Lale Madenoglu
Contact Information
- madenoglu.1@osu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Contemporary Dance
- Somatic Movement
- Choreography
- Intermedia Performance
Education
- BFA in Contemporary Dance - Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Istanbul State Conservatory
Lale Madenoglu is a dance artist, choreographer, and intermedia maker. They are a 3rd year MFA in Dance student at The Ohio State University, a GTA in the Department of Dance, and a GRA in the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design. They hold a BFA in Contemporary Dance from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and have a background in Body-Mind Centering® and Skinner Releasing Technique. Originally from İzmir, Türkiye, their research explores translating somatic sensations into creative expression through a queer lens using movement and technology. They received the Fulbright Master's Grant in 2024. Lale’s solo "Not So Simply Human" was selected for performance at ACDA East-Central and the Somatic Dance Conference & Performance Festival 2025, with support from the Arts & Humanities Graduate Research Small Grant. They started teaching ballet in 2018, and since 2019, they have been conducting classes in contemporary dance technique, improvisation and somatic awareness for various age groups and levels.
They have participated in numerous international workshops, including P.A.R.T.S. Summer School (Brussels), the b12 festival (Berlin), and the Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Repertory Workshop (Turin). Their choreographic and performance work has been presented in Türkiye, Europe, Russia, and the United States, as well as at Body-Mind Centering Association Conferences. Lale also worked as a creative performer in the works of independent choreographers.
In 2023 and 2024, Lale performed their solo choreography, mentored by Cansu Ergin, "I am justified, from ground to sky" at Alan Kadıköy, MSFAU Alumni Performances, METU Contemporary Dance Days and Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası.Their article, "Dance as an Alternative Approach to Life", was published in Contact Quarterly Dance and Improvisation Journal in 2020.
Lale continues to explore how somatics and queerness intersect to inform choreographic and pedagogical practices using movement and technology.