Somatic improvisation as a discipline, approaches contemporary dance improvisation from a fresh perspective. Focusing on body awareness and healing intentions, it is a form of "dance" that does not adhere to aesthetic or performative concerns, but instead aims to revive the personal memory of body and movement. This practice creates space for us to explore different paths to discover our authentic movement through deep connection with our bodies. Often using music as a powerful ally, somatic improvisation offers us the opportunity to form a fresh relationship with our bodies while allowing us to experience music in a "different," "forgotten," and primal way, stripped of all excess. For Beyoğlu Jazz Festival, Ayşegül Akyüz has curated a special somatic improvisation session, featuring a selection of music from various sub genres of jazz. Through this session, she invites participants to experience how jazz music can exist beyond its intellectual context, through the dialogue between music and the body. Capacity: Limited to 25 participants.