Kibarlık Budalasi Remix (Actress)
• Zorlu PSM – Alice Musical (Technical Crew)
• Tiyatro Pera – Everyone Dies Alone (Actress)
• Tiyatro Pera – Their Story (Actress)
• Tiyatro Pera – If This Was A Play (Actress)
• Inger Tiyatro Group – Kabare/Kabare De Kabare (Actress)
• Drama Kumpanya – Hamlet Delisi (Actress)
• Kino Kong – Ripening (Actress)
• Filmpark – Samsung Advertisement (Actress)
• Turkish Education Foundation Advertisement (Actress)
Artun Gebenlioğlu
Artun graduated from the Comparative Literature Department of Bilgi University and completed his master’s degree in Cultural Studies at the same university. Currently, he continues his studies in the field of Modern Turkish History at the Atatürk Institute of Boğaziçi University.
Working as an Armenian Language Teacher at Getronagan High School and as a Rare Works Specialist at the İBB Atatürk Library, Artun continues his journey with “hangardz”, which he started with the “Patil” children’s theater and the “Parev” theater group.
Works by Artun, who is also one of the translators of “hangardz”:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Actor)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Actor, Text Consultant)
Sevada Haçik Demirci
Having graduated from the Department of Orthotics-Prosthetics at Medipol University in 2019, Sevada’s theater journey started in 2007 with the Patil Theater Group.
Plays featuring Sevada, who is also one of the social media editors of “hangardz”:
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highlands (Actor)
• hangardz – Kantsi (Actor)
• hangardz – Mer Chunetsadze İrarmov Kidnenk (Sound and Light Assistant)
• Parev – Hars U Gesur Kınalı Gığziyi Meç – Role: Garbis
• Parev – Hamov Hodov Verçaged – Role: Artin
• Patil – Ttumi Vacaragan Vardalabomba – Role: Vardalabomba
• Getronagan Lisesi Tiyatro Kulübü – Cimri & Akahı (Role: Harpagon)
• Boğaziçi Tiyatro Festivali – Cimri & Akahı (Rol: Harpagon)
Bared Çil
Bared is graduated from Haliç University, Department of Translation and Interpretation in 2020, and has worked in the fields of social media, translation and video game media. Some of the works of Bared, who also workes as a translator and website editor at hangardz:
• Economic Development Foundation – Researcher
• Award winning video game “Papers, Please” (Translator)
• hangardz – My Heart’s in the Highland (Director Assistant, Actor)
• hangardz – Kantsı (Translator)
• Fragtist – Video Game Journalist
• EPIN – Ragnarok Online & Able Archer 2 (Translator & Social Media Manager)
Jbid Toparlak