caner teker is a survivor and choreographer based in Berlin, Germany.
After studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, teker continued a post-graduate studies at SNDO – School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. teker’s work deals with the body as a site where violence, discipline, desire, and projection meet, often drawing on live performance, music, and film. 
Over the past years, teker has developed performances and films presented in theatres, museums, and exhibition contexts across Europe and beyond, including HAU – Hebbel am Ufer, Gessnerallee Zürich, Tanzquartier Wien, Maxim Gorki Theater, CAPC Bordeaux, Mudam Luxembourg, Neue Nationalgalerie, Museum Ostwall Dortmund, and Fogo Island Arts. Recent works include trans–, KIRKPINAR, grounds for refusal, untitled (live) and the film remedy. teker received the MO Award of the Museum Ostwall in Dortmund in 2023. Further awards, residencies, and stipends include Ars Viva, tanzhaus Zürich, Kulturakademie Tarabya in Istanbul, Fogo Island Arts in Canada and the Live Studio at Kunsthalle Bergen. In 2026, Teker continues this work through an artistic research via Kunststiftung NRW.