Cansu Kocaoğlu İzmirli

Journey to the Stage

She was born in İzmir. Her introduction to the stage and music began at an early age in the Children's Choir of the State Opera and Ballet. This journey, which began in childhood, gradually grew into a deep passion and an important part of her life.

She was admitted to the Opera Department of the Performing Arts Division at Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory, where she had the opportunity to work with highly esteemed instructors. While developing her stage and vocal skills throughout her conservatory years, she also began to discover her expressive power on stage.

In 2008, during the second year of her undergraduate studies, her path crossed with Tiyatro Arkadaş. She began her theater work during this period, gaining the opportunity to combine her opera training with theater and experience how the two disciplines enrich one another. Theater thus joined the stage journey that had begun with music.

She successfully completed her undergraduate education as a student of Prof. Zibelhan Dağdelen. She then continued with a master's degree at the same university, completing her studies under Prof. Alper Kazacıoğlu.

Throughout her education, she never stepped away from the stage, performing as both a chorister and soloist in various concerts. Every concert, course and theater project became a new step through which she developed her voice, stage experience and way of expressing herself.

Today, she continues the journey that began in a choir in childhood, following a path where music, theater and stage experience accompany one another.

From the first melody she heard as a child to the present day, one thing has remained unchanged: Her love for the stage. 🎭🎶