Kadir “Amigo” Memiş is a Berlin-based dancer, choreographer, performer, and visual artist whose work merges movement, calligraphy, and cultural tradition. Born in a small Anatolian village and shaped by Berlin’s Hip Hop scene since the 1980s, he co-founded the renowned group Flying Steps and pioneered fusions such as Zeybreak, blending Turkish folk dance with B-boying.
Trained as a draftsman, his precision carries into both his choreography and his calligraphic drawings, which draw from graffiti, tagging, and Asian and Arabic scripts. For over three decades, Amigo has presented his unique fusion of dance, performance, and visual art worldwide, bridging traditional and urban cultures with intuitive, spontaneous expression.
1974 – born in Turkey
1984 – moved to Berlin
1993 – Co founder of the Flying Steps Crew Berlin (www.flyingsteps.com)
1994 – Mete Eksi Price – Naunynstrasse Berlin
1995 – CARTEL Tour (Choreograph) – 21 Cities in Turkey
2000 – B.O.T.Y. – four times Worldchampion in Breakdance with „Flying Steps“
1998 – Pina Bausch Theater Performance (with Niels Storm Robitzky)
2004 – Co founder of Funkin’ Stylez Battle (www.funkin-stylez.com)
2005 – Backjumps Streetart Exhibition in Kunsthaus Bethanien, Berlin
2006 – Triple Destan, Tanznacht Berlin, Akademie der Künste (Jazzstylecorner Berlin)
2008 – Light Writing Session with Chris Noelle – TOFA (Tresor)
2009 – Zeybreak – Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin
2010 – Hip Hop Research Program – Kennedy Center/Arts Department, NYC, DC, Phil.
2011 – Honored by: SUB – Street University Berlin – Street Master Price (Gio de Sera)
2011 – Translation Hip Hop – Haus der Kulturen Berlin
2014 – Red Bull Anadolu Break – Direct and Choreography (Turkey)
2016 – TEDx Talk in Istanbul about Zeybreak Dance (Turkey)
2017 – A part of the Streetart Exhibition – THE HAUS (www.thehaus.de)
2017 – Urban Nation Museum Opening Choreography – Berlin
2017 – Movement of Letters Lecture – at Tag Convention – FU Berlin
2018 – Back to Zero / A homage to the graffiti scene – HAU1 Berlin
2019 – Grand for Kulturakademie Tarabya Istanbul (Januar – April)
2019 – Founds the BOUZUQEE studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg
2020 – Urban Nation Museum – HYBRID SCULPTORS „its nothing without you“
2020 – Purchase of the Urban Nation Museum collection
2020 – Bleib aufm Teppich – Performance and exhibition, 48h Neukölln Online, curated by Katia Hermann, ReTramp Gallery Berlin
2021 – Opferschicht – Narben und Namen, HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Hauptstadtkulturfonds (HKF) Berlin
2022 – Incognito – Hip Hop Academy Hamburg / K6 Kampnagel
2023 – Papery, group exhibition, curated by Katia Hermann, ReTramp Gallery Berlin
2024 – ATESH – performance with Harshini J. Karunaratne, Long Night of Museums Berlin, Kurt Mühlenhaupt Museum Berlin
2024 – MY BODYIS artweek, MaHalla Opening, curated by Harshini J. Karunaratne, MaHalla Berlin
2025 – AI & THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY, curated by Harshini J. Karunaratne, ‘Bleib aufm Teppich’ installation in collaboration with Geso IA, Quantum Gallery, Berlin
2025 – MANUFEST:I0, curated by Harshini J. Karunaratne, performance & exhibition + installation in collaboration with Geso IA, Alte Münze Berlin
AMIGO
4 Color Screen Print
80×60 cm
Limited to 50 copies
> 4 Color Screen Print
> 300g/qm Fedrigoni Arena Smooth Natural Paper
> 80×60 cm
> Limited to 50 copies
Each piece is signed, numbered and additionally hand-painted by the artist, turning every print into a true one-of-a-kind work.
The noosphere is a philosophical concept and a represents the highest stage of biospheric development, that of humankind’s rational activities.
The piece was part of AMIGO’s first solo exhibition “Celestial Metamorphosis” and is a collaboration with NIOAA Gallery and POSCA.
Print by Nerlich Siebdruck.
Price excl. €14.99 packaging and DHL shipping.
AMIGO
4 Color Screen Print
60×80 cm
Limited to 50 copies
> 4 Color Screen Print
> 300g/qm Fedrigoni Arena Smooth Natural Paper
> 60×80 cm
> Limited to 50 copies
Each piece is signed, numbered and additionally hand-painted by the artist, turning every print into a true one-of-a-kind work.
“Güneş” is Turkish and means “Sun”.
It was part of AMIGO’s first solo exhibition “Celestial Metamorphosis” and is a collaboration with NIOAA Gallery and POSCA.
Print by Nerlich Siebdruck.
Price excl. €14.99 packaging and DHL shipping.