Taştekin Aram

Born in 1988 in Diyarbakir in Turkey, Aram Taştekin is a Kurdish playwright and actor. Graduated from the conservatory of Cegerxwîn in Diyarbakir, he teaches drama and acts in theatre plays, films and TV. Qualified in art therapy, he specializes in teaching theater to children. In 2016, he is director of cultural affairs of the city of Lice and directs a film, “Kevir” about the “guerre de Sur/Diyarkir”. In late 2017, he flees his country to come to France and seek political refuge. He becomes a member of the agency of artists in exile, graduates and studies a master’s degree in theatre at the University Paris 8, and studies Kurdish at INALCO. In 2019, he assists Peter Brook Marie-Hélène Estienne in “Why” at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Today, he has a role in his own theatre play “Happy Dreams Hotel – une histoire kurde”, staged by Elie Guillou, and performed in many French cities.